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Lady, Be Good - December 1924
Lady, Be Good
Broadway
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Liberty Theatre
234 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Ira Gershwin
music:
George Gershwin
book:
Guy Bolton
People (72)
Victor Arden
Victor Arden
(Original)
Adele Astaire
Susie Trevor
(Original)
Fred Astaire
Dick Trevor
(Original)
Jayne Auburn
Josephine Vanderwater
(Original)
James Bradbury
Rufus Parke
(Original)
Walter Catlett
J. Watterson Watkins
(Original)
Patricia Clarke
Daisy Parke
(Original)
Alan Edwards
Jack Robinson
(Original)
Cliff Edwards
Jeff
(Original)
Edward Jephson
Flunkey
(Original)
Bryan Lycan
Manuel Estrada
(Original)
Kathlene Martyn
Shirley Vernon
(Original)
Phil Ohman
Phil Ohman
(Original)
Gerald Oliver Smith
Bertie Bassett
(Original)
Ward Arnold
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Bannister
Ensemble
(Original)
Hal Crusins
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Devonshire
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Donovan
Ensemble
(Original)
Edna Farrell
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Fraley
Ensemble
(Original)
Alfred Hale
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Hart
Ensemble
(Original)
Maxine Henry
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Hollis
Ensemble
(Original)
Harry Howell
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Hughes
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Hutchinson
Ensemble
(Original)
Madeline Janis
Ensemble
(Original)
Jeanearl Johnson
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Jones
Ensemble
(Original)
Elmira Lahmann
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles LaValle
Ensemble
(Original)
Ethel Lind
Ensemble
(Original)
Frances Lindell
Ensemble
(Original)
Gertrude Livingstone
Ensemble
(Original)
Lionel Maclyn
Ensemble
(Original)
Lillian Michel
Ensemble
(Original)
Esther Morris
Ensemble
(Original)
Francis Murphy
Ensemble
(Original)
Tony Otto
Ensemble
(Original)
Jessie Payne
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Pitou
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Quinn
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Renaud
Ensemble
(Original)
Sylvia Shawn
Ensemble
(Original)
Daniel Sparks
Ensemble
(Original)
Mildred Stevens
Ensemble
(Original)
Doris Waldron
Ensemble
(Original)
Irene Wiley
Ensemble
(Original)
Paulette Winston
Ensemble
(Original)
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Victor Arden
Victor Arden
(Original)
Adele Astaire
Susie Trevor
(Original)
Fred Astaire
Dick Trevor
(Original)
Jayne Auburn
Josephine Vanderwater
(Original)
James Bradbury
Rufus Parke
(Original)
Walter Catlett
J. Watterson Watkins
(Original)
Patricia Clarke
Daisy Parke
(Original)
Alan Edwards
Jack Robinson
(Original)
Cliff Edwards
Jeff
(Original)
Edward Jephson
Flunkey
(Original)
Bryan Lycan
Manuel Estrada
(Original)
Kathlene Martyn
Shirley Vernon
(Original)
Phil Ohman
Phil Ohman
(Original)
Gerald Oliver Smith
Bertie Bassett
(Original)
Ward Arnold
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Bannister
Ensemble
(Original)
Hal Crusins
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Devonshire
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Donovan
Ensemble
(Original)
Edna Farrell
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Fraley
Ensemble
(Original)
Alfred Hale
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Hart
Ensemble
(Original)
Maxine Henry
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Hollis
Ensemble
(Original)
Harry Howell
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Hughes
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Hutchinson
Ensemble
(Original)
Madeline Janis
Ensemble
(Original)
Jeanearl Johnson
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Jones
Ensemble
(Original)
Elmira Lahmann
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles LaValle
Ensemble
(Original)
Ethel Lind
Ensemble
(Original)
Frances Lindell
Ensemble
(Original)
Gertrude Livingstone
Ensemble
(Original)
Lionel Maclyn
Ensemble
(Original)
Lillian Michel
Ensemble
(Original)
Esther Morris
Ensemble
(Original)
Francis Murphy
Ensemble
(Original)
Tony Otto
Ensemble
(Original)
Jessie Payne
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Pitou
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Quinn
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Renaud
Ensemble
(Original)
Sylvia Shawn
Ensemble
(Original)
Daniel Sparks
Ensemble
(Original)
Mildred Stevens
Ensemble
(Original)
Doris Waldron
Ensemble
(Original)
Irene Wiley
Ensemble
(Original)
Paulette Winston
Ensemble
(Original)
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Guy Bolton
Book
Fred Thompson
Book
George Gershwin
Music
Ira Gershwin
Lyrics
Felix Edwardes
Book Staging
Sammy Lee
Dances and Ensembles Staging
Norman Bel Geddes
Scenic Design
Jenkins
Costume Design
Kiviette
Costume Design
P. Leone
Costume Design
Robert Russell Bennett
Music Orchestrations
William Daly
Music Orchestrations
Charles Grant
Music Orchestrations
Stephen Jones
Music Orchestrations
Paul Lannin
Music Orchestrations
Max Steiner
Music Orchestrations
William Ritter
Stage Manager
Harry Howell
Assistant Stage Manager
James Whittendale
Manager
Arthur E. MacHugh
Press Agent
Alex A. Aarons
Producer
Vinton Freedley
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
1
1924
Closing Date
Sep
12
1925
Performances
330
as of Dec 04, 2025
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