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Fifty-fifty, Ltd.
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Fifty-fifty, Ltd.
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Comedy Theatre
110 W. 41st St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Leon De Costa
music:
Leon De Costa
book:
William Lennox
People (36)
Doris Arden
Claire Crosby
(Original)
Frank Bernard
Poultney Steele
(Original)
Wilma Bruce
Tommy Gallagher
(Original)
Alice Cavanaugh
Toodles Gray
(Original)
Herbert Corthell
Cornwallis Crosby
(Original)
Elsie Douglas
Rosabelle Wyndham
(Original)
Fanny Driscoll
Polly Leeds
(Original)
Marian Driscoll
Cissie Merideth
(Original)
Barrett Greenwood
Kenneth Patterson
(Original)
Norma Hark
Marian Carter
(Original)
Rose King
Frederica Ashton
(Original)
Lillian Lee
Pauline Bell
(Original)
Ann Lemeau
Miss De Bath
(Original)
William Lennox
Monty
(Original)
Marguerite McNulty
Phyllis Wyndham
(Original)
Margaret Michael
Katy
(Original)
Beatrice Moran
Betty Roberts
(Original)
Jean Newcombe
Minerva Crosby
(Original)
Lynn Pratt
Judge Geoffrey Wyndham
(Original)
Dorothy Quintette
Specialty
(Original)
Kathryn Richards
Claire Campbell
(Original)
John C. Slavin
Prof. Josephus Dabney
(Original)
Gosman Twins
Dolly and Angelica Manners
(Original)
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Fluffy La Grange
(Original)
Frank Walsh
Phineas Tanner
(Original)
Elsie Young
Giovannina Yon
(Original)
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Doris Arden
Claire Crosby
(Original)
Frank Bernard
Poultney Steele
(Original)
Wilma Bruce
Tommy Gallagher
(Original)
Alice Cavanaugh
Toodles Gray
(Original)
Herbert Corthell
Cornwallis Crosby
(Original)
Elsie Douglas
Rosabelle Wyndham
(Original)
Fanny Driscoll
Polly Leeds
(Original)
Marian Driscoll
Cissie Merideth
(Original)
Barrett Greenwood
Kenneth Patterson
(Original)
Norma Hark
Marian Carter
(Original)
Rose King
Frederica Ashton
(Original)
Lillian Lee
Pauline Bell
(Original)
Ann Lemeau
Miss De Bath
(Original)
William Lennox
Monty
(Original)
Marguerite McNulty
Phyllis Wyndham
(Original)
Margaret Michael
Katy
(Original)
Beatrice Moran
Betty Roberts
(Original)
Jean Newcombe
Minerva Crosby
(Original)
Lynn Pratt
Judge Geoffrey Wyndham
(Original)
Dorothy Quintette
Specialty
(Original)
Kathryn Richards
Claire Campbell
(Original)
John C. Slavin
Prof. Josephus Dabney
(Original)
Gosman Twins
Dolly and Angelica Manners
(Original)
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Fluffy La Grange
(Original)
Frank Walsh
Phineas Tanner
(Original)
Elsie Young
Giovannina Yon
(Original)
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William Lennox
Book
Margaret Michael
Book
Leon De Costa
Music
Lyrics
William Gillette
Source Material (based on a farce)
Carey Morgan
Additional Numbers
Arthur Swanstrom
Additional Numbers
Walter Brooks
Staging
Mabel A. Buell
Scenic Design
Akramere, Inc.
Costume Design
Anton Scibilia
Production Supervisor
Scibilia Theatrical Enterprises
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
27
1919
Closing Date
Nov
29
1919
Performances
40
as of Dec 04, 2025
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