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Diamond Lil Playbill - Sept 1951
Diamond Lil
Broadway
Revival
Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway (W. 53rd St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Mae West
People (52)
Mae West
Diamond Lil
(Original)
Fred Ardath
Lefty
(Original)
Mike
(Replacement)
Marjery Ardath
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Brown
Charlie
(Original)
Guy Costa
Ensemble
(Original)
James Courtney
Juarez
(Original)
Willie Creager
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Clara Cubitt
Ensemble
(Original)
Al Durand
Ensemble
(Original)
James Fallon
Mike
(Original)
Jerry Ford
Card Player
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Bernard Friedland
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Marion Gates
Barbara
(Original)
Val Gould
Chick Clark
(Original)
Gabrielle Gray
Ensemble
(Original)
Ann Greeley
Ensemble
(Original)
Lois Harmon
Bessie
(Original)
Jack Howard
Bill
(Original)
Louise Jenkins
Maggie
(Original)
Roy Johnson
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Harry Kadison
Doheny
(Original)
Linda King
Kitty
(Original)
Richard King
Jim
(Original)
David Lapin
Miss West's Accompanist
(Original)
Lester Laurence
Pete the Duke
(Original)
Sid Lawson
Dan Darcy
(Original)
Sally Lewis
Frances
(Original)
Edward Marsh
Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Martin
Sally
(Original)
Charles G. Martin
Flynn
(Original)
Lillian Martin
Ensemble
(Original)
Dan Matthews
Captain Cummings
(Original)
Bill McElheny
Ensemble
(Original)
Arnold New
Ragtime
(Original)
Louis Nussbaum
Jacobson
(Original)
Lucile Peroni
Ensemble
(Original)
Patsy Perroni
Kane
(Original)
Walter Petrie
Gus Jordan
(Original)
Bert Remsen
Sailor
(Original)
Anne Sorenson
Ensemble
(Original)
Zolya Talma
Rita
(Original)
Adrian Tei
Bowery Musician
(Original)
George Warren
Spike
(Original)
Jacobson
(Replacement)
Harry Warren
Jerry
(Original)
Helen Waters
Flo
(Original)
Byron Conner
Sailor
(Replacement)
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Mae West
Diamond Lil
(Original)
Fred Ardath
Lefty
(Original)
Marjery Ardath
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Brown
Charlie
(Original)
Guy Costa
Ensemble
(Original)
James Courtney
Juarez
(Original)
Willie Creager
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Clara Cubitt
Ensemble
(Original)
Al Durand
Ensemble
(Original)
James Fallon
Mike
(Original)
Jerry Ford
Card Player
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Bernard Friedland
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Marion Gates
Barbara
(Original)
Val Gould
Chick Clark
(Original)
Gabrielle Gray
Ensemble
(Original)
Ann Greeley
Ensemble
(Original)
Lois Harmon
Bessie
(Original)
Jack Howard
Bill
(Original)
Louise Jenkins
Maggie
(Original)
Roy Johnson
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Harry Kadison
Doheny
(Original)
Linda King
Kitty
(Original)
Richard King
Jim
(Original)
David Lapin
Miss West's Accompanist
(Original)
Lester Laurence
Pete the Duke
(Original)
Sid Lawson
Dan Darcy
(Original)
Sally Lewis
Frances
(Original)
Edward Marsh
Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Martin
Sally
(Original)
Charles G. Martin
Flynn
(Original)
Lillian Martin
Ensemble
(Original)
Dan Matthews
Captain Cummings
(Original)
Bill McElheny
Ensemble
(Original)
Arnold New
Ragtime
(Original)
Louis Nussbaum
Jacobson
(Original)
Lucile Peroni
Ensemble
(Original)
Patsy Perroni
Kane
(Original)
Walter Petrie
Gus Jordan
(Original)
Bert Remsen
Sailor
(Original)
Anne Sorenson
Ensemble
(Original)
Zolya Talma
Rita
(Original)
Adrian Tei
Bowery Musician
(Original)
George Warren
Spike
(Original)
Harry Warren
Jerry
(Original)
Helen Waters
Flo
(Original)
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Mae West
Writer
Charles K. Freeman
Staging
Michael Ellis
Stage Manager
Lester Laurence
Assistant Stage Manager
Patsy Perroni
Assistant Stage Manager
William S. Levine
General Manager
Samuel J. Friedman
Press Representative
George W. Brandt
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
14
1951
Closing Date
Nov
10
1951
Performances
67
as of Dec 05, 2025
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