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Revival
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Broadway
Revival
Erlanger's Theatre
246 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
W. S. Gilbert
libretto:
W. S. Gilbert
music:
Sir Arthur Sullivan
People (53)
Sarah Bair
Lady Ella
(Original)
William Danforth
Colonel Calverley
(Original)
Dean Dickens
Lady Angela
(Original)
William C. Gordon
Major Murgatroyd
(Original)
Vivian Hart
Patience
(Original)
Joseph Macauley
Archibald Grosvenor
(Original)
Howard Marsh
Lieut. The Duke of Dunstable
(Original)
Frances Moore
Lady Saphir
(Original)
Frank Moulan
Reginald Bunthorne
(Original)
Anne Yago
Lady Jane
(Original)
Marynia Apel
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Edith Artley
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Frances Baviello
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Flora Bell
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Margaret Bickel
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
John Cardini
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Patricia Clark
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Francis Clark
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Georgia Dieter
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Frank Dowling
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Belle Flower
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Charles Froom
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Eleanor Gilmore
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Helen Hosp
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Alphonso Iglesias
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Charlotte La Rose
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Edward J. Lambert
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Bernard J. Lane
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Martin Lilienfield
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Florence Little
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Charles Maduro
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Mary Jo Matthews
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Bert Melrose
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Frank Murray
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Felix Noonan
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Isabel Norwood
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Marie Pittman
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Ramon Recalde
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Julia Reid
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Rosa Rubenstein
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Olga Schumacher
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Rosalind Shaw
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Adele Story
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Lee Talbot
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Edward Taylor
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Mabel Thompson
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Gertrude Waldon
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Allan Ware
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Hobson Young
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
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Sarah Bair
Lady Ella
(Original)
William Danforth
Colonel Calverley
(Original)
Dean Dickens
Lady Angela
(Original)
William C. Gordon
Major Murgatroyd
(Original)
Vivian Hart
Patience
(Original)
Joseph Macauley
Archibald Grosvenor
(Original)
Howard Marsh
Lieut. The Duke of Dunstable
(Original)
Frances Moore
Lady Saphir
(Original)
Frank Moulan
Reginald Bunthorne
(Original)
Anne Yago
Lady Jane
(Original)
Marynia Apel
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Edith Artley
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Frances Baviello
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Flora Bell
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Margaret Bickel
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
John Cardini
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Patricia Clark
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Francis Clark
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Georgia Dieter
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Frank Dowling
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Belle Flower
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Charles Froom
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Eleanor Gilmore
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Helen Hosp
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Alphonso Iglesias
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Charlotte La Rose
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Edward J. Lambert
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Bernard J. Lane
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Martin Lilienfield
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Florence Little
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Charles Maduro
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Mary Jo Matthews
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Bert Melrose
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Frank Murray
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Felix Noonan
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Isabel Norwood
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Marie Pittman
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Ramon Recalde
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Julia Reid
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Rosa Rubenstein
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Olga Schumacher
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Rosalind Shaw
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Adele Story
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Lee Talbot
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Edward Taylor
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Mabel Thompson
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Gertrude Waldon
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Allan Ware
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
Hobson Young
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoons
(Original)
View All Cast
W. S. Gilbert
Libretto
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Music
Milton Aborn
Staging
The Civic Light Opera Company
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
15
1931
Closing Date
Jun
29
1931
Performances
16
as of Dec 05, 2025
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