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H.M.S. Pinafore
Broadway
One Act
Original
H.M.S. Pinafore
Broadway
One Act
Original
St. James Theatre
246 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
W. S. Gilbert
music:
Sir Arthur Sullivan
People (47)
Florenz Ames
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
(Original)
Master Arthur Henderson
Tommy Tucker
(Original)
Morton Bowe
Ralph Rackstraw
(Original)
John Hendricks
Bill Bobstay
(Original)
Helen Lanvin
Little Buttercup
(Original)
Bertram Peacock
Captain Corcoran
(Original)
Frederic Persson
Bill Bobstay
(Original)
Robert Pitkin
Dick Deadeye
(Original)
Edward Platt
Bob Beckett
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Kathleen Roche
Josephine
(Original)
Margaret Roy
Cousin Hebe
(Original)
Beatrice Babush
Ensemble
(Original)
William Berman
Ensemble
(Original)
Phyllis Blake
Ensemble
(Original)
William Burgess
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Carrigan
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Curi
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Dunkley
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Fischer
Ensemble
(Original)
Sally Hadley
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Keezel
Ensemble
(Original)
Lillian Konniver
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Lou Bartholomew
Ensemble
(Original)
Allan Lowell
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Lundon
Ensemble
(Original)
Edith Maison
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Marsh
Ensemble
(Original)
Victoria Mayer
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Monte
Ensemble
(Original)
Vera Muller
Ensemble
(Original)
Doris Pantoplas
Ensemble
(Original)
Anthony Pitre
Ensemble
(Original)
Lillian Purdue
Ensemble
(Original)
Morris Rohr
Ensemble
(Original)
Rosylin Ross
Ensemble
(Original)
Larry Shindel
Ensemble
(Original)
Otto Simanek
Ensemble
(Original)
Sylvia Singer
Ensemble
(Original)
Marie Valdez
Ensemble
(Original)
John Wheeler
Ensemble
(Original)
Natalie Winston
Ensemble
(Original)
Carl Wolf
Ensemble
(Original)
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Florenz Ames
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
(Original)
Master Arthur Henderson
Tommy Tucker
(Original)
Morton Bowe
Ralph Rackstraw
(Original)
John Hendricks
Bill Bobstay
(Original)
Helen Lanvin
Little Buttercup
(Original)
Bertram Peacock
Captain Corcoran
(Original)
Frederic Persson
Bill Bobstay
(Original)
Robert Pitkin
Dick Deadeye
(Original)
Edward Platt
Bob Beckett
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Kathleen Roche
Josephine
(Original)
Margaret Roy
Cousin Hebe
(Original)
Beatrice Babush
Ensemble
(Original)
William Berman
Ensemble
(Original)
Phyllis Blake
Ensemble
(Original)
William Burgess
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Carrigan
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Curi
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Dunkley
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Fischer
Ensemble
(Original)
Sally Hadley
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Keezel
Ensemble
(Original)
Lillian Konniver
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Lou Bartholomew
Ensemble
(Original)
Allan Lowell
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Lundon
Ensemble
(Original)
Edith Maison
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Marsh
Ensemble
(Original)
Victoria Mayer
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Monte
Ensemble
(Original)
Vera Muller
Ensemble
(Original)
Doris Pantoplas
Ensemble
(Original)
Anthony Pitre
Ensemble
(Original)
Lillian Purdue
Ensemble
(Original)
Morris Rohr
Ensemble
(Original)
Rosylin Ross
Ensemble
(Original)
Larry Shindel
Ensemble
(Original)
Otto Simanek
Ensemble
(Original)
Sylvia Singer
Ensemble
(Original)
Marie Valdez
Ensemble
(Original)
John Wheeler
Ensemble
(Original)
Natalie Winston
Ensemble
(Original)
Carl Wolf
Ensemble
(Original)
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W. S. Gilbert
Writer
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Music
R.H. Burnside
Director
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
21
1942
Closing Date
Mar
14
1942
Performances
18
as of Apr 02, 2026
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