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Ladies First
Broadway
Original
Ladies First
Broadway
Original
Broadhurst Theatre
235 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
A. Baldwin Sloane
lyrics:
Harry B. Smith
book:
Harry B. Smith
People (36)
Nora Bayes
Betty Burt
(Original)
May Brooks
Hattie
(Original)
Paul E. Burns
Lefty McGuirk
(Original)
Jane Conrad
Belle
(Original)
Lew Cooper
D. C. Washington
(Original)
Martha Dean
Martha
(Original)
Elma Decker
Stella
(Original)
Jane Elliott
Mrs. Ebbsmith
(Original)
Irving Fisher
Benton Holmes
(Original)
Stanley Forde
Brighton Betts
(Original)
William Kent
Uncle Tody
(Original)
Florence Lee
Edith
(Original)
Florence Morrison
Aunt Jim
(Original)
Clarence Nordstrom
Little Jack
(Original)
Charles Olcott
Larry Burt
(Original)
Elsie Shaw
Jane
(Original)
Doris Sheerin
Kate
(Original)
A. Twitchell
Performer
(Original)
Lottie Tyler
Ada
(Original)
Henriette Wilson
Laura
(Original)
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Nora Bayes
Betty Burt
(Original)
May Brooks
Hattie
(Original)
Paul E. Burns
Lefty McGuirk
(Original)
Jane Conrad
Belle
(Original)
Lew Cooper
D. C. Washington
(Original)
Martha Dean
Martha
(Original)
Elma Decker
Stella
(Original)
Jane Elliott
Mrs. Ebbsmith
(Original)
Irving Fisher
Benton Holmes
(Original)
Stanley Forde
Brighton Betts
(Original)
William Kent
Uncle Tody
(Original)
Florence Lee
Edith
(Original)
Florence Morrison
Aunt Jim
(Original)
Clarence Nordstrom
Little Jack
(Original)
Charles Olcott
Larry Burt
(Original)
Elsie Shaw
Jane
(Original)
Doris Sheerin
Kate
(Original)
A. Twitchell
Performer
(Original)
Lottie Tyler
Ada
(Original)
Henriette Wilson
Laura
(Original)
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Harry B. Smith
Book
Lyrics
A. Baldwin Sloane
Music
Charles H. Hoyt
Source Material (from the play)
Harry Clarke
Additional Lyrics
Additional Music
Irving Fisher
Additional Lyrics
Ira Gershwin
Additional Lyrics
Schuyler Green
Additional Lyrics
Seymour Simons
Additional Lyrics
Additional Music
James Brockmann
Featured Songs
James Kendl
Featured Songs
Harry Akst
Additional Music
Nora Bayes
Additional Music
George Gershwin
Additional Music
Frank Smithson
Staging
William Castle
Scenic Design
D. Frank Dodge
Scenic Design
H. H. Frazee
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
24
1918
Closing Date
Mar
15
1919
Performances
164
as of Dec 03, 2025
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