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Say When
Broadway
Original
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Say When Playbill - July 1928
Say When
Broadway
Original
Morosco Theatre
217 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Kay Swift
,
Irma Hopper
,
Jesse Greer
,
Ray Perkins
,
Daisy deSegonzak
lyrics:
Irma Hopper
,
Max Lief
,
Mayor James J. Walker
,
Nathaniel Lief
,
Paul James
,
Raymond Klages
book:
Calvin Brown
People (60)
Josephine Adair
Miss Stuart
(Original)
Jane Alden
Sydney Farnham
(Original)
Ruth Altman
Miss Randall
(Original)
Sally Anderson
Miss Lee
(Original)
Joyce Arling
Miss Carter
(Original)
Bradley Cass
Mr. Lincoln
(Original)
Warren Crosby
Mr. Meade
(Original)
Ruth Fallows
Miss Brady
(Original)
Peggy Fish
Miss Davis
(Original)
Dorothy Fitzgibbon
Diana Wynne
(Original)
Ann Freshman
Miss Jackson
(Original)
Roger Gray
Joe Turner
(Original)
Gene Raymond
Michael Graham
(Original)
Katherine Hamill
Miss Gordon
(Original)
Kathryn Hereford
Miss Hewitt
(Original)
Dorothy Jones
Miss Stean
(Original)
Helen Kaiser
Miss Scott
(Original)
Genevieve Kent
Miss Udall
(Original)
Harry Kirk
Mr. Chase
(Original)
Cora La Redd
Cora
(Original)
Joseph Lertora
Count Scippio Varelli
(Original)
Mabel Martin
Miss Custis
(Original)
Beverly Maude
Miss Warrenton
(Original)
Patricia McGrath
Miss Thomas
(Original)
Duquesne Miller
Colin
(Original)
Mildred Quigley
Miss Jefferson
(Original)
Anna Rex
Miss Monroe
(Original)
Bartlett Simmons
Gregory Farnham
(Original)
Alison Skipworth
Comtessa Scaracchi
(Original)
Archie Thompson
Mr. Grant
(Original)
Doris Vinton
Toody Hubbard
(Original)
Harold Williams
Mr. McClellan
(Original)
William J. Cleary
One of The Four Recorders
(Original)
Robert Moody
One of The Four Recorders
(Original)
J. Gibbs Penrose
Assistant Radio Announcer
(Original)
Alan Ray
One of The Four Recorders
(Original)
Donald Wells
One of The Four Recorders
(Original)
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Josephine Adair
Miss Stuart
(Original)
Jane Alden
Sydney Farnham
(Original)
Ruth Altman
Miss Randall
(Original)
Sally Anderson
Miss Lee
(Original)
Joyce Arling
Miss Carter
(Original)
Bradley Cass
Mr. Lincoln
(Original)
Warren Crosby
Mr. Meade
(Original)
Ruth Fallows
Miss Brady
(Original)
Peggy Fish
Miss Davis
(Original)
Dorothy Fitzgibbon
Diana Wynne
(Original)
Ann Freshman
Miss Jackson
(Original)
Roger Gray
Joe Turner
(Original)
Gene Raymond
Michael Graham
(Original)
Katherine Hamill
Miss Gordon
(Original)
Kathryn Hereford
Miss Hewitt
(Original)
Dorothy Jones
Miss Stean
(Original)
Helen Kaiser
Miss Scott
(Original)
Genevieve Kent
Miss Udall
(Original)
Harry Kirk
Mr. Chase
(Original)
Cora La Redd
Cora
(Original)
Joseph Lertora
Count Scippio Varelli
(Original)
Mabel Martin
Miss Custis
(Original)
Beverly Maude
Miss Warrenton
(Original)
Patricia McGrath
Miss Thomas
(Original)
Duquesne Miller
Colin
(Original)
Mildred Quigley
Miss Jefferson
(Original)
Anna Rex
Miss Monroe
(Original)
Bartlett Simmons
Gregory Farnham
(Original)
Alison Skipworth
Comtessa Scaracchi
(Original)
Archie Thompson
Mr. Grant
(Original)
Doris Vinton
Toody Hubbard
(Original)
Harold Williams
Mr. McClellan
(Original)
William J. Cleary
One of The Four Recorders
(Original)
Robert Moody
One of The Four Recorders
(Original)
J. Gibbs Penrose
Assistant Radio Announcer
(Original)
Alan Ray
One of The Four Recorders
(Original)
Donald Wells
One of The Four Recorders
(Original)
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Calvin Brown
Book
Daisy deSegonzak
Music
Jesse Greer
Music
Frank Harling
Music
Lyrics
Irma Hopper
Music
Lyrics
Ray Perkins
Music
Kay Swift
Music
Paul James
Lyrics
Raymond Klages
Lyrics
Max Lief
Lyricist
Nathaniel Lief
Lyricist
Mayor James J. Walker
Lyricist
Arthur Sheekman
Featured Songs
Helen Wallace
Featured Song Lyrics
Gilbert Emery
Source Material (from the play)
Amelie Rives
Source Material (from the play)
Bertram Harrison
Staging
Max Scheck
Musical Staging
Livingston Platt
Scenic Design
Lord and Taylor
Costume Design
Elisabeth Marbury
Producer
Carl Reed
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
26
1928
Closing Date
Jul
7
1928
Performances
15
as of Dec 05, 2025
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