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Chee-Chee
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Chee-Chee Playbill - October 1928
Chee-Chee
Broadway
Revival
Lew Fields' Mansfield Theatre
256 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Richard Rodgers
lyrics:
Lorenz Hart
book:
Lew M. Fields
People (38)
George Ali
San Toy
(Original)
Marshall Bradford
Leader of Khonghouses
(Original)
Helen Ford
Chee-Chee
(Original)
Ralph Glover
A Eunuch
(Original)
Holy Emperor
(Original)
William Griffith
A Very Narrow-Minded Owl
(Original)
Radiance and Felicity
(Original)
George Hassell
Li-Pi Siao
(Original)
George Houston
The Tartar Chief
(Original)
Philip Loeb
Innkeeper
(Original)
Produndity and Meditation
(Original)
Alan Lowe
Another Eunuch
(Original)
Starke Patterson
Prince Tao-Tee
(Original)
Dorothy Roy
Miss Smile of a Rose at the Dawning of Spring
(Original)
Betty Starbuck
Li-Li Wee
(Original)
William Williams
Li-Pi Tchou
(Original)
Rudolph Anders
Ensemble
(Original)
Violetta Aoki
Dancing Idol
(Original)
Richardson Brown
Ensemble
(Original)
Gene Byron
Ensemble
(Original)
James Dale
Ensemble
(Original)
Evelyn Hannons
Ensemble
(Original)
Paul Jensen
Ensemble
(Original)
George C. Lehrian
Ensemble
(Original)
Bunny Moore
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruby Poe
Ensemble
(Original)
Eugenia Renon
Ensemble
(Original)
Masa Sanami
Dancing Idol
(Original)
Helen Shepard
Ensemble
(Original)
Velma Valentine
Ensemble
(Original)
Ted White
Ensemble
(Original)
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George Ali
San Toy
(Original)
Marshall Bradford
Leader of Khonghouses
(Original)
Helen Ford
Chee-Chee
(Original)
Ralph Glover
A Eunuch
(Original)
Holy Emperor
(Original)
William Griffith
A Very Narrow-Minded Owl
(Original)
Radiance and Felicity
(Original)
George Hassell
Li-Pi Siao
(Original)
George Houston
The Tartar Chief
(Original)
Philip Loeb
Innkeeper
(Original)
Produndity and Meditation
(Original)
Alan Lowe
Another Eunuch
(Original)
Starke Patterson
Prince Tao-Tee
(Original)
Dorothy Roy
Miss Smile of a Rose at the Dawning of Spring
(Original)
Betty Starbuck
Li-Li Wee
(Original)
William Williams
Li-Pi Tchou
(Original)
Rudolph Anders
Ensemble
(Original)
Violetta Aoki
Dancing Idol
(Original)
Richardson Brown
Ensemble
(Original)
Gene Byron
Ensemble
(Original)
James Dale
Ensemble
(Original)
Evelyn Hannons
Ensemble
(Original)
Paul Jensen
Ensemble
(Original)
George C. Lehrian
Ensemble
(Original)
Bunny Moore
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruby Poe
Ensemble
(Original)
Eugenia Renon
Ensemble
(Original)
Masa Sanami
Dancing Idol
(Original)
Helen Shepard
Ensemble
(Original)
Velma Valentine
Ensemble
(Original)
Ted White
Ensemble
(Original)
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Lew M. Fields
Book
Producer
Richard Rodgers
Music
Lorenz Hart
Lyrics
Charles Pettit
Source Material ("The Son of the Grand Eunuch")
Alexander Leftwich
Director
Jack Haskell
Choreographer
John F. Hawkins, Jr.
Scenic Design
John Booth, Jr.
Costume Design
James Reynolds
Miss Ford's Costume Design
Roy Webb
Orchestration
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
25
1928
Closing Date
Oct
20
1928
Performances
31
as of Dec 03, 2025
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