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Once in a Lifetime Playbill - Nov 1930
Once in a Lifetime
Broadway
Original
Music Box Theatre
239 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George S. Kaufman
,
Moss Hart
People (45)
Frances E. Brandt
Mrs. Walker
(Original)
Spring Byington
Helen Hobart
(Original)
Louis Cruger
Weisskopf
(Original)
Janet Currie
Phyllis Fontaine
(Original)
Jean Dixon
May Daniels
(Original)
Walter Dreher
Rudolph Kammerling
(Original)
Marie Ferguson
Miss Fontaine's Maid
(Original)
Eugenie Frontai
Florabel Leigh
(Original)
Harold Grau
Mr. Flick
(Original)
Charles Halton
Herman Glogauer
(Original)
Virginia Hawkins
Miss Chasen
(Original)
George S. Kaufman
Lawrence Vail
(Original)
Marc Loebell
Ernest
(Original)
Leona Maricle
Miss Leighton
(Original)
William McFadden
Meterstein
(Original)
Grant Mills
Jerry Hyland
(Original)
Hugh O'Connell
George Lewis
(Original)
Sally Phipps
Susan Walker
(Original)
Granville Bates
Bishop
(Replacement)
Jane Buchanan
Susan Walker
(Replacement)
A Voice Pupil
(Original)
Moss Hart
Lawrence Vail
(Replacement)
George Casselberry
One of Three Scenario Writers
(Original)
Payson Crane
Bellboy
(Original)
Stanley Fitzpatrick
Page
(Original)
John O. Hewitt
Electrician
(Original)
Edward Loud
Leading Man
(Original)
Miss Leigh's Chauffer
(Original)
Charles Mack
Miss Fontaine's Chauffer
(Original)
Georgia MacKinnon
Script Girl
(Original)
Burton Mallory
One of Three Scenario Writers
(Original)
Edwin Mills
Page
(Original)
Irving Morrow
Bishop
(Original)
First Cameraman
(Replacement)
Oscar Polk
Porter
(Original)
Kempton Race
One of Three Scenario Writers
(Original)
Robert Ryder
George's Secretary
(Original)
Otis Schaefer
Coat Check Girl
(Original)
Dorothy Talbot
Miss Leigh's Maid
(Original)
Frances Thress
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Clara Waring
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Jack Williams
Electrician
(Original)
Warner Bliss
Miss Leigh's Chauffer
(Replacement)
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Frances E. Brandt
Mrs. Walker
(Original)
Spring Byington
Helen Hobart
(Original)
Louis Cruger
Weisskopf
(Original)
Janet Currie
Phyllis Fontaine
(Original)
Jean Dixon
May Daniels
(Original)
Walter Dreher
Rudolph Kammerling
(Original)
Marie Ferguson
Miss Fontaine's Maid
(Original)
Eugenie Frontai
Florabel Leigh
(Original)
Harold Grau
Mr. Flick
(Original)
Charles Halton
Herman Glogauer
(Original)
Virginia Hawkins
Miss Chasen
(Original)
George S. Kaufman
Lawrence Vail
(Original)
Marc Loebell
Ernest
(Original)
Leona Maricle
Miss Leighton
(Original)
William McFadden
Meterstein
(Original)
Grant Mills
Jerry Hyland
(Original)
Hugh O'Connell
George Lewis
(Original)
Sally Phipps
Susan Walker
(Original)
Jane Buchanan
A Voice Pupil
(Original)
George Casselberry
One of Three Scenario Writers
(Original)
Payson Crane
Bellboy
(Original)
Stanley Fitzpatrick
Page
(Original)
John O. Hewitt
Electrician
(Original)
Edward Loud
Leading Man
(Original)
Miss Leigh's Chauffer
(Original)
Charles Mack
Miss Fontaine's Chauffer
(Original)
Georgia MacKinnon
Script Girl
(Original)
Burton Mallory
One of Three Scenario Writers
(Original)
Edwin Mills
Page
(Original)
Irving Morrow
Bishop
(Original)
Oscar Polk
Porter
(Original)
Kempton Race
One of Three Scenario Writers
(Original)
Robert Ryder
George's Secretary
(Original)
Otis Schaefer
Coat Check Girl
(Original)
Dorothy Talbot
Miss Leigh's Maid
(Original)
Frances Thress
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Clara Waring
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Jack Williams
Electrician
(Original)
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Moss Hart
Writer
George S. Kaufman
Writer
Staging
Cirker & Robbins
Scenic Design
Robert B. Sinclair
Stage Manager
Jack Williams
Assistant Stage Manager
William G. Norton
Company Manager
John Peter Toohey
General Press Representative
Sam H. Harris
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
24
1930
Closing Date
Sep
5
1931
Performances
406
as of Jul 15, 2025
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