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Roberta
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Roberta Playbill - May 1934
Roberta
Broadway
Original
New Amsterdam Theatre
214 W. 42nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Jerome Kern
lyrics:
Otto Harbach
book:
Otto Harbach
People (85)
Berenice Alaire
Sidonie
(Original)
Bobette Christine
Angele
(Original)
Jane Evans
Mrs. Teale
(Original)
Helen Gray
Sophie Teale
(Original)
Sydney Greenstreet
Lord Henry Delves
(Original)
William Hain
Ladislaw
(Original)
Bob Hope
Huckleberry Haines
(Original)
Edwin Jerome
M. Leroux
(Original)
Ray Middleton
John Kent
(Original)
George Murphy
Billy Boyden
(Original)
Nayan Pearce
Luella
(Original)
Lyda Roberti
Mme. Nunez
(Original)
Marion Ross
Mme. Grandet
(Original)
Gretchen Sherman
The Buyer
(Original)
Tamara
Stephanie
(Original)
Fay Templeton
Aunt Minnie
(Original)
William Torpey
The Bartender
(Original)
Mavis Walsh
Marie
(Original)
Virginia Whitmore
The Flower Girl
(Original)
Mannequin
(Original)
Barbara Adams
Mannequin
(Original)
Ray Adams
California Collegian
(Original)
Leon Alton
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Michael Alvarez
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Dorothy Atkins
Mannequin
(Original)
Bob Barrett
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Elsie Behrens
Debutante
(Original)
Norma Butler
Debutante
(Original)
Sally Bynum
Mannequin
(Original)
California Collegians
Huckleberry Haines' Orchestra
(Original)
Phyllis Cameron
Mannequin
(Original)
Barbara Child
Mannequin
(Original)
Florence Chumbecos
Mannequin
(Original)
Aida Conkey
Debutante
(Original)
Lola De Lille
Mannequin
(Original)
George Djimos
The Singer at Cafe Russe
(Original)
Bert Doughty
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Jack Douglas
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Rene Du Plessis
California Collegian
(Original)
Rose Gale
Mannequin
(Original)
Bob Gray
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Bunny Hallow
Debutante
(Original)
Ruth Hamilton
Mannequin
(Original)
Vernon Hammer
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Buddy Hertelle
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Edna Johnson
Mannequin
(Original)
Alan Jones
California Collegian
(Original)
Lillian Lamonte
Mannequin
(Original)
Dorothy Lane
Debutante
(Original)
Catherine Laughlin
Mannequin
(Original)
Fred MacMurray
California Collegian
(Original)
Evelyn Monte
Debutante
(Original)
Herb Montei
California Collegian
(Original)
John Muccio
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
John Peters
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Carole Renwick
Debutante
(Original)
Josephine Roberts
Mannequin
(Original)
Jim Ryan
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Tania Sania
Mannequin
(Original)
Stanislaw Sarmatoff
The Proprietor of Cafe Russe
(Original)
Ruth Shaw
Debutante
(Original)
Rosalie Trego
Debutante
(Original)
Sandra Walters
Mannequin
(Original)
Clara Waring
Mannequin
(Original)
Barbara Williams
Debutante
(Original)
Lou Wood
California Collegian
(Original)
Neil Wood
California Collegian
(Original)
Nonie Dale
Debutante
(Replacement)
Peggy Fish
Mannequin
(Replacement)
Arden Kendrick
Mannequin
(Replacement)
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Berenice Alaire
Sidonie
(Original)
Bobette Christine
Angele
(Original)
Jane Evans
Mrs. Teale
(Original)
Helen Gray
Sophie Teale
(Original)
Sydney Greenstreet
Lord Henry Delves
(Original)
William Hain
Ladislaw
(Original)
Bob Hope
Huckleberry Haines
(Original)
Edwin Jerome
M. Leroux
(Original)
Ray Middleton
John Kent
(Original)
George Murphy
Billy Boyden
(Original)
Nayan Pearce
Luella
(Original)
Lyda Roberti
Mme. Nunez
(Original)
Marion Ross
Mme. Grandet
(Original)
Gretchen Sherman
The Buyer
(Original)
Tamara
Stephanie
(Original)
Fay Templeton
Aunt Minnie
(Original)
William Torpey
The Bartender
(Original)
Mavis Walsh
Marie
(Original)
Virginia Whitmore
The Flower Girl
(Original)
Mannequin
(Original)
Barbara Adams
Mannequin
(Original)
Ray Adams
California Collegian
(Original)
Leon Alton
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Michael Alvarez
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Dorothy Atkins
Mannequin
(Original)
Bob Barrett
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Elsie Behrens
Debutante
(Original)
Norma Butler
Debutante
(Original)
Sally Bynum
Mannequin
(Original)
California Collegians
Huckleberry Haines' Orchestra
(Original)
Phyllis Cameron
Mannequin
(Original)
Barbara Child
Mannequin
(Original)
Florence Chumbecos
Mannequin
(Original)
Aida Conkey
Debutante
(Original)
Lola De Lille
Mannequin
(Original)
George Djimos
The Singer at Cafe Russe
(Original)
Bert Doughty
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Jack Douglas
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Rene Du Plessis
California Collegian
(Original)
Rose Gale
Mannequin
(Original)
Bob Gray
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Bunny Hallow
Debutante
(Original)
Ruth Hamilton
Mannequin
(Original)
Vernon Hammer
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Buddy Hertelle
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Edna Johnson
Mannequin
(Original)
Alan Jones
California Collegian
(Original)
Lillian Lamonte
Mannequin
(Original)
Dorothy Lane
Debutante
(Original)
Catherine Laughlin
Mannequin
(Original)
Fred MacMurray
California Collegian
(Original)
Evelyn Monte
Debutante
(Original)
Herb Montei
California Collegian
(Original)
John Muccio
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
John Peters
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Carole Renwick
Debutante
(Original)
Josephine Roberts
Mannequin
(Original)
Jim Ryan
Member of Alpha Beta Pi
(Original)
Tania Sania
Mannequin
(Original)
Stanislaw Sarmatoff
The Proprietor of Cafe Russe
(Original)
Ruth Shaw
Debutante
(Original)
Rosalie Trego
Debutante
(Original)
Sandra Walters
Mannequin
(Original)
Clara Waring
Mannequin
(Original)
Barbara Williams
Debutante
(Original)
Lou Wood
California Collegian
(Original)
Neil Wood
California Collegian
(Original)
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Otto Harbach
Book
Lyrics
Jerome Kern
Music
Alice Duer Miller
Source Material (from the novel "Gowns by Roberta")
Hassard Short
Uncredited Director
Uncredited Lighting Design
Jose Limon
Choreographer
Clark Robinson
Scenic Design
Kiviette
Costume Design
Madame Tafel
Gown Design
Max Koch
Furs Designs
Robert Russell Bennett
Orchestrations
Frank Hall
Stage Manager
George Djimos
Assistant Stage Manager
William Torpey
Assistant Stage Manager
Ben A. Boyar
General Manager
Howard S. Benedict
Press Representative
Max Gordon
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
18
1933
Closing Date
Jul
21
1934
Performances
295
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Roberta - May 28, 1934
Roberta - May 28, 1934
Roberta - May 28, 1934
Roberta - May 28, 1934
Roberta - May 28, 1934
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