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May Wine
Broadway
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May Wine
Broadway
Original
St. James Theatre
246 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Frank Mandel
lyrics:
Oscar Hammerstein II
music:
Sigmund Romberg
People (44)
Betty Allen
Friedl
(Original)
Remo Bufano
Willi Zimmerkopf
(Original)
Patricia Calvert
Vera Huber
(Original)
Victor Casmore
Hans
(Original)
Robert Fischer
Josef
(Original)
Roy Gordon
Inspector Schnorrheim
(Original)
Rollin Grimes Jr.
Mr. Runtschli
(Original)
Inga Hill
Kathi
(Original)
Mother
(Original)
Walter Woolf King
Baron Kuno Adelhorst
(Original)
Nancy McCord
Marie-Baroness von Schlewitz
(Original)
Harry Mestayer
Uncle Pishka
(Original)
Walter Slezak
Prof. Johann Volk
(Original)
Maury Tuckerman
Herr Schmidt
(Original)
Beulah Blake
Box Holder
(Original)
Old Couple
(Original)
Tomes Chapman
Box Holder
(Original)
Father
(Original)
Sergeant
(Original)
Frank Chester
Waiter
(Original)
Lee Childs
Stroller
(Original)
Jack Cole
Dancer
(Original)
Radley E. Collins
Page Boy
(Original)
Son
(Original)
Alice Dudley
Dancer
(Original)
Michael J. Forbes
Lover
(Original)
Policeman
(Original)
Marian Huntley
Daughter
(Original)
Betty Kerr
Lover
(Original)
Bela Lublov
Musician
(Original)
Clifford Menz
Policeman
(Original)
Stroller
(Original)
Charles Palloy
Musician
(Original)
Marie Louise Quevli
Gypsy
(Original)
Guy Smith, Jr.
Old Couple
(Original)
Policeman
(Original)
Stroller
(Original)
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Betty Allen
Friedl
(Original)
Remo Bufano
Willi Zimmerkopf
(Original)
Patricia Calvert
Vera Huber
(Original)
Victor Casmore
Hans
(Original)
Robert Fischer
Josef
(Original)
Roy Gordon
Inspector Schnorrheim
(Original)
Rollin Grimes Jr.
Mr. Runtschli
(Original)
Inga Hill
Kathi
(Original)
Mother
(Original)
Walter Woolf King
Baron Kuno Adelhorst
(Original)
Nancy McCord
Marie-Baroness von Schlewitz
(Original)
Harry Mestayer
Uncle Pishka
(Original)
Walter Slezak
Prof. Johann Volk
(Original)
Maury Tuckerman
Herr Schmidt
(Original)
Beulah Blake
Box Holder
(Original)
Old Couple
(Original)
Tomes Chapman
Box Holder
(Original)
Father
(Original)
Sergeant
(Original)
Frank Chester
Waiter
(Original)
Lee Childs
Stroller
(Original)
Jack Cole
Dancer
(Original)
Radley E. Collins
Page Boy
(Original)
Son
(Original)
Alice Dudley
Dancer
(Original)
Michael J. Forbes
Lover
(Original)
Policeman
(Original)
Marian Huntley
Daughter
(Original)
Betty Kerr
Lover
(Original)
Bela Lublov
Musician
(Original)
Clifford Menz
Policeman
(Original)
Stroller
(Original)
Charles Palloy
Musician
(Original)
Marie Louise Quevli
Gypsy
(Original)
Guy Smith, Jr.
Old Couple
(Original)
Policeman
(Original)
Stroller
(Original)
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Frank Mandel
Book
Sigmund Romberg
Music
Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyrics
Wallace Smith
Adaptation ("The Happy Alienist")
Eric Von Stroheim
Adaptation ("The Happy Alienist")
José Ruben
Staging
Raymond Sovey
Scenic Design
Kay Morrison
Costume Design
Don Walker
Orchestration
Robert Russell Bennett
Additional Orchestration
Richard Berger
Production Manager
Jerome Whyte
Stage Manager
E.A. MacAuley
Company Manager
Richard Maney
Press Representative
Laurence Schwab
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
5
1935
Closing Date
Jun
6
1936
Performances
213
as of Dec 19, 2025
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