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Jumbo
Broadway
Original
Jumbo
Broadway
Original
Hippodrome Theatre
Sixth Ave. bet. W. 43rd and W. 44th, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Richard Rodgers
,
Lorenz Hart
music:
Richard Rodgers
,
Lorenz Hart
book:
Ben Hecht
,
Charles MacArthur
People (75)
Big Rosie
Jumbo
(Original)
Donald Black
Chief of Police
(Original)
Jimmy Durante
Claudius B. Bowers
(Original)
Gloria Grafton
Mickey Considine
(Original)
Gene Greenlaw
Sweeney
(Original)
Razorback
(Original)
Poodles Hanneford
"Poodles"
(Original)
William J. McCarthy
Matthew Mulligan
(Original)
A. P. Kaye
Mr. Jellico
(Original)
John Kuebler
Reilly
(Original)
Henry La Marr
Flanagan
(Original)
Razorback
(Original)
Bob Lawrence
Mr. Ball
(Original)
Walter Lewis
McCarthy
(Original)
Razorback
(Original)
Donald Novis
Matt Mulligan, Jr.
(Original)
Arthur Sinclair
John A. Considine
(Original)
George Watts
United States Marshal
(Original)
Philip Wood
Mr. Piper
(Original)
Takayama
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Barbette
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Dave Adams
Second Razorback
(Original)
Dave Ballard
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Jack Barnes
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Tom Breen
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Helen Brooks
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Willard Dashiell
Auctioneer
(Original)
Charles De Camo
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Josie DeMotte
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Larry Douglas
Razorback
(Original)
Lenze Duo
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Sybil Elaine
Little Girl
(Original)
Lynn Eldredge
Razorback
(Original)
William J. Ferry
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Roger Gerry
Razorback
(Original)
Grace Elizabeth Hanneford
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Helen Harvey
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Mary Jackson
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Harry Jackson
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Julius Johnson
Razorback
(Original)
Robert Johnson
Razorback
(Original)
The Kimris
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Tiny Kline
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Karl Kosicsky
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Arthur La Fleur
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Minnie LaPell
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Jack Leslie
Razorback
(Original)
Tom Lomas
First Artist
(Original)
Jim Mardy
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Ray Miller
First Razorback
(Original)
Victoria Miller
Circus Specialty
(Original)
The Nazfys
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Dr. Ostermeier's "Doheos"
Circus Specialty
(Original)
William Parker
Razorback
(Original)
Jack Phillips
Razorback
(Original)
A. Robins
Circus Specialty
(Original)
William Selig
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Arthur Sherwood
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Fred Spear
Second Artist
(Original)
The Stonelys
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Lomas Troupe
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Olivette Tyana
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Frances Van Ritter
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Solon West
Razorback
(Original)
Cliff Whitcombe
Razorback
(Original)
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Big Rosie
Jumbo
(Original)
Donald Black
Chief of Police
(Original)
Jimmy Durante
Claudius B. Bowers
(Original)
Gloria Grafton
Mickey Considine
(Original)
Gene Greenlaw
Sweeney
(Original)
Razorback
(Original)
Poodles Hanneford
"Poodles"
(Original)
William J. McCarthy
Matthew Mulligan
(Original)
A. P. Kaye
Mr. Jellico
(Original)
John Kuebler
Reilly
(Original)
Henry La Marr
Flanagan
(Original)
Razorback
(Original)
Bob Lawrence
Mr. Ball
(Original)
Walter Lewis
McCarthy
(Original)
Razorback
(Original)
Donald Novis
Matt Mulligan, Jr.
(Original)
Arthur Sinclair
John A. Considine
(Original)
George Watts
United States Marshal
(Original)
Philip Wood
Mr. Piper
(Original)
Takayama
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Barbette
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Dave Adams
Second Razorback
(Original)
Dave Ballard
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Jack Barnes
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Tom Breen
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Helen Brooks
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Willard Dashiell
Auctioneer
(Original)
Charles De Camo
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Josie DeMotte
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Larry Douglas
Razorback
(Original)
Lenze Duo
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Sybil Elaine
Little Girl
(Original)
Lynn Eldredge
Razorback
(Original)
William J. Ferry
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Roger Gerry
Razorback
(Original)
Grace Elizabeth Hanneford
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Helen Harvey
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Mary Jackson
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Harry Jackson
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Julius Johnson
Razorback
(Original)
Robert Johnson
Razorback
(Original)
The Kimris
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Tiny Kline
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Karl Kosicsky
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Arthur La Fleur
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Minnie LaPell
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Jack Leslie
Razorback
(Original)
Tom Lomas
First Artist
(Original)
Jim Mardy
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Ray Miller
First Razorback
(Original)
Victoria Miller
Circus Specialty
(Original)
The Nazfys
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Dr. Ostermeier's "Doheos"
Circus Specialty
(Original)
William Parker
Razorback
(Original)
Jack Phillips
Razorback
(Original)
A. Robins
Circus Specialty
(Original)
William Selig
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Arthur Sherwood
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Fred Spear
Second Artist
(Original)
The Stonelys
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Lomas Troupe
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Olivette Tyana
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Frances Van Ritter
Circus Specialty
(Original)
Solon West
Razorback
(Original)
Cliff Whitcombe
Razorback
(Original)
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Ben Hecht
Book
Charles MacArthur
Book
Lorenz Hart
Music
Lyrics
Richard Rodgers
Music
Lyrics
George Abbott
Director
John Murray Anderson
Director
Marjery Fielding
Choreography
Allan K. Foster
Choreographer
Albert R. Johnson
Scenic Design
Raoul Pène Du Bois
Costume Design
James Reynolds
Costume Design
Remo Bufano
35-Foot Puppet Design
Billy Rose
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
16
1935
Closing Date
Apr
18
1936
Performances
233
as of Jul 10, 2025
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