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Just Because
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Just Because
Broadway
Original
Earl Carroll Theatre
753 Seventh Ave. (W. 50th St.), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Helen S. Woodruff
book:
Helen S. Woodruff
music:
Madelyn Sheppard
People (41)
H. M. Arden
Francis Savage
(Original)
Jean Barney
John Brown
(Original)
Isabelle Bennett
Nora
(Original)
Betty Broughton
Fuschia
(Original)
Ann Dale
Sarah
(Original)
John Daly
Joseph Crown
(Original)
Jeanette Dixe
Kate
(Original)
Ethel Duffield
Clematis
(Original)
Charles Froom
Rev. Dr. Bombig
(Original)
William Benton
(Original)
Gwendolyn Gordon
Marigold
(Original)
Nellie Graham-Dent
Mrs. Bennett
(Original)
Lillian Hazel
Ruth
(Original)
Mary Hotchkiss
Susan
(Original)
Olin Howland
Foster Phillips
(Original)
Naomi Johnson
Ann
(Original)
Florence Kingsley
Magnolia
(Original)
Maude Lydiate
Martha
(Original)
Violet Mack
Daisy
(Original)
Claire Martin
Sophia
(Original)
Gayle Mays
Peter Dale
(Original)
Jean Merode
Wisteria
(Original)
Frank Moulan
Mr. Cummings
(Original)
Edgar Nelson
Leonard Wall
(Original)
Priscilla Paul
Cherry Bartlett
(Original)
Jane Richardson
Mignonette
(Original)
Queenie Smith
Syringa
(Original)
Blanche Terrell
Elizabeth
(Original)
Charles Trowbridge
Claude Wellington
(Original)
Harold Wheeler
Albert Stone
(Original)
Ruth Williamson
Bluebell
(Original)
William Wilson
Philip Duke
(Original)
Dawn Wolfe
Matilda
(Original)
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H. M. Arden
Francis Savage
(Original)
Jean Barney
John Brown
(Original)
Isabelle Bennett
Nora
(Original)
Betty Broughton
Fuschia
(Original)
Ann Dale
Sarah
(Original)
John Daly
Joseph Crown
(Original)
Jeanette Dixe
Kate
(Original)
Ethel Duffield
Clematis
(Original)
Charles Froom
Rev. Dr. Bombig
(Original)
William Benton
(Original)
Gwendolyn Gordon
Marigold
(Original)
Nellie Graham-Dent
Mrs. Bennett
(Original)
Lillian Hazel
Ruth
(Original)
Mary Hotchkiss
Susan
(Original)
Olin Howland
Foster Phillips
(Original)
Naomi Johnson
Ann
(Original)
Florence Kingsley
Magnolia
(Original)
Maude Lydiate
Martha
(Original)
Violet Mack
Daisy
(Original)
Claire Martin
Sophia
(Original)
Gayle Mays
Peter Dale
(Original)
Jean Merode
Wisteria
(Original)
Frank Moulan
Mr. Cummings
(Original)
Edgar Nelson
Leonard Wall
(Original)
Priscilla Paul
Cherry Bartlett
(Original)
Jane Richardson
Mignonette
(Original)
Queenie Smith
Syringa
(Original)
Blanche Terrell
Elizabeth
(Original)
Charles Trowbridge
Claude Wellington
(Original)
Harold Wheeler
Albert Stone
(Original)
Ruth Williamson
Bluebell
(Original)
William Wilson
Philip Duke
(Original)
Dawn Wolfe
Matilda
(Original)
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Anna Wynne
Book
Helen S. Woodruff
Book
Lyrics
Madelyn Sheppard
Music
Oscar Eagle
Staging
Bert French
Choreographer
H Robert Law Studios
Scenic Design
Anna Spencer
Costume Design
Just Because, Inc.
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
22
1922
Closing Date
Apr
29
1922
Performances
46
as of Dec 04, 2025
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