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Lysistrata Playbill - June 1930
Lysistrata
Broadway
Revival
44th Street Theatre
216 W. 44th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Leo Ornstein
,
Reinhold Gliere
People (79)
Hortense Alden
Myrrhine
(Original)
Hope Emerson
Lampito
(Original)
Violet Kemble-Cooper
Lysistrata
(Original)
Jerome Lawler
Lycon
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Kinesias
(Original)
Neville Westman
Rhodope
(Original)
Nydia Westman
Kalonike
(Original)
Lillian Ardell
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Helen Blair Bailey
Dancer
(Original)
Ada Barbour
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Gloria Braggiotti
Second Spartan Woman
(Original)
Lionel Braham
President of the Senate
(Original)
Myra Brooks
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Charles R. Burrows
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Conrad Cantzen
Fifth Old Man
(Original)
Justine Chase
First Corinthian Woman
(Original)
Virginia Chauvenet
Second Old Woman
(Original)
John F. Clearman
Dancer
(Original)
First Young Man
(Original)
John Davis
First Senator
(Original)
Dave DeSin
Dancer
(Original)
Charles E. Douglas
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Eric Dressler
A Herald from Sparta
(Original)
Consuelo Flowerton
First Theban Woman
(Original)
Ruth Garland
First Athenian Woman
(Original)
May Gerald
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Etienne Girardot
Third Old Man
(Original)
John Glenn
Dancer
(Original)
Third Policeman
(Original)
Ilse Gronau
Dancer
(Original)
Fourth Athenian Woman
(Original)
Louise Closser Hale
Dancer
(Original)
Chester Hammond
Fourth Senator
(Original)
Paul Haskle
Second Senator
(Original)
Ernestine Henoch
Dancer
(Original)
Fifth Athenian Woman
(Original)
Harry Henshaw
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Doris Hesser
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Mary Ann Holt
Dancer
(Original)
Ernest Howard
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Letitia Ide
Dancer
(Original)
Second Theban Woman
(Original)
Clayton Irving
Third Young Man
(Original)
Bernard Jay
Dancer
(Original)
Elizabeth Kennedy
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Ada Klein
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Marie Lalloz
Third Old Woman
(Original)
Charles Laskey
Dancer
(Original)
Jose Limon
The Guard
(Original)
James McCallion
The Child
(Original)
Burton McEvilly
Dancer
(Original)
Second Young Man
(Original)
Nancy McKnight
Third Athenian Woman
(Original)
Owen Meech
Fourth Old Man
(Original)
Gwendolyn Mervin
Dancer
(Original)
Thomas Moody
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Morton Moore
Third Senator
(Original)
Marion Morehouse
Second Corinthian Woman
(Original)
Mary Morris
Leader of Old Women
(Original)
Pauline Potter
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Elsie Rand
Dancer
(Original)
Elizabeth Rechelle
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Houston Richards
Second Old Man
(Original)
Albert Robinson
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Miriam Schiller
Dancer
(Original)
First Spartan Woman
(Original)
Betty Schlaffer
Dancer
(Original)
Sixth Athenian Woman
(Original)
Lucian Scott
Dancer
(Original)
First Policeman
(Original)
Maud B. Sinclair
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Helen Strumlauf
Dancer
(Original)
Second Athenian Woman
(Original)
Elliot Sullivan
Clerk
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Thornton Whitney
Fifth Senator
(Original)
June Wilkinson
Dancer
(Original)
George J. Williams
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Howard Wilson
Dancer
(Original)
Second Policeman
(Original)
Ian Wolfe
First Old Man
(Original)
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Hortense Alden
Myrrhine
(Original)
Hope Emerson
Lampito
(Original)
Violet Kemble-Cooper
Lysistrata
(Original)
Jerome Lawler
Lycon
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Kinesias
(Original)
Neville Westman
Rhodope
(Original)
Nydia Westman
Kalonike
(Original)
Lillian Ardell
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Helen Blair Bailey
Dancer
(Original)
Ada Barbour
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Gloria Braggiotti
Second Spartan Woman
(Original)
Lionel Braham
President of the Senate
(Original)
Myra Brooks
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Charles R. Burrows
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Conrad Cantzen
Fifth Old Man
(Original)
Justine Chase
First Corinthian Woman
(Original)
Virginia Chauvenet
Second Old Woman
(Original)
John F. Clearman
Dancer
(Original)
First Young Man
(Original)
John Davis
First Senator
(Original)
Dave DeSin
Dancer
(Original)
Charles E. Douglas
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Eric Dressler
A Herald from Sparta
(Original)
Consuelo Flowerton
First Theban Woman
(Original)
Ruth Garland
First Athenian Woman
(Original)
May Gerald
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Etienne Girardot
Third Old Man
(Original)
John Glenn
Dancer
(Original)
Third Policeman
(Original)
Ilse Gronau
Dancer
(Original)
Fourth Athenian Woman
(Original)
Louise Closser Hale
Dancer
(Original)
Chester Hammond
Fourth Senator
(Original)
Paul Haskle
Second Senator
(Original)
Ernestine Henoch
Dancer
(Original)
Fifth Athenian Woman
(Original)
Harry Henshaw
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Doris Hesser
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Mary Ann Holt
Dancer
(Original)
Ernest Howard
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Letitia Ide
Dancer
(Original)
Second Theban Woman
(Original)
Clayton Irving
Third Young Man
(Original)
Bernard Jay
Dancer
(Original)
Elizabeth Kennedy
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Ada Klein
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Marie Lalloz
Third Old Woman
(Original)
Charles Laskey
Dancer
(Original)
Jose Limon
The Guard
(Original)
James McCallion
The Child
(Original)
Burton McEvilly
Dancer
(Original)
Second Young Man
(Original)
Nancy McKnight
Third Athenian Woman
(Original)
Owen Meech
Fourth Old Man
(Original)
Gwendolyn Mervin
Dancer
(Original)
Thomas Moody
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Morton Moore
Third Senator
(Original)
Marion Morehouse
Second Corinthian Woman
(Original)
Mary Morris
Leader of Old Women
(Original)
Pauline Potter
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Elsie Rand
Dancer
(Original)
Elizabeth Rechelle
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Houston Richards
Second Old Man
(Original)
Albert Robinson
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Miriam Schiller
Dancer
(Original)
First Spartan Woman
(Original)
Betty Schlaffer
Dancer
(Original)
Sixth Athenian Woman
(Original)
Lucian Scott
Dancer
(Original)
First Policeman
(Original)
Maud B. Sinclair
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Helen Strumlauf
Dancer
(Original)
Second Athenian Woman
(Original)
Elliot Sullivan
Clerk
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Thornton Whitney
Fifth Senator
(Original)
June Wilkinson
Dancer
(Original)
George J. Williams
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Howard Wilson
Dancer
(Original)
Second Policeman
(Original)
Ian Wolfe
First Old Man
(Original)
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Aristophanes
Writer
Leo Ornstein
Music
Gilbert Seldes
Adaptation
Norman Bel Geddes
Staging
Scenic Design
Doris Humphrey
Choreographer
Charles Weidman
Choreographer
William Adams
Stage Manager
Ray Clifford
Assistant Stage Manager
Charles Peyton Glockner
Assistant Stage Manager
Philadelphia Theatre Association, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
5
1930
Closing Date
Jan
10
1931
Performances
252
as of Dec 03, 2025
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