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Hands Up
Broadway
Original
44th Street Theatre
216 W. 44th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
E. Ray Goetz
music:
E. Ray Goetz
,
Sigmund Romberg
book:
Edgar Smith
People (49)
Maurice Barrett
Waltz King
(Original)
Alice Dovey
Helene Fudge
(Original)
Irene Franklin
Violet Lavender
(Original)
Burton Green
Mr. Need-in-time
(Original)
George Hassell
Strong Arm Steve
(Original)
Ralph Herz
Fake Kennedy
(Original)
Adele Jason
Lindy
(Original)
Alfred Latell
Ingersoll
(Original)
Emilie Lea
Mlle. Marcelle
(Original)
Willard Louis
Obadiah Fudge
(Original)
Donald MacDonald
Harry Lightfoot
(Original)
Henry Mack
Ignatz
(Original)
Artie Mehlinger
Percy Bonehead
(Original)
Bobby North
Simp Watson
(Original)
A. Robbins
F.C. Centric
(Original)
Will Rogers
Cow-Boy Will
(Original)
Peter Swift
Sergeant Murphy
(Original)
Florence Walton
La Belle Claire
(Original)
Vincent Cassidy
Chorus
(Original)
Sidgewick Draper
Chorus
(Original)
James Gillespie
Chorus
(Original)
Stewart Gilmore
Chorus
(Original)
Sunshine Jarrman
Chorus
(Original)
Adelaide Lawrence
Chorus
(Original)
Margaret Satler
Chorus
(Original)
Clarice Snyder
Chorus
(Original)
Dorothy Strong
Chorus
(Original)
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Maurice Barrett
Waltz King
(Original)
Alice Dovey
Helene Fudge
(Original)
Irene Franklin
Violet Lavender
(Original)
Burton Green
Mr. Need-in-time
(Original)
George Hassell
Strong Arm Steve
(Original)
Ralph Herz
Fake Kennedy
(Original)
Adele Jason
Lindy
(Original)
Alfred Latell
Ingersoll
(Original)
Emilie Lea
Mlle. Marcelle
(Original)
Willard Louis
Obadiah Fudge
(Original)
Donald MacDonald
Harry Lightfoot
(Original)
Henry Mack
Ignatz
(Original)
Artie Mehlinger
Percy Bonehead
(Original)
Bobby North
Simp Watson
(Original)
A. Robbins
F.C. Centric
(Original)
Will Rogers
Cow-Boy Will
(Original)
Peter Swift
Sergeant Murphy
(Original)
Florence Walton
La Belle Claire
(Original)
Vincent Cassidy
Chorus
(Original)
Sidgewick Draper
Chorus
(Original)
James Gillespie
Chorus
(Original)
Stewart Gilmore
Chorus
(Original)
Sunshine Jarrman
Chorus
(Original)
Adelaide Lawrence
Chorus
(Original)
Margaret Satler
Chorus
(Original)
Clarice Snyder
Chorus
(Original)
Dorothy Strong
Chorus
(Original)
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Edgar Smith
Book
E. Ray Goetz
Music
Lyrics
Sigmund Romberg
Music
Harold Atteridge
Additional Lyrics
Grant Clarke
Additional Lyrics
William Jerome
Additional Lyrics
Cole Porter
Additional Lyrics
Additional Music
Bert Grant
Additional Music
Jean Schwartz
Additional Music
Joseph Young
Additional Music
J. Harry Benrimo
Staging
Theodore Kosloff
Choreographer
Maurice Barrett
Modern Dances Arrangement
Jack Mason
Polish Ballet in Act 2
P. Dodd Ackerman
Scenic Design
Ernest Albert
Scenic Design
H. Robert Law
Scenic Design
Mark Lawson
Scenic Design
Frank D. Thomas
Scenic Design
Frank Saddler
Music Orchestrations
J.J. Shubert
Producer
Lee Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jul
22
1915
Closing Date
Sep
3
1915
Performances
52
as of Dec 04, 2025
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