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Life Begins at 8:40

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Life Begins at 8:40 Playbill - Opening Night
Life Begins at 8:40 Playbill - Opening Night


SYNOPSIS:
People (102)
  • Ray Bolger
    Ray Bolger
    "I'm Not Myself" Singer
    (Original)
    "The Elks and the Masons" Singer
    (Original)
    "You're a Builder-Upper" Singer
    (Original)
    Boccaccio
    (Original)
    Pierre
    (Original)
    Stowaway
    (Original)
    The Window Dresser
    (Original)
  • Luella Gear
    Luella Gear
    "I Couldn't Hold My Man" Singer
    (Original)
    Agatha
    (Original)
    Frou-Frou
    (Original)
    The Bride
    (Original)
    The First Lady
    (Original)
    The Rose
    (Original)
    The Window Dresser's Wife
    (Original)
    Winnie Whittlebone
    (Original)
  • Bert Lahr
    Bert Lahr
    "Things" Singer
    (Original)
    Balzac
    (Original)
    Bill Leonard
    (Original)
    Jacques
    (Original)
    Paul Naughton
    (Original)
    Richard
    (Original)
    The Dictator
    (Original)
    The Samaritan
    (Original)
  • Frances Williams
    Frances Williams
    "Fun to be Fooled" Singer
    (Original)
    "Spring Fever" Singer
    (Original)
    Curley Flagg
    (Original)
    Stowaway
    (Original)
    Teresa Tittlebat
    (Original)
  • Eugene Ashley
    Eugene Ashley
    "Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
    (Original)
    Boy
    (Original)
  • Jack Barrett
    Jack Barrett
    "Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
    (Original)
    Boy
    (Original)
  • Mary Bay
    Mary Bay
    Dancer
    (Original)
    The Chorus (1880)
    (Original)
  • Regina Beck
    Regina Beck
    The Lover (1880)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • George Bockman
    George Bockman
    A Son
    (Original)
    The Comedian
    (Original)
    The Lover (1880)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Jean Carson
    Jean Carson
    Dancer
    (Original)
    The Chorus (1880)
    (Original)
  • Geri Chopin
    Geri Chopin
    The Chorus (1934)
    (Original)
    The Ingenue
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Frances Comstock
    Frances Comstock
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    Prologue Performer
    (Original)
    The Lady in the Box (1780)
    (Original)
  • Aida Conkey
    Aida Conkey
    Dancer
    (Original)
    The Chorus (1780)
    (Original)
  • Hope Dare
    Hope Dare
    Show Girl
    (Original)
    Young Lady
    (Original)
  • Aline Davis
    Aline Davis
    The Lover (1934)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
    The Wife
    (Original)
  • Brian Donlevy
    Brian Donlevy
    De Maupassant
    (Original)
    The Announcer
    (Original)
    The Barker
    (Original)
    The Broker
    (Original)
    The Intruder
    (Original)
  • Tom Draper
    Tom Draper
    The Hoofer
    (Original)
    The Lover (1934)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Dixie Dunbar
    Dixie Dunbar
    "Let's Take A Walk Around the Block" Singer
    (Original)
    "The Elks and the Masons" Singer
    (Original)
    "You're a Builder-Upper" Singer
    (Original)
    The Granddaughter
    (Original)
  • Charles Fowler
    Charles Fowler
    The Butler
    (Original)
    The Crooner
    (Original)
    The Gentleman in the Box (1880)
    (Original)
    The Picket
    (Original)
  • Darley Fuller
    Darley Fuller
    The Chorus (1934)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Willem Gerrard
    Willem Gerrard
    A Son
    (Original)
    Harlequin (1780)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Sally Gibbs
    Sally Gibbs
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    Singer
    (Original)
    Young Lady
    (Original)
  • Ilse Gronau
    Ilse Gronau
    The Chorus (1934)
    (Original)
    The Sister Act
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Kai Hansen
    Kai Hansen
    "Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
    (Original)
    Boy
    (Original)
  • Winifred Harris
    Winifred Harris
    Performer
    (Original)
    Lydia Gooseberry
    (Original)
    The Mother
    (Original)
  • Josephine Houston
    Josephine Houston
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    "What Can You Say in a Love Song" Singer
    (Original)
    Gwendolyn Pinchfaucet
    (Original)
  • Mary Howard
    Mary Howard
    The Lover
    (Original)
    The Sister Act
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Esther Junger
    Esther Junger
    "Fun to be Fooled" Dancer
    (Original)
    "Shoein' The Mare" Dancer
    (Original)
    The Grandmother
    (Original)
  • Jane Lane
    Jane Lane
    Dancer
    (Original)
    The Chorus (1780)
    (Original)
  • Michael Logan
    Michael Logan
    The Grandfather
    (Original)
    The Lover (1780)
    (Original)
    The Lover
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Adrienne Matzenauer
    Adrienne Matzenauer
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    "Shoein' The Mare" Singer
    (Original)
    Prologue Performer
    (Original)
    The Lady in the Box (1880)
    (Original)
  • James MacColl
    James MacColl
    "New Deal Ladies' Circle" Introduction
    (Original)
    Halibut
    (Original)
    Il Duce
    (Original)
    Rabelais
    (Original)
    The Clergyman
    (Original)
    The Father
    (Original)
  • Ethel Medsker
    Ethel Medsker
    The Chorus (1934)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Jane Moxon
    Jane Moxon
    Show Girl
    (Original)
    Young Lady
    (Original)
  • Earl Oxford
    Earl Oxford
    "Let's Take A Walk Around the Block" Singer
    (Original)
    "What Can You Say in a Love Song" Singer
    (Original)
    Prologue Performer
    (Original)
    The Juvenile
    (Original)
  • Betty Schlaffer
    Betty Schlaffer
    The Chorus (1934)
    (Original)
    The Sister Act
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Josephine Schwarz
    Josephine Schwarz
    The Chorus (1934)
    (Original)
    The Torch Singer
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Grena Sloan
    Grena Sloan
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    Singer
    (Original)
    Young Lady
    (Original)
  • Anya Taranda
    Anya Taranda
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    Singer
    (Original)
    Young Lady
    (Original)
  • Ethel Thorsen
    Ethel Thorsen
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    Singer
    (Original)
    Young Lady
    (Original)
  • Eddie Wells
    Eddie Wells
    "Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
    (Original)
    Boy
    (Original)
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  • Ray Bolger
    Ray Bolger
    "I'm Not Myself" Singer
    (Original)
    "The Elks and the Masons" Singer
    (Original)
    "You're a Builder-Upper" Singer
    (Original)
    Boccaccio
    (Original)
    Pierre
    (Original)
    Stowaway
    (Original)
    The Window Dresser
    (Original)
  • Luella Gear
    Luella Gear
    "I Couldn't Hold My Man" Singer
    (Original)
    Agatha
    (Original)
    Frou-Frou
    (Original)
    The Bride
    (Original)
    The First Lady
    (Original)
    The Rose
    (Original)
    The Window Dresser's Wife
    (Original)
    Winnie Whittlebone
    (Original)
  • Bert Lahr
    Bert Lahr
    "Things" Singer
    (Original)
    Balzac
    (Original)
    Bill Leonard
    (Original)
    Jacques
    (Original)
    Paul Naughton
    (Original)
    Richard
    (Original)
    The Dictator
    (Original)
    The Samaritan
    (Original)
  • Frances Williams
    Frances Williams
    "Fun to be Fooled" Singer
    (Original)
    "Spring Fever" Singer
    (Original)
    Curley Flagg
    (Original)
    Stowaway
    (Original)
    Teresa Tittlebat
    (Original)
  • Eugene Ashley
    Eugene Ashley
    "Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
    (Original)
    Boy
    (Original)
  • Jack Barrett
    Jack Barrett
    "Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
    (Original)
    Boy
    (Original)
  • Mary Bay
    Mary Bay
    Dancer
    (Original)
    The Chorus (1880)
    (Original)
  • Regina Beck
    Regina Beck
    The Lover (1880)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • George Bockman
    George Bockman
    A Son
    (Original)
    The Comedian
    (Original)
    The Lover (1880)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Jean Carson
    Jean Carson
    Dancer
    (Original)
    The Chorus (1880)
    (Original)
  • Geri Chopin
    Geri Chopin
    The Chorus (1934)
    (Original)
    The Ingenue
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Frances Comstock
    Frances Comstock
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    Prologue Performer
    (Original)
    The Lady in the Box (1780)
    (Original)
  • Aida Conkey
    Aida Conkey
    Dancer
    (Original)
    The Chorus (1780)
    (Original)
  • Hope Dare
    Hope Dare
    Show Girl
    (Original)
    Young Lady
    (Original)
  • Aline Davis
    Aline Davis
    The Lover (1934)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
    The Wife
    (Original)
  • Brian Donlevy
    Brian Donlevy
    De Maupassant
    (Original)
    The Announcer
    (Original)
    The Barker
    (Original)
    The Broker
    (Original)
    The Intruder
    (Original)
  • Tom Draper
    Tom Draper
    The Hoofer
    (Original)
    The Lover (1934)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Dixie Dunbar
    Dixie Dunbar
    "Let's Take A Walk Around the Block" Singer
    (Original)
    "The Elks and the Masons" Singer
    (Original)
    "You're a Builder-Upper" Singer
    (Original)
    The Granddaughter
    (Original)
  • Charles Fowler
    Charles Fowler
    The Butler
    (Original)
    The Crooner
    (Original)
    The Gentleman in the Box (1880)
    (Original)
    The Picket
    (Original)
  • Darley Fuller
    Darley Fuller
    The Chorus (1934)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Willem Gerrard
    Willem Gerrard
    A Son
    (Original)
    Harlequin (1780)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Sally Gibbs
    Sally Gibbs
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    Singer
    (Original)
    Young Lady
    (Original)
  • Ilse Gronau
    Ilse Gronau
    The Chorus (1934)
    (Original)
    The Sister Act
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Kai Hansen
    Kai Hansen
    "Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
    (Original)
    Boy
    (Original)
  • Winifred Harris
    Winifred Harris
    Performer
    (Original)
    Lydia Gooseberry
    (Original)
    The Mother
    (Original)
  • Josephine Houston
    Josephine Houston
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    "What Can You Say in a Love Song" Singer
    (Original)
    Gwendolyn Pinchfaucet
    (Original)
  • Mary Howard
    Mary Howard
    The Lover
    (Original)
    The Sister Act
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Esther Junger
    Esther Junger
    "Fun to be Fooled" Dancer
    (Original)
    "Shoein' The Mare" Dancer
    (Original)
    The Grandmother
    (Original)
  • Jane Lane
    Jane Lane
    Dancer
    (Original)
    The Chorus (1780)
    (Original)
  • Michael Logan
    Michael Logan
    The Grandfather
    (Original)
    The Lover (1780)
    (Original)
    The Lover
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Adrienne Matzenauer
    Adrienne Matzenauer
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    "Shoein' The Mare" Singer
    (Original)
    Prologue Performer
    (Original)
    The Lady in the Box (1880)
    (Original)
  • James MacColl
    James MacColl
    "New Deal Ladies' Circle" Introduction
    (Original)
    Halibut
    (Original)
    Il Duce
    (Original)
    Rabelais
    (Original)
    The Clergyman
    (Original)
    The Father
    (Original)
  • Ethel Medsker
    Ethel Medsker
    The Chorus (1934)
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Jane Moxon
    Jane Moxon
    Show Girl
    (Original)
    Young Lady
    (Original)
  • Earl Oxford
    Earl Oxford
    "Let's Take A Walk Around the Block" Singer
    (Original)
    "What Can You Say in a Love Song" Singer
    (Original)
    Prologue Performer
    (Original)
    The Juvenile
    (Original)
  • Betty Schlaffer
    Betty Schlaffer
    The Chorus (1934)
    (Original)
    The Sister Act
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Josephine Schwarz
    Josephine Schwarz
    The Chorus (1934)
    (Original)
    The Torch Singer
    (Original)
    The Weidman Dancers
    (Original)
  • Grena Sloan
    Grena Sloan
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    Singer
    (Original)
    Young Lady
    (Original)
  • Anya Taranda
    Anya Taranda
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    Singer
    (Original)
    Young Lady
    (Original)
  • Ethel Thorsen
    Ethel Thorsen
    "It Was Long Ago" Singer
    (Original)
    Singer
    (Original)
    Young Lady
    (Original)
  • Eddie Wells
    Eddie Wells
    "Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
    (Original)
    Boy
    (Original)
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Pro Info

  • Opening Date
    Aug 27 1934
  • Closing Date
    Mar 16 1935
  • Performances
    237 as of Dec 04, 2025

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