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Earl Carroll Vanities of 1928 Playbill
Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1928
Broadway
Original
Earl Carroll Theatre
753 Seventh Ave. (W. 50th St.), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Grace Henry
music:
Morris Hamilton
book:
Paul Gerard Smith
,
Herman Meyer
,
Joe Frisco
,
Robert T. Tarrant
People (90)
Barto & Mann
Performer
(Original)
Fay Adler
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Andre
Performer
(Original)
Violet Arnold
Performer
(Original)
Faith Bacon
Performer
(Original)
Hazel Bailey
Performer
(Original)
Bonnie Blackwood
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Blake
Performer
(Original)
Richard Bold
Performer
(Original)
Lilian Bond
Performer
(Original)
Ted Bradford
Performer
(Original)
Dorothy Britton
Performer
(Original)
Louise Brooks
Performer
(Original)
Marian Carew
Performer
(Original)
Ernest Charles
Performer
(Original)
Catherine Clark
Performer
(Original)
Elsie Connor
Performer
(Original)
Frances Delacy
Performer
(Original)
Gordon Dooley
Performer
(Original)
Ray Dooley
Performer
(Original)
W. C. Fields
Performer
(Original)
Dorothea Frank
Performer
(Original)
Joe Frisco
Performer
(Original)
Edward Graham
Performer
(Original)
Beryl Halley
Performer
(Original)
Edyth Hansen
Performer
(Original)
Marion Harke
Performer
(Original)
Angeline Hassel
Performer
(Original)
Rita Jason
Performer
(Original)
Alyce Johnson
Performer
(Original)
Naomi Johnson
Performer
(Original)
Frances Joyce
Performer
(Original)
Ruth Kent
Performer
(Original)
Nelda Kincaid
Performer
(Original)
Dorothy Knapp
Performer
(Original)
Maurice Lapue
Performer
(Original)
Vincent Lopez
Performer
(Original)
Polly Luce
Performer
(Original)
Dorothy Lull
Performer
(Original)
Brian MacDonald
Performer
(Original)
Dana Merrill
Performer
(Original)
Martha Morton
Performer
(Original)
Jean Murray
Performer
(Original)
Marion O'Day
Performer
(Original)
Ruth Patterson
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Purcell
Performer
(Original)
Joey Ray
Performer
(Original)
Lillian Roth
Performer
(Original)
Blanche Satchell
Performer
(Original)
Wanda Stevenson
Performer
(Original)
Bobbie Storey
Performer
(Original)
Elizabeth Surran
Performer
(Original)
Jean Tennyson
Performer
(Original)
Katherine Vercelle
Performer
(Original)
Louise Vercelle
Performer
(Original)
Beryl Wallace
Performer
(Original)
Florence Ward
Performer
(Original)
Rose Wenzel
Performer
(Original)
Eileen Wenzel
Performer
(Original)
Diana White
Performer
(Original)
Vivian Wilson
Performer
(Original)
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Barto & Mann
Performer
(Original)
Fay Adler
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Andre
Performer
(Original)
Violet Arnold
Performer
(Original)
Faith Bacon
Performer
(Original)
Hazel Bailey
Performer
(Original)
Bonnie Blackwood
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Blake
Performer
(Original)
Richard Bold
Performer
(Original)
Lilian Bond
Performer
(Original)
Ted Bradford
Performer
(Original)
Dorothy Britton
Performer
(Original)
Louise Brooks
Performer
(Original)
Marian Carew
Performer
(Original)
Ernest Charles
Performer
(Original)
Catherine Clark
Performer
(Original)
Elsie Connor
Performer
(Original)
Frances Delacy
Performer
(Original)
Gordon Dooley
Performer
(Original)
Ray Dooley
Performer
(Original)
W. C. Fields
Performer
(Original)
Dorothea Frank
Performer
(Original)
Joe Frisco
Performer
(Original)
Edward Graham
Performer
(Original)
Beryl Halley
Performer
(Original)
Edyth Hansen
Performer
(Original)
Marion Harke
Performer
(Original)
Angeline Hassel
Performer
(Original)
Rita Jason
Performer
(Original)
Alyce Johnson
Performer
(Original)
Naomi Johnson
Performer
(Original)
Frances Joyce
Performer
(Original)
Ruth Kent
Performer
(Original)
Nelda Kincaid
Performer
(Original)
Dorothy Knapp
Performer
(Original)
Maurice Lapue
Performer
(Original)
Vincent Lopez
Performer
(Original)
Polly Luce
Performer
(Original)
Dorothy Lull
Performer
(Original)
Brian MacDonald
Performer
(Original)
Dana Merrill
Performer
(Original)
Martha Morton
Performer
(Original)
Jean Murray
Performer
(Original)
Marion O'Day
Performer
(Original)
Ruth Patterson
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Purcell
Performer
(Original)
Joey Ray
Performer
(Original)
Lillian Roth
Performer
(Original)
Blanche Satchell
Performer
(Original)
Wanda Stevenson
Performer
(Original)
Bobbie Storey
Performer
(Original)
Elizabeth Surran
Performer
(Original)
Jean Tennyson
Performer
(Original)
Katherine Vercelle
Performer
(Original)
Louise Vercelle
Performer
(Original)
Beryl Wallace
Performer
(Original)
Florence Ward
Performer
(Original)
Rose Wenzel
Performer
(Original)
Eileen Wenzel
Performer
(Original)
Diana White
Performer
(Original)
Vivian Wilson
Performer
(Original)
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W. C. Fields
Book
Joe Frisco
Book
Herman Meyer
Book
Paul Gerard Smith
Book
Robert T. Tarrant
Book
Morris Hamilton
Music
Grace Henry
Lyrics
Joe Burke
Additional Lyrics
Roy Doll
Additional Lyrics
Ernie Golden
Additional Lyrics
Additional Music
Paul Jones
Additional Lyrics
Raymond Klages
Additional Lyrics
Jack LeSoir
Additional Lyrics
Ned Washington
Additional Lyrics
Louis Alter
Additional Music
George Bagby
Additional Music
Michael H. Cleary
Additional Music
Jesse Greer
Additional Music
G. Romilli
Additional Music
Mario Savino
Additional Music
Abner Silver
Additional Music
George Whiting
Additional Music
Earl Carroll
Director
Producer
Edgar MacGregor
Staging
Busby Berkeley
Choreographer
Marmein Sisters
Machinery Ballet Creation and Staging
Hugh Willoughby
Scenic Design
Mabel E. Johnston
Costume Design
W. H. Matthews, Jr.
Costume Design
Bernard Lohmuller
Art and Technical Direction
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
6
1928
Closing Date
Feb
2
1929
Performances
200
as of Nov 28, 2025
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