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Plain Jane

Broadway

Original

Plain Jane

Broadway

Original

New Amsterdam Theatre
214 W. 42nd St., New York, NY

SYNOPSIS:

book: McElbert Moore, Phil Cook
lyrics: Phil Cook
music: Tom Johnstone

People (48)

Helen Carrington

Countess Suzanne D'Arcy
(Original)

Alma Chester

Mrs. McGuire
(Original)

Lew Christy

Pierre
(Original)

Edna Coigne

Japanese Doll
(Original)

Ensemble
(Original)

Elfin Finn

Nanny McGuire
(Original)

Jay Gerrard

Kelly's Second
(Original)

Jay Gould

Dick Kingsley
(Original)

Dan Healy

Happy Williams
(Original)

Pearl Howell

Russian Doll
(Original)

Stenographer
(Original)

Ensemble
(Original)

May Cory Kitchen

Little Miss Ritz
(Original)

Joe Laurie

Kid McGuire
(Original)

Ralph Locke

Julian Kingsley
(Original)

Liane Mamet

Spanish Doll
(Original)

Ensemble
(Original)

Lorraine Manville

Jane Lee
(Original)

Charles McNaughton

Lord Gordon Hemmingsworth
(Original)

Allie Nack

Champ Kelly
(Original)

Lester O'Keefe

Buddy Smith
(Original)

Marion Saki

Ruth Kingsley
(Original)

Jack Stanley

Referee
(Original)

John M. Troughton

Rollins
(Original)

Pauline Williams

Hawaiian Doll
(Original)

Ensemble
(Original)

Joey Benton

Ensemble
(Original)

George Bradley

Ensemble
(Original)

Eugene Day

Ensemble
(Original)

Bianca Fernandez

Ensemble
(Original)

Jay Gerard

Ensemble
(Original)

Mabel Grete

Ensemble
(Original)

Fred Harris

Ensemble
(Original)

Bernard Hazard

Ensemble
(Original)

Russell King

Ensemble
(Original)

Charles LaValle

Ensemble
(Original)

Miriam Malloy

Ensemble
(Original)

Nesha Medwin

Ensemble
(Original)

Verdi Milli

Ensemble
(Original)

Bud Penny

Ensemble
(Original)

Honor Tattersall

Ensemble
(Original)

Frances Wilson

Ensemble
(Original)

View All Current Cast

Helen Carrington

Countess Suzanne D'Arcy
(Original)

Alma Chester

Mrs. McGuire
(Original)

Lew Christy

Pierre
(Original)

Edna Coigne

Japanese Doll
(Original)

Ensemble
(Original)

Elfin Finn

Nanny McGuire
(Original)

Jay Gerrard

Kelly's Second
(Original)

Jay Gould

Dick Kingsley
(Original)

Dan Healy

Happy Williams
(Original)

Pearl Howell

Russian Doll
(Original)

Stenographer
(Original)

Ensemble
(Original)

May Cory Kitchen

Little Miss Ritz
(Original)

Joe Laurie

Kid McGuire
(Original)

Ralph Locke

Julian Kingsley
(Original)

Liane Mamet

Spanish Doll
(Original)

Ensemble
(Original)

Lorraine Manville

Jane Lee
(Original)

Charles McNaughton

Lord Gordon Hemmingsworth
(Original)

Allie Nack

Champ Kelly
(Original)

Lester O'Keefe

Buddy Smith
(Original)

Marion Saki

Ruth Kingsley
(Original)

Jack Stanley

Referee
(Original)

John M. Troughton

Rollins
(Original)

Pauline Williams

Hawaiian Doll
(Original)

Ensemble
(Original)

Joey Benton

Ensemble
(Original)

George Bradley

Ensemble
(Original)

Eugene Day

Ensemble
(Original)

Bianca Fernandez

Ensemble
(Original)

Jay Gerard

Ensemble
(Original)

Mabel Grete

Ensemble
(Original)

Fred Harris

Ensemble
(Original)

Bernard Hazard

Ensemble
(Original)

Russell King

Ensemble
(Original)

Charles LaValle

Ensemble
(Original)

Miriam Malloy

Ensemble
(Original)

Nesha Medwin

Ensemble
(Original)

Verdi Milli

Ensemble
(Original)

Bud Penny

Ensemble
(Original)

Honor Tattersall

Ensemble
(Original)

Frances Wilson

Ensemble
(Original)

Phil Cook

Book

Lyrics

McElbert Moore

Book

Tom Johnstone

Music

Walter Brooks

Staging

Producer

Mabel A. Buell

Scenic Design

Brooks

Costume Design

Evelyn McHorter

Costume Design

Vanity Fair Costumes, Inc.

Costume Design

Louis Isquith

Producer

Waller Moore

Producer

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Pro Info

Opening Date

May 12 1924

Closing Date

Oct 4 1924

Performances

168 as of Dec 05, 2025

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