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Courtin' Time Playbill - July 1951
Courtin' Time
Broadway
Original
National Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Don Walker
,
Jack Lawrence
music:
Don Walker
,
Jack Lawrence
book:
William Roos
People (53)
Katherine Anderson
Louisa Windeatt
(Original)
Joe E. Brown
Samuel Rilling
(Original)
Peter Conlow
George Mullins
(Original)
Gloria Hamilton
Cathy Rilling
(Original)
Rosemary Kuhlmann
Sadie
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Carmen Mathews
Theresa Tapper
(Original)
May Muth
Polly
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Mary O'Fallon
Laura
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Gloria Patrice
Nell Rilling
(Original)
Pat Poole
The Brat
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph F. Sweeney
Mr. Hearn
(Original)
Teddy Tavenner
Millie
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
David Thomas
Fred Lawson
(Original)
Theodor Uppman
Carl Stevens
(Original)
Earl William
Larry Walton
(Original)
Billie Worth
Araminta
(Original)
Effie Afton
Harriet Hearn
(Original)
Edward Andrews
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Hubert Bland
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Brandin
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Michael T. Carolan
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Patricia Casey
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Jane Cocho
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Peter Deign
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Gavan
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Glynn Hill
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Audrey Keane
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Joan Keenan
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
John Michael King
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Michael Kingsley
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
William Maguire
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Martinet
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Rule
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Frances Sorenson
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Strobel
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
John Taliaferro
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Elsa Van Horne
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Lawrence Weber
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Lou Yetter
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Zulkeski
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
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Katherine Anderson
Louisa Windeatt
(Original)
Joe E. Brown
Samuel Rilling
(Original)
Peter Conlow
George Mullins
(Original)
Gloria Hamilton
Cathy Rilling
(Original)
Rosemary Kuhlmann
Sadie
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Carmen Mathews
Theresa Tapper
(Original)
May Muth
Polly
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Mary O'Fallon
Laura
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Gloria Patrice
Nell Rilling
(Original)
Pat Poole
The Brat
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph F. Sweeney
Mr. Hearn
(Original)
Teddy Tavenner
Millie
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
David Thomas
Fred Lawson
(Original)
Theodor Uppman
Carl Stevens
(Original)
Earl William
Larry Walton
(Original)
Billie Worth
Araminta
(Original)
Effie Afton
Harriet Hearn
(Original)
Edward Andrews
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Hubert Bland
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Brandin
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Michael T. Carolan
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Patricia Casey
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Jane Cocho
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Peter Deign
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Gavan
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Glynn Hill
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Audrey Keane
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Joan Keenan
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
John Michael King
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Michael Kingsley
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
William Maguire
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Martinet
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Rule
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Frances Sorenson
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Strobel
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
John Taliaferro
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Elsa Van Horne
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Lawrence Weber
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Lou Yetter
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Zulkeski
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
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William Roos
Book
Don Walker
Music
Lyrics
Music and Vocal Arrangements
Jack Lawrence
Music
Lyrics
Eden Phillpotts
Source Material (from the play "The Farmer's Wife")
Alfred Drake
Staging
George Balanchine
Choreographer
Ralph Alswang
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Saul Bolasni
Costume Design
Audrey Keane
Dance Captain
Michael Ellis
Producer
James Russo
Producer
Alexander H. Cohen
Associated Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
14
1951
Closing Date
Jul
14
1951
Performances
37
as of Nov 30, 2025
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Awards
Theatre World Awards
1952
Theatre World Award
Peter Conlow
Winner
Shows That Opened That Season: 1951–1952
Mary Rose
The Autumn Garden
The Moon is Blue
Romeo and Juliet
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