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Knights of Song
Broadway
Original
Knights of Song
Broadway
Original
Hollywood Theatre
1655 Broadway & 237 W. 51st St, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Glendon Allvine
People (72)
John Adair
McManus
(Original)
Jay Amiss
Ensemble
(Original)
Earl Ashcroft
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Atkin
James McNeil Whistler
(Original)
Reginald Bach
Richard D'Oyly Carte
(Original)
Beulah Blake
Ensemble
(Original)
Freeman Bloodgood
Ensemble
(Original)
Nigel Bruce
William Schwenk Gilbert
(Original)
Ralph Bunker
Judge
(Original)
Major General
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Sir Joseph Porter
(Original)
Martha Burnett
Isabelle
(Original)
Midshipmate
(Original)
Peep-Bo
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Angus Cairns
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Chisholm
Oscar Wilde
(Original)
Virginia Cole
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Collins
Butler
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Burr Crandall
Organ Grinder
(Original)
Norman Crandall
Ensemble
(Original)
Shirley Dale
Cousin Hebe
(Original)
Mabel
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Three Little Maids
(Original)
Yum-Yum
(Original)
Paul Davin
Ensemble
(Original)
Shannon Dean
Vera Tracy
(Original)
Vera Dean
Ensemble
(Original)
Vera Deane
Three Little Maids
(Original)
Annamary Dickey
Edith
(Original)
Pitti-Sing
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Three Little Maids
(Original)
Mary Dyer
Buttercup
(Original)
Ruth
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Bruce Evans
James Caldwell Bradley
(Original)
Perkins
(Original)
Anthony Ferrara
Ensemble
(Original)
William Foran
Union Delegate
(Original)
Ann Francis
Ensemble
(Original)
Shirley Gale
Wardrobe Woman
(Original)
Davie Gladstone
Ensemble
(Original)
Carrie Glenn
Maid
(Original)
Norman Gray
Ensemble
(Original)
Herald Reporter
(Original)
Sally Hadley
Ensemble
(Original)
Natalie Hall
Mrs. Cynthia Bradley
(Original)
Edward Hayes
Ensemble
(Original)
Karl Holly
Ensemble
(Original)
Officer of the Deck
(Original)
Mary Hoppel
Dame Carruthers
(Original)
Katisha
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Rosalind Ivan
Mrs. Gilbert
(Original)
Myrtis Jackson
Clara
(Original)
Josephine
(Original)
Kate
(Original)
Patience
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Dorothy Johnson
Ensemble
(Original)
Lady-in-Waiting
(Original)
Lois Kirk
Ensemble
(Original)
Earle MacVeigh
Corcoran
(Original)
Samuel
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Emily Marsh
Ensemble
(Original)
John Moore
Arthur Seymour Sullivan
(Original)
Henry Mowbray
His Grace, The Archbishop of Canterbury
(Original)
Sandra Nova
Ensemble
(Original)
Winston O'Keefe
George Bernard Shaw
(Original)
Remington Olmstead
Ensemble
(Original)
Eva Paul
Mary Lou Simmons
(Original)
Molly Pearson
Her Majesty, Queen Victoria
(Original)
Orlo Rexford
Dick Deadeye
(Original)
Pish-Tush
(Original)
Ponsonby
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Martha Roberts
Sarah Burnside
(Original)
Leonard Rocky
Ensemble
(Original)
Flunkey
(Original)
Edward Ryan, Jr.
David, Grandson of Edward VII
(Original)
David Showalter
Lord Ansel
(Original)
Tribune Reporter
(Original)
Laurence Siegel
Ensemble
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Betty Sparks
Ensemble
(Original)
George Vaughan
Bosum
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Gladstone Waldrip
Ensemble
(Original)
Timer Reporter
(Original)
Ruth Wenton
Ensemble
(Original)
Everett West
Frederic
(Original)
Marco
(Original)
Nanki-Poo
(Original)
Ralph
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Thomas
(Original)
Rex Williams
His Imperial Highness, Crown Prince Wilhelm
(Original)
Monty Woolley
His Royal Highness, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
(Original)
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John Adair
McManus
(Original)
Jay Amiss
Ensemble
(Original)
Earl Ashcroft
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Atkin
James McNeil Whistler
(Original)
Reginald Bach
Richard D'Oyly Carte
(Original)
Beulah Blake
Ensemble
(Original)
Freeman Bloodgood
Ensemble
(Original)
Nigel Bruce
William Schwenk Gilbert
(Original)
Ralph Bunker
Judge
(Original)
Major General
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Sir Joseph Porter
(Original)
Martha Burnett
Isabelle
(Original)
Midshipmate
(Original)
Peep-Bo
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Angus Cairns
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Chisholm
Oscar Wilde
(Original)
Virginia Cole
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Collins
Butler
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Burr Crandall
Organ Grinder
(Original)
Norman Crandall
Ensemble
(Original)
Shirley Dale
Cousin Hebe
(Original)
Mabel
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Three Little Maids
(Original)
Yum-Yum
(Original)
Paul Davin
Ensemble
(Original)
Shannon Dean
Vera Tracy
(Original)
Vera Dean
Ensemble
(Original)
Vera Deane
Three Little Maids
(Original)
Annamary Dickey
Edith
(Original)
Pitti-Sing
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Three Little Maids
(Original)
Mary Dyer
Buttercup
(Original)
Ruth
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Bruce Evans
James Caldwell Bradley
(Original)
Perkins
(Original)
Anthony Ferrara
Ensemble
(Original)
William Foran
Union Delegate
(Original)
Ann Francis
Ensemble
(Original)
Shirley Gale
Wardrobe Woman
(Original)
Davie Gladstone
Ensemble
(Original)
Carrie Glenn
Maid
(Original)
Norman Gray
Ensemble
(Original)
Herald Reporter
(Original)
Sally Hadley
Ensemble
(Original)
Natalie Hall
Mrs. Cynthia Bradley
(Original)
Edward Hayes
Ensemble
(Original)
Karl Holly
Ensemble
(Original)
Officer of the Deck
(Original)
Mary Hoppel
Dame Carruthers
(Original)
Katisha
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Rosalind Ivan
Mrs. Gilbert
(Original)
Myrtis Jackson
Clara
(Original)
Josephine
(Original)
Kate
(Original)
Patience
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Dorothy Johnson
Ensemble
(Original)
Lady-in-Waiting
(Original)
Lois Kirk
Ensemble
(Original)
Earle MacVeigh
Corcoran
(Original)
Samuel
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Emily Marsh
Ensemble
(Original)
John Moore
Arthur Seymour Sullivan
(Original)
Henry Mowbray
His Grace, The Archbishop of Canterbury
(Original)
Sandra Nova
Ensemble
(Original)
Winston O'Keefe
George Bernard Shaw
(Original)
Remington Olmstead
Ensemble
(Original)
Eva Paul
Mary Lou Simmons
(Original)
Molly Pearson
Her Majesty, Queen Victoria
(Original)
Orlo Rexford
Dick Deadeye
(Original)
Pish-Tush
(Original)
Ponsonby
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Martha Roberts
Sarah Burnside
(Original)
Leonard Rocky
Ensemble
(Original)
Flunkey
(Original)
Edward Ryan, Jr.
David, Grandson of Edward VII
(Original)
David Showalter
Lord Ansel
(Original)
Tribune Reporter
(Original)
Laurence Siegel
Ensemble
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Betty Sparks
Ensemble
(Original)
George Vaughan
Bosum
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Gladstone Waldrip
Ensemble
(Original)
Timer Reporter
(Original)
Ruth Wenton
Ensemble
(Original)
Everett West
Frederic
(Original)
Marco
(Original)
Nanki-Poo
(Original)
Ralph
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Thomas
(Original)
Rex Williams
His Imperial Highness, Crown Prince Wilhelm
(Original)
Monty Woolley
His Royal Highness, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
(Original)
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Glendon Allvine
Book
Based on a Story by
Adele Gutman Nathan
Based on a Story by
Oscar Hammerstein II
Staging
Avalon Collard
Gilbert and Sullivan Musical Excerpts Staged by
Raymond Sovey
Scenic Design
Kate Drain Lawson
Costume Design
Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.
Orchestrations
Harold Sanford
Additional Orchestrations
Laurence Schwab
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
17
1938
Closing Date
Oct
29
1938
Performances
16
as of Dec 29, 2025
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