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Pleasure Man
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Pleasure Man Playbill - October 1928
Pleasure Man
Broadway
Original
Biltmore Theatre
261 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Mae West
People (42)
Harry Armand
Mother Goddam
(Original)
William Augustin
Steve McAllister
(Original)
James F. Ayers
Ripley Hetherington
(Original)
Edgar Barrier
Ted Arnold
(Original)
Augusta E. Boylston
Mrs. Hetherington
(Original)
Margaret Bragaw
Bobby
(Original)
Alan Brooks
Rodney Terrill
(Original)
Camelia Campbell
Dolores
(Original)
William Cavanaugh
Bradley
(Original)
Julie Childrey
Flo
(Original)
Churck Connors, II
Chuck
(Original)
Robert Cooksey
Sugarfoot
(Original)
May Davis
Tillie
(Original)
Fred Dickens
Joe
(Original)
Albert Dorando
Rene
(Original)
Gene Drew
Bunny
(Original)
Ed Hearn
Toto
(Original)
Jay Holly
Tom Randall
(Original)
Leo Howe
The Bird of Paradise
(Original)
Jo Huddleston
Billie
(Original)
Elaine Ivans
Mary Ann
(Original)
Wally James
Edgar "It" Morton
(Original)
Kate Julianne
Maggie
(Original)
Anna Keller
Jewel
(Original)
Herman Lenzen
Herman Otto
(Original)
Marguerite Leo
Lizzie
(Original)
Frank Leslie
Bill
(Original)
Herman Linsterino
Pork Chops
(Original)
Lew Lorraine
Ray
(Original)
Walter MacDonald
Sonny
(Original)
Charles Ordway
Peaches
(Original)
Sylvan Repetti
The Cobra
(Original)
Jane Rich
Jane
(Original)
Edward Roseman
Burbank
(Original)
Mae Russel
Bridget
(Original)
William Selig
Fritz Otto
(Original)
Lester Sheehan
Lester Queen
(Original)
Paul South
Sugarfoot
(Original)
Stan Stanley
Stanley Smith
(Original)
Martha Vaughn
Nell Morton
(Original)
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Harry Armand
Mother Goddam
(Original)
William Augustin
Steve McAllister
(Original)
James F. Ayers
Ripley Hetherington
(Original)
Edgar Barrier
Ted Arnold
(Original)
Augusta E. Boylston
Mrs. Hetherington
(Original)
Margaret Bragaw
Bobby
(Original)
Alan Brooks
Rodney Terrill
(Original)
Camelia Campbell
Dolores
(Original)
William Cavanaugh
Bradley
(Original)
Julie Childrey
Flo
(Original)
Churck Connors, II
Chuck
(Original)
Robert Cooksey
Sugarfoot
(Original)
May Davis
Tillie
(Original)
Fred Dickens
Joe
(Original)
Albert Dorando
Rene
(Original)
Gene Drew
Bunny
(Original)
Ed Hearn
Toto
(Original)
Jay Holly
Tom Randall
(Original)
Leo Howe
The Bird of Paradise
(Original)
Jo Huddleston
Billie
(Original)
Elaine Ivans
Mary Ann
(Original)
Wally James
Edgar "It" Morton
(Original)
Kate Julianne
Maggie
(Original)
Anna Keller
Jewel
(Original)
Herman Lenzen
Herman Otto
(Original)
Marguerite Leo
Lizzie
(Original)
Frank Leslie
Bill
(Original)
Herman Linsterino
Pork Chops
(Original)
Lew Lorraine
Ray
(Original)
Walter MacDonald
Sonny
(Original)
Charles Ordway
Peaches
(Original)
Sylvan Repetti
The Cobra
(Original)
Jane Rich
Jane
(Original)
Edward Roseman
Burbank
(Original)
Mae Russel
Bridget
(Original)
William Selig
Fritz Otto
(Original)
Lester Sheehan
Lester Queen
(Original)
Paul South
Sugarfoot
(Original)
Stan Stanley
Stanley Smith
(Original)
Martha Vaughn
Nell Morton
(Original)
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Mae West
Writer
Carl Reed
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
1
1928
Closing Date
Oct
2
1928
Performances
2
as of Dec 03, 2025
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