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Polly Playbill - January 1929
Polly
Broadway
Original
Lyric Theatre
213 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Guy Bolton
,
George Middleton
,
Isabel Leighton
lyrics:
Irving Caesar
music:
Philip Charig
,
Herbert P. Stothart
People (74)
June
Polly Shannon
(Original)
Fred Allen
Addie Stiles
(Original)
Inez Courtney
Betty
(Original)
Charles Esdale
Prentice Van Zile
(Original)
John Hundley
Rex Van Zile
(Original)
Lucy Monroe
Myrtle Grant
(Original)
Harry K. Morton
Harry Richards
(Original)
Isabel O'Madigan
Mrs. Van Zile
(Original)
Tudor Penrose
Arturo
(Original)
Alonzo Price
Bill Collector
(Original)
Marion Saki
Sue
(Original)
Leonard Sillman
Clay Cullen
(Original)
Gus and Will
Ensemble
(Original)
Louise Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Anderson
Ensemble
(Original)
George Andre
Ensemble
(Original)
Hal Bird
Ensemble
(Original)
Norine Bogan
Ensemble
(Original)
Howard Bradford
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Brown
Ensemble
(Original)
Donald Buchanan
Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Bunker
Ensemble
(Original)
Martha Carroll
Ensemble
(Original)
Billy Cortez
Ensemble
(Original)
Hellene Counihan
Ensemble
(Original)
Clifford Daly
Ensemble
(Original)
Louis Delgado
Ensemble
(Original)
Anita Gordon
Ensemble
(Original)
Buddie Haines
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Hall
Ensemble
(Original)
Evelyn Hannons
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Hiller
Ensemble
(Original)
Hubert Hilton
Ensemble
(Original)
Asya Kaz
Ensemble
(Original)
Sandra LaMar
Ensemble
(Original)
Jimmy Lee
Ensemble
(Original)
Geoffrey Luck
Ensemble
(Original)
Jessie Madison
Ensemble
(Original)
Dolly Mannon
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Mathhews
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Messinger
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Mowan
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Norman
Ensemble
(Original)
William Penney
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruby Poe
Ensemble
(Original)
William Preston
Ensemble
(Original)
Howard Rand
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucile Reece
Ensemble
(Original)
Marcella Rio
Ensemble
(Original)
Bunny Schum
Ensemble
(Original)
Audrey Sturges
Ensemble
(Original)
Greta Swanson
Ensemble
(Original)
William Tasek
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Townshend
Ensemble
(Original)
Paulette Wilson
Ensemble
(Original)
Edna May Wright
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Wright
Ensemble
(Original)
Rosalie Wynn
Ensemble
(Original)
Thalia Zanou
Ensemble
(Original)
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June
Polly Shannon
(Original)
Fred Allen
Addie Stiles
(Original)
Inez Courtney
Betty
(Original)
Charles Esdale
Prentice Van Zile
(Original)
John Hundley
Rex Van Zile
(Original)
Lucy Monroe
Myrtle Grant
(Original)
Harry K. Morton
Harry Richards
(Original)
Isabel O'Madigan
Mrs. Van Zile
(Original)
Tudor Penrose
Arturo
(Original)
Alonzo Price
Bill Collector
(Original)
Marion Saki
Sue
(Original)
Leonard Sillman
Clay Cullen
(Original)
Gus and Will
Ensemble
(Original)
Louise Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Anderson
Ensemble
(Original)
George Andre
Ensemble
(Original)
Hal Bird
Ensemble
(Original)
Norine Bogan
Ensemble
(Original)
Howard Bradford
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Brown
Ensemble
(Original)
Donald Buchanan
Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Bunker
Ensemble
(Original)
Martha Carroll
Ensemble
(Original)
Billy Cortez
Ensemble
(Original)
Hellene Counihan
Ensemble
(Original)
Clifford Daly
Ensemble
(Original)
Louis Delgado
Ensemble
(Original)
Anita Gordon
Ensemble
(Original)
Buddie Haines
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Hall
Ensemble
(Original)
Evelyn Hannons
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Hiller
Ensemble
(Original)
Hubert Hilton
Ensemble
(Original)
Asya Kaz
Ensemble
(Original)
Sandra LaMar
Ensemble
(Original)
Jimmy Lee
Ensemble
(Original)
Geoffrey Luck
Ensemble
(Original)
Jessie Madison
Ensemble
(Original)
Dolly Mannon
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Mathhews
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Messinger
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Mowan
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Norman
Ensemble
(Original)
William Penney
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruby Poe
Ensemble
(Original)
William Preston
Ensemble
(Original)
Howard Rand
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucile Reece
Ensemble
(Original)
Marcella Rio
Ensemble
(Original)
Bunny Schum
Ensemble
(Original)
Audrey Sturges
Ensemble
(Original)
Greta Swanson
Ensemble
(Original)
William Tasek
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Townshend
Ensemble
(Original)
Paulette Wilson
Ensemble
(Original)
Edna May Wright
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Wright
Ensemble
(Original)
Rosalie Wynn
Ensemble
(Original)
Thalia Zanou
Ensemble
(Original)
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Guy Bolton
Book
Isabel Leighton
Book
George Middleton
Book
Philip Charig
Music
Herbert P. Stothart
Music
Irving Caesar
Lyrics
Harry Rosenthal
Featured Songs
Douglas Furber
Featured Song Lyrics
David Belasco
Source Material ("Polly with a Past")
John Harwood
Staging
Joseph Urban
Scenic Design
Mark Mooring
Costume Design
Jack Haskell
Musical Staging
Arthur Hammerstein
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
8
1929
Closing Date
Jan
19
1929
Performances
15
as of Nov 28, 2025
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