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Messin' Around
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Messin' Around Playbill - April 1929
Messin' Around
Broadway
Original
Hudson Theatre
141 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Perry Bradford
People (24)
Walter Brogsdale
Ensemble
(Original)
James Dyer
Ensemble
(Original)
Paul Floyd
Ensemble
(Original)
Sterling Grant
Ensemble
(Original)
Freda Jackson
Ensemble
(Original)
Cora La Redd
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Lloyd
Ensemble
(Original)
Emma Maitland
Ensemble
(Original)
Bamboo McCarver
Ensemble
(Original)
William McKelvey
Ensemble
(Original)
Billy McLaurin
Ensemble
(Original)
Monette Moore
Ensemble
(Original)
Hilda Perleno
Ensemble
(Original)
Arthur Porter
Ensemble
(Original)
Queenie Price
Ensemble
(Original)
Lena Shadney
Ensemble
(Original)
Audrey Thomas
Ensemble
(Original)
James Thompson
Ensemble
(Original)
Aurelia Wheeldin
Ensemble
(Original)
Susie Wroten
Ensemble
(Original)
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Walter Brogsdale
Ensemble
(Original)
James Dyer
Ensemble
(Original)
Paul Floyd
Ensemble
(Original)
Sterling Grant
Ensemble
(Original)
Freda Jackson
Ensemble
(Original)
Cora La Redd
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Lloyd
Ensemble
(Original)
Emma Maitland
Ensemble
(Original)
Bamboo McCarver
Ensemble
(Original)
William McKelvey
Ensemble
(Original)
Billy McLaurin
Ensemble
(Original)
Monette Moore
Ensemble
(Original)
Hilda Perleno
Ensemble
(Original)
Arthur Porter
Ensemble
(Original)
Queenie Price
Ensemble
(Original)
Lena Shadney
Ensemble
(Original)
Audrey Thomas
Ensemble
(Original)
James Thompson
Ensemble
(Original)
Aurelia Wheeldin
Ensemble
(Original)
Susie Wroten
Ensemble
(Original)
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James P. Johnson
Music
Perry Bradford
Lyrics
Louis Isquith
Director
Producer
Eddie Rector
Director
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
22
1929
Closing Date
May
20
1929
Performances
33
as of Jan 09, 2026
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