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Let 'Em Eat Cake
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Let 'Em Eat Cake
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Imperial Theatre
249 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
George S. Kaufman
,
Morrie Ryskind
music:
George Gershwin
lyrics:
Ira Gershwin
People (92)
Kay Adams
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Adams
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Florenz Ames
Gen. Adam Snookfield, U.S.A.
(Original)
Kathleen Ayres
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Bancroft
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Bruce Barclay
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Prison Guard
(Original)
Vivian Barry
Mrs. Jones
(Original)
Paul Brachard
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Burrage
Mrs. Gilhooley
(Original)
Robert Burton
Dignitary
(Original)
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Gordon Clark
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Ray Clarke
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Dudley Clements
Matthew Arnold Fulton
(Original)
Charles Conklin
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Secretary
(Original)
Tom Curley
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Nonie Dale
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Gail Darling
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Bryan Davis
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Alyce Downey
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Leon Dunar
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Passerby
(Original)
Enes Early
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Vance Elliott
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Prison Guard
(Original)
Louise Estes
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Flower
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Consuelo Flowerton
Mrs. Lyons
(Original)
Michael Forbes
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Passerby
(Original)
Olgene Foster
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Fowler
Photographer
(Original)
Snodgrass
(Original)
Frank Gagen
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
William Gaxton
John P. Wintergreen
(Original)
Dorothy Graves
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Yvonne Gray
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Green
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
David Gross
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Ethel Hampton
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Evelyn Hannons
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Nurse
(Original)
Tom Harris
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Pat Hastings
Customer
(Original)
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Don Hudson
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Policeman
(Original)
Viola Hunter
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Amalie Ideal
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Phil King
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
George Kirk
Lieutenant
(Original)
Terry Lawlor
Customer
(Original)
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
David Lawrence
A. Flunkey
(Original)
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Photographer
(Original)
Kay Lazell
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Lee
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Al LeFebevre
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Martin Leroy
Dignitary
(Original)
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Vendor
(Original)
Robert Lewis
Dignitary
(Original)
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Philip Loeb
Kruger
(Original)
Ed Loud
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
George E. Mack
Senator Robert E. Lyons
(Original)
Mary Jo Matthews
Mrs. Fulton
(Original)
Harold Moffet
Francis X. Gilhooley
(Original)
Victor Moore
Alexander Throttlebottom
(Original)
Lois Moran
Mary Wintergreen
(Original)
Fred Nay
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Neely
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Hazzard Newberry
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Pete
(Original)
Ruth Porter
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Victor Pullman
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Abe Reynolds
Louis Lippman
(Original)
Ralph Riggs
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(Original)
President of the Union League Club
(Original)
W. Francis Robinson
Uncle William
(Original)
Edward H. Robins
Senator Carver Jones
(Original)
Martin Sheppard
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Grenna Sloane
Mrs. Lippman
(Original)
Steward Steppler
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Harold Sternberg
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Baun Sturtz
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Temple
John P. Tweedledee
(Original)
Morris Tepper
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Russian
(Original)
Martha Tibbetts
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Norman Van Emburgh
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
John Walsh
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Elinor Witte
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Wanda Wood
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Jessica Worth
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Worth
Trixie Flynn
(Original)
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Kay Adams
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Adams
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Florenz Ames
Gen. Adam Snookfield, U.S.A.
(Original)
Kathleen Ayres
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Bancroft
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Bruce Barclay
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Prison Guard
(Original)
Vivian Barry
Mrs. Jones
(Original)
Paul Brachard
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Burrage
Mrs. Gilhooley
(Original)
Robert Burton
Dignitary
(Original)
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Gordon Clark
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Ray Clarke
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Dudley Clements
Matthew Arnold Fulton
(Original)
Charles Conklin
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Secretary
(Original)
Tom Curley
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Nonie Dale
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Gail Darling
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Bryan Davis
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Alyce Downey
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Leon Dunar
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Passerby
(Original)
Enes Early
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Vance Elliott
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Prison Guard
(Original)
Louise Estes
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Flower
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Consuelo Flowerton
Mrs. Lyons
(Original)
Michael Forbes
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Passerby
(Original)
Olgene Foster
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Fowler
Photographer
(Original)
Snodgrass
(Original)
Frank Gagen
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
William Gaxton
John P. Wintergreen
(Original)
Dorothy Graves
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Yvonne Gray
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Green
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
David Gross
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Ethel Hampton
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Evelyn Hannons
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Nurse
(Original)
Tom Harris
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Pat Hastings
Customer
(Original)
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Don Hudson
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Policeman
(Original)
Viola Hunter
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Amalie Ideal
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Phil King
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
George Kirk
Lieutenant
(Original)
Terry Lawlor
Customer
(Original)
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
David Lawrence
A. Flunkey
(Original)
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Photographer
(Original)
Kay Lazell
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Lee
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Al LeFebevre
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Martin Leroy
Dignitary
(Original)
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Vendor
(Original)
Robert Lewis
Dignitary
(Original)
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Philip Loeb
Kruger
(Original)
Ed Loud
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
George E. Mack
Senator Robert E. Lyons
(Original)
Mary Jo Matthews
Mrs. Fulton
(Original)
Harold Moffet
Francis X. Gilhooley
(Original)
Victor Moore
Alexander Throttlebottom
(Original)
Lois Moran
Mary Wintergreen
(Original)
Fred Nay
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Neely
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Hazzard Newberry
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Pete
(Original)
Ruth Porter
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Victor Pullman
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Abe Reynolds
Louis Lippman
(Original)
Ralph Riggs
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(Original)
President of the Union League Club
(Original)
W. Francis Robinson
Uncle William
(Original)
Edward H. Robins
Senator Carver Jones
(Original)
Martin Sheppard
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Grenna Sloane
Mrs. Lippman
(Original)
Steward Steppler
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Harold Sternberg
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Baun Sturtz
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Temple
John P. Tweedledee
(Original)
Morris Tepper
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Russian
(Original)
Martha Tibbetts
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Norman Van Emburgh
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
John Walsh
Men's Ensemble
(Original)
Elinor Witte
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Wanda Wood
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Jessica Worth
Lady's Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Worth
Trixie Flynn
(Original)
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George S. Kaufman
Book
Book Staging
Morrie Ryskind
Book
George Gershwin
Music
Ira Gershwin
Lyrics
Ned McGurn
Dances and Ensembles
Eugene Van Grona
Dances and Ensembles
Albert R. Johnson
Scenic Design
Kiviette
Costume Design
Costume Design
John Booth, Jr.
Costume Design
Edward Powell
Orchestration
Sam H. Harris
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
21
1933
Closing Date
Jan
6
1934
Performances
90
as of Dec 04, 2025
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