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Good Luck, Sam!
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Good Luck, Sam!
Broadway
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Lexington Theatre
569 Lexington Av., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Edward Anthony
book:
Edward Anthony
music:
Louis G. Merrill
People (109)
Eugene Bass
Temple
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Lew Berk
Wireless Operator
(Original)
Robert A. Blackburne
The Second Lieutenant
(Original)
Lorenzo W. Brown
The Bugler
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Frank Butler
Gretel
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Edward R. Christman
Strong Man
(Original)
N. D. Cohen
Ulysses S. Grant Johnson
(Original)
M. T. Collins
The Colonel
(Original)
W. J. Dunn
The Major
(Original)
Joseph R. Flick
Entertainment Captain
(Original)
The Captain
(Original)
Lorenzo Gillette
Second Lieutenant Fred Andrews
(Original)
Robert L. Hamilton
The First Lieutenant
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Christopher Hayes
Viola Dell
(Original)
F. H. Healy
Martha Walters
(Original)
Leo Herrup
Mrs. Mabel Marshmallow
(Original)
Patrick Kiley
Irma
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Joseph Legrange Abbott
Private Sam Easterbrook
(Original)
Anthony Parini
The Magician
(Original)
George Rasmussen
Teresa
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Allison Rhue
Anna
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Sam Robinson
Lisel
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
George Rubin
Mrs. George Washington Cackle
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
John P. Stack
General Goff
(Original)
James J. Sullivan
The Orderly
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
George Tripler
Alexander
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Glenn Van Nauker
Erica
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
W. H. Vuylsteke
Handcuff King
(Original)
J. W. Wujcik
Mrs. Larson
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Roy P. Argenbright
Chorus
(Original)
Arthur Batho
Chorus
(Original)
Patrick F. Brannan
Chorus
(Original)
Edwin Brehme
Chorus
(Original)
J. T. Brunette
Chorus
(Original)
Frank Byrne
Chorus
(Original)
John W. Coakley
Chorus
(Original)
George Coberg
Chorus
(Original)
Eugene R. Cohn
Chorus
(Original)
Samuel Congress
Chorus
(Original)
James J. Connolly
Chorus
(Original)
W. F. Conway
Chorus
(Original)
E. J. Cote
Chorus
(Original)
Jerry Crowther
Chorus
(Original)
Ed Dillon
Chorus
(Original)
James R. Dixon
Chorus
(Original)
J. H. Edsall
Chorus
(Original)
Henry Ezorsky
Chorus
(Original)
Albert Feinstein
Chorus
(Original)
Ted Finder
Chorus
(Original)
Jack Fretz
Chorus
(Original)
Henry Friedman
Chorus
(Original)
W. J. Funsch
Chorus
(Original)
Frank Gill
Chorus
(Original)
Joseph Gulager
Chorus
(Original)
George Hackett
Chorus
(Original)
Scott Hamilton
Chorus
(Original)
Ralph Harper
Chorus
(Original)
H. R. Harrell
Chorus
(Original)
G. F. Harrington
Chorus
(Original)
Benjamin Katz
Chorus
(Original)
Hugh King
Chorus
(Original)
Leo E. Knoblauch
Chorus
(Original)
Courtney D. Krook
Chorus
(Original)
Randolph Kudile
Chorus
(Original)
George Lawson
Chorus
(Original)
Benjamin J. Levine
Chorus
(Original)
James J. Luby
Chorus
(Original)
Benjamin Lustberg
Chorus
(Original)
Jack Lynch
Chorus
(Original)
Fred Mangels
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Marceau
Chorus
(Original)
G. H. Martin
Chorus
(Original)
Thomas J. Mathews
Chorus
(Original)
Saul Mattus
Chorus
(Original)
Isaac McCrum
Chorus
(Original)
John F. McLaughlin
Chorus
(Original)
James J. O'Brien
Chorus
(Original)
A. J. O'Keefe
Chorus
(Original)
Raymond Paul
Chorus
(Original)
Albert Pfeifer
Chorus
(Original)
N. A. Pomfret
Chorus
(Original)
Thomas Prince
Chorus
(Original)
Benjamin J. Rafferty
Chorus
(Original)
Samuel Riber
Chorus
(Original)
Jack Rosenberg
Chorus
(Original)
G. M. Scheetz
Chorus
(Original)
W. W. Schmidt
Chorus
(Original)
L. H. Schmidt
Chorus
(Original)
Joseph W. Sheer
Chorus
(Original)
Leo Solomon
Chorus
(Original)
Thomas Sullivan
Chorus
(Original)
William J. Timmerman
Chorus
(Original)
C. Andrew Tuttle
Chorus
(Original)
R. J. Vachon
Chorus
(Original)
Francis E. Walker
Chorus
(Original)
Wililam Walsh
Chorus
(Original)
Sidney Ward
Chorus
(Original)
E. D. Westland
Chorus
(Original)
J. T. Wicker
Chorus
(Original)
F. V. Witte
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Wolz
Chorus
(Original)
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Eugene Bass
Temple
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Lew Berk
Wireless Operator
(Original)
Robert A. Blackburne
The Second Lieutenant
(Original)
Lorenzo W. Brown
The Bugler
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Frank Butler
Gretel
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Edward R. Christman
Strong Man
(Original)
N. D. Cohen
Ulysses S. Grant Johnson
(Original)
M. T. Collins
The Colonel
(Original)
W. J. Dunn
The Major
(Original)
Joseph R. Flick
Entertainment Captain
(Original)
The Captain
(Original)
Lorenzo Gillette
Second Lieutenant Fred Andrews
(Original)
Robert L. Hamilton
The First Lieutenant
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Christopher Hayes
Viola Dell
(Original)
F. H. Healy
Martha Walters
(Original)
Leo Herrup
Mrs. Mabel Marshmallow
(Original)
Patrick Kiley
Irma
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Joseph Legrange Abbott
Private Sam Easterbrook
(Original)
Anthony Parini
The Magician
(Original)
George Rasmussen
Teresa
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Allison Rhue
Anna
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Sam Robinson
Lisel
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
George Rubin
Mrs. George Washington Cackle
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
John P. Stack
General Goff
(Original)
James J. Sullivan
The Orderly
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
George Tripler
Alexander
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Glenn Van Nauker
Erica
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
W. H. Vuylsteke
Handcuff King
(Original)
J. W. Wujcik
Mrs. Larson
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Roy P. Argenbright
Chorus
(Original)
Arthur Batho
Chorus
(Original)
Patrick F. Brannan
Chorus
(Original)
Edwin Brehme
Chorus
(Original)
J. T. Brunette
Chorus
(Original)
Frank Byrne
Chorus
(Original)
John W. Coakley
Chorus
(Original)
George Coberg
Chorus
(Original)
Eugene R. Cohn
Chorus
(Original)
Samuel Congress
Chorus
(Original)
James J. Connolly
Chorus
(Original)
W. F. Conway
Chorus
(Original)
E. J. Cote
Chorus
(Original)
Jerry Crowther
Chorus
(Original)
Ed Dillon
Chorus
(Original)
James R. Dixon
Chorus
(Original)
J. H. Edsall
Chorus
(Original)
Henry Ezorsky
Chorus
(Original)
Albert Feinstein
Chorus
(Original)
Ted Finder
Chorus
(Original)
Jack Fretz
Chorus
(Original)
Henry Friedman
Chorus
(Original)
W. J. Funsch
Chorus
(Original)
Frank Gill
Chorus
(Original)
Joseph Gulager
Chorus
(Original)
George Hackett
Chorus
(Original)
Scott Hamilton
Chorus
(Original)
Ralph Harper
Chorus
(Original)
H. R. Harrell
Chorus
(Original)
G. F. Harrington
Chorus
(Original)
Benjamin Katz
Chorus
(Original)
Hugh King
Chorus
(Original)
Leo E. Knoblauch
Chorus
(Original)
Courtney D. Krook
Chorus
(Original)
Randolph Kudile
Chorus
(Original)
George Lawson
Chorus
(Original)
Benjamin J. Levine
Chorus
(Original)
James J. Luby
Chorus
(Original)
Benjamin Lustberg
Chorus
(Original)
Jack Lynch
Chorus
(Original)
Fred Mangels
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Marceau
Chorus
(Original)
G. H. Martin
Chorus
(Original)
Thomas J. Mathews
Chorus
(Original)
Saul Mattus
Chorus
(Original)
Isaac McCrum
Chorus
(Original)
John F. McLaughlin
Chorus
(Original)
James J. O'Brien
Chorus
(Original)
A. J. O'Keefe
Chorus
(Original)
Raymond Paul
Chorus
(Original)
Albert Pfeifer
Chorus
(Original)
N. A. Pomfret
Chorus
(Original)
Thomas Prince
Chorus
(Original)
Benjamin J. Rafferty
Chorus
(Original)
Samuel Riber
Chorus
(Original)
Jack Rosenberg
Chorus
(Original)
G. M. Scheetz
Chorus
(Original)
W. W. Schmidt
Chorus
(Original)
L. H. Schmidt
Chorus
(Original)
Joseph W. Sheer
Chorus
(Original)
Leo Solomon
Chorus
(Original)
Thomas Sullivan
Chorus
(Original)
William J. Timmerman
Chorus
(Original)
C. Andrew Tuttle
Chorus
(Original)
R. J. Vachon
Chorus
(Original)
Francis E. Walker
Chorus
(Original)
Wililam Walsh
Chorus
(Original)
Sidney Ward
Chorus
(Original)
E. D. Westland
Chorus
(Original)
J. T. Wicker
Chorus
(Original)
F. V. Witte
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Wolz
Chorus
(Original)
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Edward Anthony
Book
Lyrics
Louis G. Merrill
Composer
Frank Lea Short
Director
John Fawcett
Authorization
Michael Ring
Choreographer
Robert Edmond Jones
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Gene Rawtenbury
Orchestrator
George M. Cohan
Producer
The Boys of Camp Merritt, New Jersey
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
25
1918
Closing Date
Dec
21
1918
Performances
32
as of Dec 05, 2025
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