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Poor Little Ritz Girl
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Poor Little Ritz Girl
Broadway
Original
Central Theatre
1567 Broadway (47th St.), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Herbert Fields
,
Alex Gerber
,
Lorenz Hart
music:
Richard Rodgers
,
Sigmund Romberg
book:
Lew M. Fields
,
George Campbell
People (44)
Eugenie Blair
Jane DePuyster
(Original)
Elise Bonwit
Helen Bond
(Original)
Ardele Cleaves
Dorothy Arden
(Original)
Dolly Clements
Mlle. Lova
(Original)
Michael Cunningham
Mons. Mordky
(Original)
Eleanor Griffith
Barbara Arden
(Original)
Ruth Hale
Marguerite
(Original)
Donald Kerr
Teddie Burns
(Original)
Lulu McConnell
Madge Merrill
(Original)
Aileen Poe
Lillian Lawrence
(Original)
Charles Purcell
William Pembroke
(Original)
Grant Simpson
Stage Manager
(Original)
Andrew Tombes
Dr. Russell Stevens
(Original)
Florence Webber
Annie Farrell
(Original)
Julie Anderson
Ensemble
(Original)
Bobbie Beckwith
Ensemble
(Original)
DeSacia Crandell
Ensemble
(Original)
Frisco Devere
Ensemble
(Original)
Mabel Hastings
Ensemble
(Original)
Dore Leighton
Ensemble
(Original)
Muriel Manners
Ensemble
(Original)
Mabel Pearson
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Philips
Ensemble
(Original)
Nan Phillips
Ensemble
(Original)
Josephine Rolfe
Ensemble
(Original)
Madeline Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Lee Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Walsh
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Warlow
Ensemble
(Original)
Vivian White
Ensemble
(Original)
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Eugenie Blair
Jane DePuyster
(Original)
Elise Bonwit
Helen Bond
(Original)
Ardele Cleaves
Dorothy Arden
(Original)
Dolly Clements
Mlle. Lova
(Original)
Michael Cunningham
Mons. Mordky
(Original)
Eleanor Griffith
Barbara Arden
(Original)
Ruth Hale
Marguerite
(Original)
Donald Kerr
Teddie Burns
(Original)
Lulu McConnell
Madge Merrill
(Original)
Aileen Poe
Lillian Lawrence
(Original)
Charles Purcell
William Pembroke
(Original)
Grant Simpson
Stage Manager
(Original)
Andrew Tombes
Dr. Russell Stevens
(Original)
Florence Webber
Annie Farrell
(Original)
Julie Anderson
Ensemble
(Original)
Bobbie Beckwith
Ensemble
(Original)
DeSacia Crandell
Ensemble
(Original)
Frisco Devere
Ensemble
(Original)
Mabel Hastings
Ensemble
(Original)
Dore Leighton
Ensemble
(Original)
Muriel Manners
Ensemble
(Original)
Mabel Pearson
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Philips
Ensemble
(Original)
Nan Phillips
Ensemble
(Original)
Josephine Rolfe
Ensemble
(Original)
Madeline Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Lee Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Walsh
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Warlow
Ensemble
(Original)
Vivian White
Ensemble
(Original)
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George Campbell
Book
Lew M. Fields
Book
Producer
Richard Rodgers
Music
Sigmund Romberg
Music
Alex Gerber
Lyrics
Lorenz Hart
Lyrics
Ned Wayburn
Staging
Lighting Design
Dave Bennett
Choreographer
H. Robert Law
Scenic Design
Marie Cook
Costume Design
Cora MacGeachy
Costume Design
Anna Spencer
Costume Design
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Jul
28
1920
Closing Date
Oct
16
1920
Performances
93
as of Dec 05, 2025
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