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Frederika
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Frederika Playbill - Feb 1937
Frederika
Broadway
Original
Imperial Theatre
249 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Edward Eliscu
playwright:
Franz Lehár
music:
Franz Lehár
People (67)
Mary Jane Barrett
Hortense
(Original)
Mr. Linker
(Original)
Wesley Bender
Lackey
(Original)
Boy
(Original)
Charles Columbus
Meyer
(Original)
George Dobbs
Jung-Stilling
(Original)
Mr. Linker
(Original)
Wheeler Dryden
Count Hahn
(Original)
Dr. Bauer
(Original)
Diana Gaylen
Liselotte
(Original)
Helen Gleason
Frederika
(Original)
Edith Gresham
Miss Hotchkiss
(Original)
Edith King
Countess Hahn
(Original)
Mrs. Thorne
(Original)
Dennis King
Goethe
(Original)
Ralph Magelssen
Karl August
(Original)
Earl McDonald
Herr Gruenwald
(Original)
William Newgord
Arthur Benson
(Original)
Engelbach
(Original)
Doris Patston
Salomea
(Original)
Mildred Schroeder
Jessica Thorne
(Original)
Fred Sherman
Guide
(Original)
Postillion
(Original)
Ulita Torgerson
Countess Scholl
(Original)
George Trabert
Weyland
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Lenz
(Original)
Arthur Vinton
Captain Knebel
(Original)
Rose Winter
Magda Brion
(Original)
J. Arthur Young
Parson Brion
(Original)
Jack Barrett
Dancer
(Original)
Todd Bolender
Dancer
(Replacement)
Boris Butleroff
Dancer
(Original)
Patricia Caron
Girl
(Original)
Marvel Conheney
Girl
(Original)
Ted Daniels
Boy
(Original)
Betti Davis
Girl
(Original)
Larry Douglas
Boy
(Original)
Marilyn Duane
Girl
(Original)
Joan Engel
Dancer
(Original)
Dorothy Forsythe
Girl
(Original)
Roger Gerry
Boy
(Original)
Betty Gour
Dancer
(Original)
Gene Greenlaw
Boy
(Original)
Vernon Hammer
Dancer
(Original)
Harriette Henning
Dancer
(Original)
Dorothy Hess
Dancer
(Original)
Nancy Knott
Dancer
(Original)
Walter Lewis
Boy
(Original)
Dolly Miller
Girl
(Original)
Edward Murray
Dancer
(Original)
William Parker
Boy
(Original)
Alicia Parnahay
Girl
(Original)
Jack Phillips
Boy
(Original)
Sonny Quinn
Dancer
(Original)
Frances Rands
Dancer
(Original)
Fred Ratliffe
Boy
(Original)
Mary Rhodes
Girl
(Original)
James Ryan
Dancer
(Original)
George Sampson
Boy
(Original)
Mae Sigler
Dancer
(Original)
Katherine von den Knesebeck
Girl
(Original)
Clara Waring
Girl
(Original)
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Mary Jane Barrett
Hortense
(Original)
Mr. Linker
(Original)
Wesley Bender
Lackey
(Original)
Boy
(Original)
Charles Columbus
Meyer
(Original)
George Dobbs
Jung-Stilling
(Original)
Mr. Linker
(Original)
Wheeler Dryden
Count Hahn
(Original)
Dr. Bauer
(Original)
Diana Gaylen
Liselotte
(Original)
Helen Gleason
Frederika
(Original)
Edith Gresham
Miss Hotchkiss
(Original)
Edith King
Countess Hahn
(Original)
Mrs. Thorne
(Original)
Dennis King
Goethe
(Original)
Ralph Magelssen
Karl August
(Original)
Earl McDonald
Herr Gruenwald
(Original)
William Newgord
Arthur Benson
(Original)
Engelbach
(Original)
Doris Patston
Salomea
(Original)
Mildred Schroeder
Jessica Thorne
(Original)
Fred Sherman
Guide
(Original)
Postillion
(Original)
Ulita Torgerson
Countess Scholl
(Original)
George Trabert
Weyland
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Lenz
(Original)
Arthur Vinton
Captain Knebel
(Original)
Rose Winter
Magda Brion
(Original)
J. Arthur Young
Parson Brion
(Original)
Jack Barrett
Dancer
(Original)
Boris Butleroff
Dancer
(Original)
Patricia Caron
Girl
(Original)
Marvel Conheney
Girl
(Original)
Ted Daniels
Boy
(Original)
Betti Davis
Girl
(Original)
Larry Douglas
Boy
(Original)
Marilyn Duane
Girl
(Original)
Joan Engel
Dancer
(Original)
Dorothy Forsythe
Girl
(Original)
Roger Gerry
Boy
(Original)
Betty Gour
Dancer
(Original)
Gene Greenlaw
Boy
(Original)
Vernon Hammer
Dancer
(Original)
Harriette Henning
Dancer
(Original)
Dorothy Hess
Dancer
(Original)
Nancy Knott
Dancer
(Original)
Walter Lewis
Boy
(Original)
Dolly Miller
Girl
(Original)
Edward Murray
Dancer
(Original)
William Parker
Boy
(Original)
Alicia Parnahay
Girl
(Original)
Jack Phillips
Boy
(Original)
Sonny Quinn
Dancer
(Original)
Frances Rands
Dancer
(Original)
Fred Ratliffe
Boy
(Original)
Mary Rhodes
Girl
(Original)
James Ryan
Dancer
(Original)
George Sampson
Boy
(Original)
Mae Sigler
Dancer
(Original)
Katherine von den Knesebeck
Girl
(Original)
Clara Waring
Girl
(Original)
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Franz Lehár
Writer
Music
Ludwig Herzer
Original German Libretto
Fritz Löhner-Beda
Original German Libretto
Edward Eliscu
Lyrics
American Adaptation
Hassard Short
Staging
Production Supervisor
Chester Hale
Choreography
Watson Barratt
Scenic Design
William Weaver
Costume Design
Hilding Anderson
Orchestration
William Challis
Orchestration
George Dobbs
Arrangement, Trio Dance, Acts 1 and 2
Lee Shubert
Producer
J.J. Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
4
1937
Closing Date
May
1
1937
Performances
95
as of Dec 05, 2025
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