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Pins and Needles 1939 Playbill - Jul 1939
Pins and Needles
Broadway
Original
Labor Stage Theatre
104 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Arnold B. Horwitt
,
Charles Friedman
,
David Gregory
,
Emmanuel Eisenberg
,
Harold J. Rome
,
Marc Blitzstein
,
Arthur Arent
,
Joseph Schrank
People (77)
Lydia Annucci
Performer
(Original)
Sol Babchin
Performer
(Original)
Sadie Bershadsky
Invited Guest
(Original)
Mama
(Original)
Mrs. Dalyrymple's Aunt
(Original)
Prize Winner
(Original)
Anne Brown
Invited Guest
(Original)
Miss Beamish
(Original)
Mrs. Clubhouse
(Original)
Mrs. Dalyrymple III
(Original)
Prize Winner
(Original)
Gerald Cameron
Stage Manager
(Original)
Harry Clark
Performer
(Original)
Sam Dratch
Boss
(Original)
Papa
(Original)
The German Envoy
(Original)
Al Eben
Man with Carriage
(Original)
Mr. Bureaucrash
(Original)
Mussolini
(Original)
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
(Original)
Third 100% American
(Original)
Zitta Edinburgh
Performer
(Original)
Anthony Fazio
A Guard
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Tillie Feldman
Performer
(Original)
Irene Fox
Performer
(Original)
Sandra Gelman
Performer
(Original)
Eugene Goldstein
Performer
(Original)
Hyman Goldstein
Performer
(Original)
Enzo Grassi
Performer
(Original)
Nina Harary
Performer
(Original)
Hattie Hausdorf
Performer
(Original)
Tony Heath
Banker
(Original)
Boy
(Original)
Chamberlain
(Original)
Lynne Jaffee
Invited Guest
(Original)
The Expert
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Harry Kadison
Cop
(Original)
General
(Original)
Hyman Kaplan
Performer
(Original)
Rose Kaufman
Passersby
(Original)
Prize Winner
(Original)
Secretary
(Original)
Bella Kinburn
Performer
(Original)
Al Levy
Bernadotte
(Original)
Boy
(Original)
Couple
(Original)
Mrs. Dalyrymple's Nephew
(Original)
May Martin
Performer
(Original)
Murray Modick
Doorman
(Original)
Japanese
(Original)
Mr. Stallalong
(Original)
Park Attendant
(Original)
Speaker
(Original)
The Japanese Envoy
(Original)
Union Man
(Original)
Betty Morrison
Performer
(Original)
Miriam Morrison
Performer
(Original)
Jean Newman
Performer
(Original)
Rose Newmark
Performer
(Original)
Olive Pearman
Performer
(Original)
Passersby
(Original)
Grace Quatropani
Girl
(Original)
Invited Guest
(Original)
Passersby
(Original)
Prize Winner
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Joseph Roth
Performer
(Original)
Ruth Rubinstein
Performer
(Original)
Fred Schmidt
A Guard
(Original)
A Storm Trooper
(Original)
Man on Bench
(Original)
Retailer
(Original)
Schmaltz
(Original)
The Prime Minister
(Original)
Paul Seymour
Performer
(Original)
Isaac Sides
Performer
(Original)
Sidney Sklar
Performer
(Original)
Mae Spiegel
Performer
(Original)
Dorothy Stanley
Performer
(Original)
Beatty Uretsky
Performer
(Original)
Millie Weitz
Girl
(Original)
Invited Guest
(Original)
Lena
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Sol Israel
Performer
(Replacement)
Ella Gerber
Performer
(Replacement)
Al Saxe
A Guard
(Replacement)
Boy
(Replacement)
Manufacturer
(Replacement)
Mrs. Dalyrymple's Uncle
(Replacement)
Singer
(Replacement)
Herb Smith
Balloon Man
(Replacement)
Mrs. Dalyrymple's Chauffeur
(Replacement)
The First Lord of the Admiralty
(Replacement)
Wholesaler
(Replacement)
Hy Gardner
Boy
(Replacement)
First 100% American
(Replacement)
Lonesome Guy
(Replacement)
Mr. Hippity Bloomberg
(Replacement)
The Secretary of State for War
(Replacement)
Berni Gould
Boy
(Replacement)
Consumer
(Replacement)
Die Lorelei
(Replacement)
Hitler
(Replacement)
Mr. Zealous
(Replacement)
Radical
(Replacement)
Second 100% American
(Replacement)
Moe Schreier
Boy
(Replacement)
Singer
(Replacement)
Vendor
(Replacement)
Jean Nicita
Boy
(Replacement)
Girl
(Replacement)
Invited Guest
(Replacement)
Mildred
(Replacement)
Singer
(Replacement)
The Stray
(Replacement)
Alma Charmat
Couple
(Replacement)
Girl
(Replacement)
Invited Guest
(Replacement)
Mrs. Dalyrymple's Protege
(Replacement)
Ida Mandel
Girl
(Replacement)
Invited Guest
(Replacement)
Passersby
(Replacement)
Ruth Elbaum
Girl
(Replacement)
Invited Guest
(Replacement)
Passersby
(Replacement)
Dorothy Tucker
Passersby
(Replacement)
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Lydia Annucci
Performer
(Original)
Sol Babchin
Performer
(Original)
Sadie Bershadsky
Invited Guest
(Original)
Mama
(Original)
Mrs. Dalyrymple's Aunt
(Original)
Prize Winner
(Original)
Anne Brown
Invited Guest
(Original)
Miss Beamish
(Original)
Mrs. Clubhouse
(Original)
Mrs. Dalyrymple III
(Original)
Prize Winner
(Original)
Gerald Cameron
Stage Manager
(Original)
Harry Clark
Performer
(Original)
Sam Dratch
Boss
(Original)
Papa
(Original)
The German Envoy
(Original)
Al Eben
Man with Carriage
(Original)
Mr. Bureaucrash
(Original)
Mussolini
(Original)
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
(Original)
Third 100% American
(Original)
Zitta Edinburgh
Performer
(Original)
Anthony Fazio
A Guard
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Tillie Feldman
Performer
(Original)
Irene Fox
Performer
(Original)
Sandra Gelman
Performer
(Original)
Eugene Goldstein
Performer
(Original)
Hyman Goldstein
Performer
(Original)
Enzo Grassi
Performer
(Original)
Nina Harary
Performer
(Original)
Hattie Hausdorf
Performer
(Original)
Tony Heath
Banker
(Original)
Boy
(Original)
Chamberlain
(Original)
Lynne Jaffee
Invited Guest
(Original)
The Expert
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Harry Kadison
Cop
(Original)
General
(Original)
Hyman Kaplan
Performer
(Original)
Rose Kaufman
Passersby
(Original)
Prize Winner
(Original)
Secretary
(Original)
Bella Kinburn
Performer
(Original)
Al Levy
Bernadotte
(Original)
Boy
(Original)
Couple
(Original)
Mrs. Dalyrymple's Nephew
(Original)
May Martin
Performer
(Original)
Murray Modick
Doorman
(Original)
Japanese
(Original)
Mr. Stallalong
(Original)
Park Attendant
(Original)
Speaker
(Original)
The Japanese Envoy
(Original)
Union Man
(Original)
Betty Morrison
Performer
(Original)
Miriam Morrison
Performer
(Original)
Jean Newman
Performer
(Original)
Rose Newmark
Performer
(Original)
Olive Pearman
Performer
(Original)
Passersby
(Original)
Grace Quatropani
Girl
(Original)
Invited Guest
(Original)
Passersby
(Original)
Prize Winner
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Joseph Roth
Performer
(Original)
Ruth Rubinstein
Performer
(Original)
Fred Schmidt
A Guard
(Original)
A Storm Trooper
(Original)
Man on Bench
(Original)
Retailer
(Original)
Schmaltz
(Original)
The Prime Minister
(Original)
Paul Seymour
Performer
(Original)
Isaac Sides
Performer
(Original)
Sidney Sklar
Performer
(Original)
Mae Spiegel
Performer
(Original)
Dorothy Stanley
Performer
(Original)
Beatty Uretsky
Performer
(Original)
Millie Weitz
Girl
(Original)
Invited Guest
(Original)
Lena
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
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Arthur Arent
Book
Marc Blitzstein
Book
Emmanuel Eisenberg
Book
Charles Friedman
Book
Featured Lyrics
Original Production Staging
David Gregory
Book
Joseph Schrank
Book
Arnold B. Horwitt
Book
Featured Lyrics
John La Touche
Book
Featured Lyrics
Harold J. Rome
Book
Music
Lyrics
Bernece Kazounoff
Featured Songs
Arthur Kramer
Featured Lyrics
George Davis
Music Arrangements
Baldwin Bergersen
Music Arrangements
Robert H. Gordon
Entire Production Under The Direction Of
Gluck Sandor
Dance Director
Benjamin Zemach
Choreographer
Felicia Sorel
Special Numbers Staging
Adele Jerome
Dances Direction
S. Syrjala
Scenic Design
Lee Mason
Press Representative
Labor Stage Inc.
Producer
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Presenter
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
27
1937
Closing Date
Jun
22
1940
Performances
1,108
as of Dec 01, 2025
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