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Keep Off the Grass
Broadway
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Keep Off the Grass
Broadway
Original
Broadhurst Theatre
235 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Al Dubin
,
Howard Dietz
People (89)
Larry Adler
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
(Original)
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
(Original)
Ray Arnett
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Billie Bernice
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Mimi Berry
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Peanuts Bohn
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
(Original)
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
(Original)
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Dr. Gillespie
(Original)
First Gravedigger
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Valet
(Original)
Ray Bolger
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
(Original)
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer
(Original)
"Crazy as a Loon" Singer/Dancer
(Original)
"Old Jitterbug" Dancer
(Original)
"Old Jitterbug" Singer
(Original)
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
(Original)
"This is Winter" Dancer
(Original)
The Tiger
(Original)
Thirsty Man
(Original)
Betty Bruce
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
(Original)
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer
(Original)
"I'll Applaud You With My Feet" Singer/Dancer
(Original)
"Look Out For My Heart" Dancer
(Original)
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
Virginia Burke
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Martha Burnett
Bird Lover
(Original)
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Imogen Carpenter
Bird Lover
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Ilka Chase
"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Juliet
(Original)
She
(Original)
Thirsty Woman
(Original)
Gloria Clare
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Harriet Clarke
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
John Coy
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Margie Dale
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Maude Davis
Playgoer
(Original)
The Interloper
(Original)
Joanna de Tuscan
"Look Out For My Heart" Fencer
(Original)
Bela de Tuscan
"Look Out For My Heart" Fencer
(Original)
Fred Deming
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Helen Devlin
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Henry Dick
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
Jimmy Durante
"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
(Original)
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Conductor
(Original)
Clifton Fadiman
(Original)
Dr. Kildare
(Original)
Guide
(Original)
McSwindle
(Original)
Mulligan
(Original)
The Fugitive
(Original)
Hugh Ellsworth
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
(Original)
"Clear Out of This World" Dancer
(Original)
"Look Out For My Heart" Dancer
(Original)
"This Is Spring" Dancer
(Original)
"This is Winter" Dancer
(Original)
Esta Elman
Bird Lover
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Jane Froman
"Clear Out of This World" Singer
(Original)
"Look Out For My Heart" Singer
(Original)
"This Is Spring" Singer
(Original)
"This is Winter" Singer
(Original)
The Girl
(Original)
Gloria Gaffey
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Peggy Gallimore
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Jackie Gleason
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
(Original)
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
(Original)
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
(Original)
A Salesman
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Dr. Christian
(Original)
The Cop
(Original)
The Valet
(Original)
Tybalt
(Original)
Emmett Kelly
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
(Original)
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Ann Lass
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Lynn Lawrence
Bird Lover
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
June Le Roy
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
June Leroy
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Jose Limon
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Littlejohn
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Lois Martin
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Mary Joan Martin
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
John McAuley
Billings
(Original)
Dr. Bush
(Original)
He
(Original)
Margery Moore
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
(Original)
"Clear Out of This World" Dancer
(Original)
"Old Jitterbug" Dancer
(Original)
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
"This Is Spring" Dancer
(Original)
"This is Winter" Dancer
(Original)
La Motte Dodson
Announcer
(Original)
Performer
(Original)
Hal Neiman
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
(Original)
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
(Original)
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Commissioner
(Original)
Park Attendant
(Original)
The Valet
(Original)
White
(Original)
Virginia O'Brien
Performer
(Original)
Sunnie O'Dea
"Crazy as a Loon" Singer/Dancer
(Original)
"Old Jitterbug" Dancer
(Original)
"Old Jitterbug" Singer
(Original)
Jane Petri
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Nan Rae
The Lecturer
(Original)
Jerome Robbins
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Arnold Saint-Subber
Art Lover
(Original)
Bootblack
(Original)
Robert Shackleton
"Clear Out of This World" Singer
(Original)
"Look Out For My Heart" Singer
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Dr. Watson
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Boy
(Original)
Jerry Shepherd
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Bob Sidney
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
(Original)
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
Jane Starner
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Aileen Stone
Bird Lover
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Sylvia Stone
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Frances Tannehill
Bird Lover
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Lee Tannen
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Daphne Vane
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
(Original)
"Clear Out of This World" Dancer
(Original)
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
"This Is Spring" Dancer
(Original)
"This is Winter" Dancer
(Original)
Sid Walker
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
(Original)
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
(Original)
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Dr. Cyclops
(Original)
The Valet
(Original)
Mimi Walthers
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Donald Weissmuller
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Blondie
Dorothy Thompson
(Original)
Jiggs
F.P.A
(Original)
Louie
Oscar Levant
(Original)
Patsy
Ann Sheridan
(Original)
Percy
Gypsy Rose Lee
(Original)
Slats
John Kieran
(Original)
The Toreadors
Performer
(Original)
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Larry Adler
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
(Original)
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
(Original)
Ray Arnett
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Billie Bernice
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Mimi Berry
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Peanuts Bohn
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
(Original)
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
(Original)
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Dr. Gillespie
(Original)
First Gravedigger
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Valet
(Original)
Ray Bolger
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
(Original)
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer
(Original)
"Crazy as a Loon" Singer/Dancer
(Original)
"Old Jitterbug" Dancer
(Original)
"Old Jitterbug" Singer
(Original)
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
(Original)
"This is Winter" Dancer
(Original)
The Tiger
(Original)
Thirsty Man
(Original)
Betty Bruce
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
(Original)
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer
(Original)
"I'll Applaud You With My Feet" Singer/Dancer
(Original)
"Look Out For My Heart" Dancer
(Original)
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
Virginia Burke
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Martha Burnett
Bird Lover
(Original)
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Imogen Carpenter
Bird Lover
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Ilka Chase
"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Juliet
(Original)
She
(Original)
Thirsty Woman
(Original)
Gloria Clare
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Harriet Clarke
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
John Coy
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Margie Dale
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Maude Davis
Playgoer
(Original)
The Interloper
(Original)
Joanna de Tuscan
"Look Out For My Heart" Fencer
(Original)
Bela de Tuscan
"Look Out For My Heart" Fencer
(Original)
Fred Deming
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Helen Devlin
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Henry Dick
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
Jimmy Durante
"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
(Original)
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Conductor
(Original)
Clifton Fadiman
(Original)
Dr. Kildare
(Original)
Guide
(Original)
McSwindle
(Original)
Mulligan
(Original)
The Fugitive
(Original)
Hugh Ellsworth
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
(Original)
"Clear Out of This World" Dancer
(Original)
"Look Out For My Heart" Dancer
(Original)
"This Is Spring" Dancer
(Original)
"This is Winter" Dancer
(Original)
Esta Elman
Bird Lover
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Jane Froman
"Clear Out of This World" Singer
(Original)
"Look Out For My Heart" Singer
(Original)
"This Is Spring" Singer
(Original)
"This is Winter" Singer
(Original)
The Girl
(Original)
Gloria Gaffey
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Peggy Gallimore
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Jackie Gleason
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
(Original)
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
(Original)
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
(Original)
A Salesman
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Dr. Christian
(Original)
The Cop
(Original)
The Valet
(Original)
Tybalt
(Original)
Emmett Kelly
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
(Original)
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Ann Lass
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Lynn Lawrence
Bird Lover
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
June Le Roy
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
June Leroy
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Jose Limon
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Littlejohn
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Lois Martin
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Mary Joan Martin
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
John McAuley
Billings
(Original)
Dr. Bush
(Original)
He
(Original)
Margery Moore
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
(Original)
"Clear Out of This World" Dancer
(Original)
"Old Jitterbug" Dancer
(Original)
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
"This Is Spring" Dancer
(Original)
"This is Winter" Dancer
(Original)
La Motte Dodson
Announcer
(Original)
Performer
(Original)
Hal Neiman
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
(Original)
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
(Original)
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Commissioner
(Original)
Park Attendant
(Original)
The Valet
(Original)
White
(Original)
Virginia O'Brien
Performer
(Original)
Sunnie O'Dea
"Crazy as a Loon" Singer/Dancer
(Original)
"Old Jitterbug" Dancer
(Original)
"Old Jitterbug" Singer
(Original)
Jane Petri
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Nan Rae
The Lecturer
(Original)
Jerome Robbins
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Arnold Saint-Subber
Art Lover
(Original)
Bootblack
(Original)
Robert Shackleton
"Clear Out of This World" Singer
(Original)
"Look Out For My Heart" Singer
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Dr. Watson
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Boy
(Original)
Jerry Shepherd
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Bob Sidney
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
(Original)
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
Jane Starner
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Aileen Stone
Bird Lover
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Sylvia Stone
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Frances Tannehill
Bird Lover
(Original)
Park Stroller
(Original)
The Morelli Singers
(Original)
Lee Tannen
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Daphne Vane
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
(Original)
"Clear Out of This World" Dancer
(Original)
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
"This Is Spring" Dancer
(Original)
"This is Winter" Dancer
(Original)
Sid Walker
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
(Original)
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
(Original)
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
(Original)
Art Lover
(Original)
Dr. Cyclops
(Original)
The Valet
(Original)
Mimi Walthers
Dancing Young Lady
(Original)
Donald Weissmuller
"Raffles" Dancer
(Original)
Dancing Young Man
(Original)
Blondie
Dorothy Thompson
(Original)
Jiggs
F.P.A
(Original)
Louie
Oscar Levant
(Original)
Patsy
Ann Sheridan
(Original)
Percy
Gypsy Rose Lee
(Original)
Slats
John Kieran
(Original)
The Toreadors
Performer
(Original)
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Mort Lewis
Sketches
Parke Levy
Sketches
Alan Lipscott
Sketches
S. Jay Kaufman
Sketches
Panama & Frank
Sketches
Jimmy McHugh
Music
Al Dubin
Lyrics
Howard Dietz
Lyrics
Frederick De Cordova
Staging
Edward D. Dowling
Direction of Book
Lighting Design
George Balanchine
Choreographer
Nat Karson
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Hans Spialek
Orchestrator
Don Walker
Orchestrator
Anthony R. Morelli
Vocal Arrangements
Arthur Wilson
Miss O'Brien's Arrangements
Chet O'Brien
Stage Manager
Leslie Vines
Assistant Stage Manager
John J. Garrity
Company Manager
C.P. Greneker
General Press Representative
Reuben Rabinovitch
Press Representative
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
May
23
1940
Closing Date
Jun
29
1940
Performances
44
as of Nov 28, 2025
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