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Face the Music
Broadway
Revival
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Face the Music Playbill - Feb 1933
Face the Music
Broadway
Revival
44th Street Theatre
216 W. 44th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Irving Berlin
music:
Irving Berlin
book:
Moss Hart
People (71)
Mary Boland
Mrs. Meshbesher
(Original)
Margot Adams
Miss Eisenheimer
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
George Anderson
Mr. O'Rourke
(Original)
John Barker
Pat Mason, Jr.
(Original)
Don Costello
Louis
(Original)
Mr. O'Ryan
(Original)
Dorothy Drum
Mme. Elise
(Original)
John W. Ehrle
Rodney St. Clair
(Original)
Prosecuting Attorney
(Original)
Jack Good
Joe
(Original)
Robert Emmett Keane
Hal Reisman
(Original)
Charles Lawrence
Martin van Buren Meshbesher
(Original)
Margaret Lee
Pickles
(Original)
Nancy McCord
Kit Baker
(Original)
Pat O'Keefe
May
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Oscar Polk
Rivington
(Original)
Thomas Reynolds
Judge Furioso
(Original)
Peter Sargent
Mrs. Meshbesher's Footman
(Original)
Martha Tibbetts
Mme. Elise's Assistant
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Joan Abbey
Girl
(Original)
Kay Apgar
Girl
(Original)
Thomas Arace
Detective
(Original)
James Babbitt
Boy
(Original)
Bob Baldwin
Bartender
(Original)
Janet Biesantz
Girl
(Original)
Alice Brent
Girl
(Original)
Janet Carver
The Albertina Rasch Dancers
(Original)
Carol Clyde
Girl
(Original)
Frank Conway
Boy
(Original)
Ed Crosswell
Boy
(Original)
Guy Daly
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Dell
The Albertina Rasch Dancers
(Original)
Martin Dennis
Boy
(Original)
Frank Dobson
Sheriff
(Original)
Bert Doughty
Boy
(Original)
Betty Eisner
The Albertina Rasch Dancers
(Original)
Margaret Fitzpatrick
Girl
(Original)
Vera Fredericks
The Albertina Rasch Dancers
(Original)
Marie Gale
Girl
(Original)
Inez Goetz
A Sister Team
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Bob Grey
Boy
(Original)
E.D. Howell
Boy
(Original)
Bob Long
Boy
(Original)
Virginia Mandracia
Girl
(Original)
George Marshall
Stage Doorman
(Original)
Martha Merrill
The Albertina Rasch Dancers
(Original)
Howard Morgan
Boy
(Original)
Ed Murray
Boy
(Original)
Fred Nay
Boy
(Original)
Marty Rhiele
Boy
(Original)
Jack Richards
Boy
(Original)
Vivian Roscoe
Girl
(Original)
Ray Santos
Boy
(Original)
Daniel Sullivan
Postman
(Original)
Louise Taylor
Girl
(Original)
Colleen Ward
A Sister Team
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Dolly Widell
Girl
(Original)
Jack Wolfe
Boy
(Original)
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Mary Boland
Mrs. Meshbesher
(Original)
Margot Adams
Miss Eisenheimer
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
George Anderson
Mr. O'Rourke
(Original)
John Barker
Pat Mason, Jr.
(Original)
Don Costello
Louis
(Original)
Mr. O'Ryan
(Original)
Dorothy Drum
Mme. Elise
(Original)
John W. Ehrle
Rodney St. Clair
(Original)
Prosecuting Attorney
(Original)
Jack Good
Joe
(Original)
Robert Emmett Keane
Hal Reisman
(Original)
Charles Lawrence
Martin van Buren Meshbesher
(Original)
Margaret Lee
Pickles
(Original)
Nancy McCord
Kit Baker
(Original)
Pat O'Keefe
May
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Oscar Polk
Rivington
(Original)
Thomas Reynolds
Judge Furioso
(Original)
Peter Sargent
Mrs. Meshbesher's Footman
(Original)
Martha Tibbetts
Mme. Elise's Assistant
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Joan Abbey
Girl
(Original)
Kay Apgar
Girl
(Original)
Thomas Arace
Detective
(Original)
James Babbitt
Boy
(Original)
Bob Baldwin
Bartender
(Original)
Janet Biesantz
Girl
(Original)
Alice Brent
Girl
(Original)
Janet Carver
The Albertina Rasch Dancers
(Original)
Carol Clyde
Girl
(Original)
Frank Conway
Boy
(Original)
Ed Crosswell
Boy
(Original)
Guy Daly
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Dell
The Albertina Rasch Dancers
(Original)
Martin Dennis
Boy
(Original)
Frank Dobson
Sheriff
(Original)
Bert Doughty
Boy
(Original)
Betty Eisner
The Albertina Rasch Dancers
(Original)
Margaret Fitzpatrick
Girl
(Original)
Vera Fredericks
The Albertina Rasch Dancers
(Original)
Marie Gale
Girl
(Original)
Inez Goetz
A Sister Team
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Bob Grey
Boy
(Original)
E.D. Howell
Boy
(Original)
Bob Long
Boy
(Original)
Virginia Mandracia
Girl
(Original)
George Marshall
Stage Doorman
(Original)
Martha Merrill
The Albertina Rasch Dancers
(Original)
Howard Morgan
Boy
(Original)
Ed Murray
Boy
(Original)
Fred Nay
Boy
(Original)
Marty Rhiele
Boy
(Original)
Jack Richards
Boy
(Original)
Vivian Roscoe
Girl
(Original)
Ray Santos
Boy
(Original)
Daniel Sullivan
Postman
(Original)
Louise Taylor
Girl
(Original)
Colleen Ward
A Sister Team
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Dolly Widell
Girl
(Original)
Jack Wolfe
Boy
(Original)
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Moss Hart
Book
Irving Berlin
Music
Lyrics
Hassard Short
Production Staging
Lighting Design
George S. Kaufman
Book Director
Jerome Whyte
General Stage Director
Albertina Rasch
Choreographer
Albert R. Johnson
Scenic Design
Kiviette
Costume Design
Weld
Costume Design
Robert Russell Bennett
Orchestration
Maurice DePackh
Orchestration
Frank Tours
Orchestration
Producing Associates, Inc
Producer
Sam H. Harris
Associated Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
31
1933
Closing Date
Feb
25
1933
Performances
31
as of Jul 13, 2025
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