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Diamond Lil
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Diamond Lil Playbill - April 1928
Diamond Lil
Broadway
Original
Royale Theatre
242 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Mae West
People (44)
Mae West
Diamond Lil
(Original)
Ernest Anderson
Dan Flynn
(Original)
Joseph A. Barrett
Mike
(Original)
Jack Cheatham
Kane
(Original)
Churck Connors, II
Lefty Eddie
(Original)
Curtis Cooksey
Captain Cummings
(Original)
Clara Cubitt
Skinny Schultz
(Original)
Marion Day
Frances
(Original)
Herbert Duffy
Chick Clark
(Original)
J. Merrill Holmes
Gus Jordan
(Original)
Jack Howard
Bill
(Original)
David Hughes
Frank Kelly
(Original)
Lois Holmes
Sally
(Original)
Jo-Jo
Steak McGary
(Original)
James A. Kelly
Officer Doheney
(Original)
Patsy Klein
Maggie
(Original)
Jack La Rue
Juarez
(Original)
Thelma Lawrence
Mary Ryan
(Original)
Mark Linder
Jim
(Original)
Mary Martin
Kitty
(Original)
Louis Nusbaum
Jacobson
(Original)
Raffaella Ottiano
Rita
(Original)
Ranald Savery
Pete the Duke
(Original)
Joseph Skinner
The Bowery Terror
(Original)
Helen Vincent
Flo
(Original)
Frank Wallace
Jimmy Biff
(Original)
Pat Whalen
Ragtime Kelly
(Original)
Annabell Jaenette
Polly
(Replacement)
Marion Johns
Bessie
(Replacement)
Debora Kaye
Gloria
(Replacement)
George O'Donnell
Steve
(Replacement)
Member of the Slumming Party
(Original)
Beverly Osborne
Sally
(Replacement)
Mildred Ryder
Violet
(Replacement)
Richard Keith
Member of the Slumming Party
(Original)
Agnes Neilson
Member of the Slumming Party
(Original)
Evelyn Ortega
Member of the Slumming Party
(Original)
Elizabeth Pendleton
Member of the Slumming Party
(Original)
Adah Sherman
Member of the Slumming Party
(Original)
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Mae West
Diamond Lil
(Original)
Ernest Anderson
Dan Flynn
(Original)
Joseph A. Barrett
Mike
(Original)
Jack Cheatham
Kane
(Original)
Churck Connors, II
Lefty Eddie
(Original)
Curtis Cooksey
Captain Cummings
(Original)
Clara Cubitt
Skinny Schultz
(Original)
Marion Day
Frances
(Original)
Herbert Duffy
Chick Clark
(Original)
J. Merrill Holmes
Gus Jordan
(Original)
Jack Howard
Bill
(Original)
David Hughes
Frank Kelly
(Original)
Lois Holmes
Sally
(Original)
Jo-Jo
Steak McGary
(Original)
James A. Kelly
Officer Doheney
(Original)
Patsy Klein
Maggie
(Original)
Jack La Rue
Juarez
(Original)
Thelma Lawrence
Mary Ryan
(Original)
Mark Linder
Jim
(Original)
Mary Martin
Kitty
(Original)
Louis Nusbaum
Jacobson
(Original)
Raffaella Ottiano
Rita
(Original)
Ranald Savery
Pete the Duke
(Original)
Joseph Skinner
The Bowery Terror
(Original)
Helen Vincent
Flo
(Original)
Frank Wallace
Jimmy Biff
(Original)
Pat Whalen
Ragtime Kelly
(Original)
Richard Keith
Member of the Slumming Party
(Original)
Agnes Neilson
Member of the Slumming Party
(Original)
George O'Donnell
Member of the Slumming Party
(Original)
Evelyn Ortega
Member of the Slumming Party
(Original)
Elizabeth Pendleton
Member of the Slumming Party
(Original)
Adah Sherman
Member of the Slumming Party
(Original)
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Mae West
Writer
Mark Linder
Conception
Ira Hards
Staging
August Vimnera Studios
Scenic Design
Dolly Tree
Costume Design
Alfred L. Rigali
Stage Manager
David Hughes
Assistant Stage Manager
George O'Donnell
Assistant Stage Manager
Jack Linder
General Manager
Producer
Theron Bamberger
Company Manager
Press Representative
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
9
1928
Closing Date
Jan
12
1929
Performances
323
as of Dec 04, 2025
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