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Shoot the Works Playbill - Aug 1931
Shoot the Works
Broadway
Original
George M. Cohan's Theatre
1482 Broadway at W. 43rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Jay Gorney
,
Vernon Duke
,
Robert Stolz
,
Ann Ronell
,
Alexander Williams
,
Irving Berlin
,
Jimmy McHugh
,
Joseph Meyer
,
Muriel Pollock
,
Herbert Goode
,
Michael H. Cleary
,
Philip Chagrig
lyrics:
Ira Gershwin
,
Armin Robinson
,
Alexander Williams
,
Dorothy Fields
,
E.Y. Harburg
,
Irving Berlin
,
Leo Robin
,
Max Lief
,
Muriel Pollock
,
Nathaniel Lief
,
Walter Reisch
book:
Dorothy Parker
,
Milton Lazarus
,
Heywood Broun
,
Peter Arno
,
H. I. Phillips
,
Edward J. McNamara
,
E.B. White
,
Jack Hazzard
,
Nunnally Johnson
People (96)
Lee Brody
Miss Straight
(Original)
Otto K. Attelbury's Daughter
(Original)
"The First Lady of the Land"
(Original)
A Girl about Town
(Original)
The Wife
(Original)
Jack Hazzard
Otto K. Attelbury
(Original)
Proprietor
(Original)
The Lover
(Original)
Percy Helton
Cornelius Swaggerbilt
(Original)
Mr. Coe
(Original)
Believe It or Not
(Original)
The Man
(Original)
The Patient
(Original)
George Murphy
Slit-throat McGillicuddy
(Original)
"(Just) Begging for Love"
(Original)
"Do As You Like"(Do What You Like)
(Original)
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart"
(Original)
Edgar Nelson
Dr. Campbell
(Original)
Herman
(Original)
A Customer
(Original)
The Doctor
(Original)
William O'Neal
Dr. Fenway
(Original)
"Das Lied ist aus"(Don't Ask Me Why)
(Original)
"Hot Moonlight"
(Original)
Margot Riley
Mrs. Coe
(Original)
Otto K. Attelbury's Daughter
(Original)
The Nurse
(Original)
Virginia Smith
Fifi
(Original)
You Were Perfectly Fine
(Original)
Rose Armand
Performer
(Original)
Alice Bankert
Performer
(Original)
John Boyle
Opening
(Original)
Heywood Broun
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart" (reprise)
(Original)
In the Dressing Room
(Original)
Man about Town
(Original)
Opening
(Original)
Evelyn Carpenter
Performer
(Original)
Cornelia Chason
Performer
(Original)
Imogene Coca
"(Let's Go) Out in the Open Air"
(Original)
Fanille Davies
Performer
(Original)
Frances Dewey
"(I'm Just a) Doorstep Baby
(Original)
"Chirp Chirp"
(Original)
"How's Your Uncle?"
(Original)
Believe It or Not
(Original)
Margaret Doncaster
Performer
(Original)
Frank Ericson
Performer
(Original)
Mickie Forbs
Performer
(Original)
Bobby Gillette
"(Let's Go) Out in the Open Air"
(Original)
"My Heart's a Banjo"
(Original)
Believe It or Not
(Original)
Al Gold
"Chirp Chirp"
(Original)
"How's Your Uncle?"
(Original)
You Were Perfectly Fine
(Original)
J. Gonzales
Performer
(Original)
Taylor Gordon
"Shoulders"
(Original)
Maerena Grady
Performer
(Original)
Francis Guinan
Performer
(Original)
Frank Hauser
Performer
(Original)
Jack Irwin
Performer
(Original)
Julie Johnson
"(Just) Begging for Love"
(Original)
"Do As You Like"(Do What You Like)
(Original)
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart"
(Original)
Tom Jordan
Performer
(Original)
Albert Jordan
Performer
(Original)
Joe Kaye
Performer
(Original)
Irene Kelly
Performer
(Original)
Don Lannon
Performer
(Original)
James Libby
Performer
(Original)
Constance Madison
Performer
(Original)
Lela Manors
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart" (reprise)
(Original)
Vida Manuel
Performer
(Original)
Dolly Martinez
Performer
(Original)
Nellie Mayer
Performer
(Original)
John McAvoy
Performer
(Original)
Edward J. McNamara
In the Dressing Room
(Original)
The Visitor
(Original)
Leslyn Miller
Performer
(Original)
John Muccio
Performer
(Original)
Edward Murray
Performer
(Original)
Richard Neely
Performer
(Original)
Frances Nevins
"Muchacha"
(Original)
James Notarro
Performer
(Original)
Lester Ostrander
Performer
(Original)
Nora Puntin
Performer
(Original)
Inez Purdy
Performer
(Original)
Jack Ray
Performer
(Original)
Jerry Reardon
Performer
(Original)
Dorothy Snowden
Performer
(Original)
Marjorie Sohmer
Performer
(Original)
Anne Stanley
Performer
(Original)
Morris Tepper
Performer
(Original)
Winnie Turner
Performer
(Original)
Helen Tuttle
Performer
(Original)
Florence Winkel
Performer
(Original)
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Lee Brody
Miss Straight
(Original)
Otto K. Attelbury's Daughter
(Original)
"The First Lady of the Land"
(Original)
A Girl about Town
(Original)
The Wife
(Original)
Jack Hazzard
Otto K. Attelbury
(Original)
Proprietor
(Original)
The Lover
(Original)
Percy Helton
Cornelius Swaggerbilt
(Original)
Mr. Coe
(Original)
Believe It or Not
(Original)
The Man
(Original)
The Patient
(Original)
George Murphy
Slit-throat McGillicuddy
(Original)
"(Just) Begging for Love"
(Original)
"Do As You Like"(Do What You Like)
(Original)
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart"
(Original)
Edgar Nelson
Dr. Campbell
(Original)
Herman
(Original)
A Customer
(Original)
The Doctor
(Original)
William O'Neal
Dr. Fenway
(Original)
"Das Lied ist aus"(Don't Ask Me Why)
(Original)
"Hot Moonlight"
(Original)
Margot Riley
Mrs. Coe
(Original)
Otto K. Attelbury's Daughter
(Original)
The Nurse
(Original)
Virginia Smith
Fifi
(Original)
You Were Perfectly Fine
(Original)
Rose Armand
Performer
(Original)
Alice Bankert
Performer
(Original)
John Boyle
Opening
(Original)
Heywood Broun
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart" (reprise)
(Original)
In the Dressing Room
(Original)
Man about Town
(Original)
Opening
(Original)
Evelyn Carpenter
Performer
(Original)
Cornelia Chason
Performer
(Original)
Imogene Coca
"(Let's Go) Out in the Open Air"
(Original)
Fanille Davies
Performer
(Original)
Frances Dewey
"(I'm Just a) Doorstep Baby
(Original)
"Chirp Chirp"
(Original)
"How's Your Uncle?"
(Original)
Believe It or Not
(Original)
Margaret Doncaster
Performer
(Original)
Frank Ericson
Performer
(Original)
Mickie Forbs
Performer
(Original)
Bobby Gillette
"(Let's Go) Out in the Open Air"
(Original)
"My Heart's a Banjo"
(Original)
Believe It or Not
(Original)
Al Gold
"Chirp Chirp"
(Original)
"How's Your Uncle?"
(Original)
You Were Perfectly Fine
(Original)
J. Gonzales
Performer
(Original)
Taylor Gordon
"Shoulders"
(Original)
Maerena Grady
Performer
(Original)
Francis Guinan
Performer
(Original)
Frank Hauser
Performer
(Original)
Jack Irwin
Performer
(Original)
Julie Johnson
"(Just) Begging for Love"
(Original)
"Do As You Like"(Do What You Like)
(Original)
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart"
(Original)
Tom Jordan
Performer
(Original)
Albert Jordan
Performer
(Original)
Joe Kaye
Performer
(Original)
Irene Kelly
Performer
(Original)
Don Lannon
Performer
(Original)
James Libby
Performer
(Original)
Constance Madison
Performer
(Original)
Lela Manors
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart" (reprise)
(Original)
Vida Manuel
Performer
(Original)
Dolly Martinez
Performer
(Original)
Nellie Mayer
Performer
(Original)
John McAvoy
Performer
(Original)
Edward J. McNamara
In the Dressing Room
(Original)
The Visitor
(Original)
Leslyn Miller
Performer
(Original)
John Muccio
Performer
(Original)
Edward Murray
Performer
(Original)
Richard Neely
Performer
(Original)
Frances Nevins
"Muchacha"
(Original)
James Notarro
Performer
(Original)
Lester Ostrander
Performer
(Original)
Nora Puntin
Performer
(Original)
Inez Purdy
Performer
(Original)
Jack Ray
Performer
(Original)
Jerry Reardon
Performer
(Original)
Dorothy Snowden
Performer
(Original)
Marjorie Sohmer
Performer
(Original)
Anne Stanley
Performer
(Original)
Morris Tepper
Performer
(Original)
Winnie Turner
Performer
(Original)
Helen Tuttle
Performer
(Original)
Florence Winkel
Performer
(Original)
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Peter Arno
Book
Heywood Broun
Book
Producer
Jack Hazzard
Book
S. M. Herzig
Book
Nunnally Johnson
Book
Milton Lazarus
Book
Edward J. McNamara
Book
Dorothy Parker
Book
H. I. Phillips
Book
E.B. White
Book
Irving Berlin
Music
Lyrics
Philip Chagrig
Music
Michael H. Cleary
Music
Vernon Duke
Music
Herbert Goode
Music
Jay Gorney
Music
Jimmy McHugh
Music
Joseph Meyer
Music
Muriel Pollock
Music
Lyrics
Ann Ronell
Music
Robert Stolz
Music
Alexander Williams
Music
Lyrics
Dorothy Fields
Lyrics
Ira Gershwin
Lyrics
E.Y. Harburg
Lyrics
Max Lief
Lyrics
Nathaniel Lief
Lyrics
Walter Reisch
Lyrics
Leo Robin
Lyrics
Armin Robinson
Lyrics
Harry Archer
Musical Director
Theodore Hammerstein
Dialogue Direction
John Boyle
Dances
Henry Dreyfuss
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Charles Le Maire
Costume Design
Kiviette
Costume Design
Joseph Young
Lyrics
Frank E. Barry
Orchestration
King Ross
Orchestration
Milton Raison
Associated Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Jul
21
1931
Closing Date
Oct
3
1931
Performances
87
as of Dec 04, 2025
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