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He Didn't Want to Do It
Broadway
Original
He Didn't Want to Do It
Broadway
Original
Broadhurst Theatre
235 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Silvio Hein
lyrics:
George Broadhurst
book:
George Broadhurst
People (35)
Percy Ames
O. Vivian Smith
(Original)
Natalie Bates
Bertha Barrison
(Original)
Adele Blood
Norma Wallace
(Original)
Clara Carroll
Janice Godfrey
(Original)
Jean Carroll
Henrietta Hadley
(Original)
Gladys Clifton
Leonore Leonard
(Original)
Florence Collier
Gertrude Glover
(Original)
Mary Cunningham
Francis Farrington
(Original)
Carrie De Noville
Neva Norcross
(Original)
Alexander F. Frank
Manager of the Hotel
(Original)
Katherine Galloway
Paula Wainwright
(Original)
Elsie Gordon
Wilda Wood
(Original)
Ona Hamilton
Katherine Kollis
(Original)
Dorothy La Rue
Marie Melton
(Original)
Mary McDonald
Kate Carley
(Original)
Charles Meakins
Washington Demming
(Original)
Robert E. O'Connor
Waiter
(Original)
Edna Pierre
Roberta Runyon
(Original)
Helen Pierre
Constance Conover
(Original)
Ida Ross
Nanette Norris
(Original)
Helen Shipman
Marjorie Thompson
(Original)
Ned A. Sparks
Detective
(Original)
Elsa Thomas
Mary Manners
(Original)
Anna Toddings
Dorothy Daniels
(Original)
Ernest Torrence
Alexander McPherson
(Original)
Joseph Wilmot
Lieutenant Rodgers
(Original)
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Percy Ames
O. Vivian Smith
(Original)
Natalie Bates
Bertha Barrison
(Original)
Adele Blood
Norma Wallace
(Original)
Clara Carroll
Janice Godfrey
(Original)
Jean Carroll
Henrietta Hadley
(Original)
Gladys Clifton
Leonore Leonard
(Original)
Florence Collier
Gertrude Glover
(Original)
Mary Cunningham
Francis Farrington
(Original)
Carrie De Noville
Neva Norcross
(Original)
Alexander F. Frank
Manager of the Hotel
(Original)
Katherine Galloway
Paula Wainwright
(Original)
Elsie Gordon
Wilda Wood
(Original)
Ona Hamilton
Katherine Kollis
(Original)
Dorothy La Rue
Marie Melton
(Original)
Mary McDonald
Kate Carley
(Original)
Charles Meakins
Washington Demming
(Original)
Robert E. O'Connor
Waiter
(Original)
Edna Pierre
Roberta Runyon
(Original)
Helen Pierre
Constance Conover
(Original)
Ida Ross
Nanette Norris
(Original)
Helen Shipman
Marjorie Thompson
(Original)
Ned A. Sparks
Detective
(Original)
Elsa Thomas
Mary Manners
(Original)
Anna Toddings
Dorothy Daniels
(Original)
Ernest Torrence
Alexander McPherson
(Original)
Joseph Wilmot
Lieutenant Rodgers
(Original)
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George Broadhurst
Book
Lyrics
Source Material (based on a farce)
Producer
Silvio Hein
Music
Walter Hackett
Source Material (based on a farce)
Clifford Brooke
Staging
Bert French
Musical Staging
William Castle
Scenic Design
D. Frank Dodge
Scenic Design
Henri Bendel, Inc.
Costume Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
20
1918
Closing Date
Sep
7
1918
Performances
23
as of Jan 31, 2026
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