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Simple Simon Playbill - February 1930
Simple Simon
Broadway
Original
Ziegfeld Theatre
6th Avenue at W. 54th St., Roof, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Ed Wynn
,
Guy Bolton
music:
Richard Rodgers
lyrics:
Lorenz Hart
People (49)
Will Ahern
Jack Horner
(Original)
Bobbe Arnst
Gilly Flower
(Original)
Jazz
(Original)
Mabel Baade
Gretel
(Original)
Elsie Behrens
Hansel
(Original)
Hugh Cameron
Otto Prince
(Original)
Ben Carswell
Telescope Operator
(Original)
Marie Conwal
Cat and the Fiddle
(Original)
Mary Coyle
Little Boy Blue
(Original)
Frank DeWitt
The Giant Head
(Original)
Marion Dodge
Fairy Goddess
(Original)
The Hat Saleslady
(Original)
Alan Edwards
Tony Prince
(Original)
Caja Eric
Miss Muffet
(Original)
The Soda Fountain Girl
(Original)
William J. Ferry
The Frog
(Original)
Hazel Forbes
Gladys Dove
(Original)
Miss Hazel
(Original)
Rapunsel
(Original)
Agnes Franey
Goldylocks
(Original)
Dolores Grant
Bo-Peep
(Original)
Harriet Hoctor
Premiere Danseuse
(Original)
Anthony Hughes
Policeman
(Original)
Mildred Ivory
The Manicure Girl
(Original)
Alfred P. James
Fingy
(Original)
Pete La Della
The Horse
(Original)
Doree Leslie
Elaine King
(Original)
Neva Lynn
Spoon
(Original)
Elaine Mann
Wolff
(Original)
Virginia McNaughton
Goldylocks
(Original)
Nona Goyne
(Original)
Frieda Mierse
Old Lady in the Shoe
(Original)
Villi Milli
The Perfumery Girl
(Original)
Lee Morse
Sal
(Original)
Patsy O'Day
Puss in Boots
(Original)
Master George Offerman
Jonah
(Original)
Dorothy Patterson
Dog
(Original)
Lennox Pawle
Olee King
(Original)
Georgia Payne
Miss Muffet
(Original)
Lois Peck
Dish
(Original)
Gladys Pender
Cow
(Original)
Clementine Rigeau
Wolff
(Original)
Blanche Satchell
Fairy Goddess
(Original)
The Photography Girl
(Original)
Joseph Schrode
The Horse
(Original)
Douglas Stanbury
Captain in Dullna Army
(Original)
Paul Stanton
Bert Blue
(Original)
Helen Walsh
Jewel Pearce
(Original)
Red Riding Hood
(Original)
The Hostess
(Original)
Gil White
Popper
(Original)
Ed Wynn
Simon
(Original)
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Will Ahern
Jack Horner
(Original)
Bobbe Arnst
Gilly Flower
(Original)
Jazz
(Original)
Mabel Baade
Gretel
(Original)
Elsie Behrens
Hansel
(Original)
Hugh Cameron
Otto Prince
(Original)
Ben Carswell
Telescope Operator
(Original)
Marie Conwal
Cat and the Fiddle
(Original)
Mary Coyle
Little Boy Blue
(Original)
Frank DeWitt
The Giant Head
(Original)
Marion Dodge
Fairy Goddess
(Original)
The Hat Saleslady
(Original)
Alan Edwards
Tony Prince
(Original)
Caja Eric
Miss Muffet
(Original)
The Soda Fountain Girl
(Original)
William J. Ferry
The Frog
(Original)
Hazel Forbes
Gladys Dove
(Original)
Miss Hazel
(Original)
Rapunsel
(Original)
Agnes Franey
Goldylocks
(Original)
Dolores Grant
Bo-Peep
(Original)
Harriet Hoctor
Premiere Danseuse
(Original)
Anthony Hughes
Policeman
(Original)
Mildred Ivory
The Manicure Girl
(Original)
Alfred P. James
Fingy
(Original)
Pete La Della
The Horse
(Original)
Doree Leslie
Elaine King
(Original)
Neva Lynn
Spoon
(Original)
Elaine Mann
Wolff
(Original)
Virginia McNaughton
Goldylocks
(Original)
Nona Goyne
(Original)
Frieda Mierse
Old Lady in the Shoe
(Original)
Villi Milli
The Perfumery Girl
(Original)
Lee Morse
Sal
(Original)
Patsy O'Day
Puss in Boots
(Original)
Master George Offerman
Jonah
(Original)
Dorothy Patterson
Dog
(Original)
Lennox Pawle
Olee King
(Original)
Georgia Payne
Miss Muffet
(Original)
Lois Peck
Dish
(Original)
Gladys Pender
Cow
(Original)
Clementine Rigeau
Wolff
(Original)
Blanche Satchell
Fairy Goddess
(Original)
The Photography Girl
(Original)
Joseph Schrode
The Horse
(Original)
Douglas Stanbury
Captain in Dullna Army
(Original)
Paul Stanton
Bert Blue
(Original)
Helen Walsh
Jewel Pearce
(Original)
Red Riding Hood
(Original)
The Hostess
(Original)
Gil White
Popper
(Original)
Ed Wynn
Simon
(Original)
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Ed Wynn
Book
Guy Bolton
Book
Richard Rodgers
Music
Lorenz Hart
Lyrics
Zeke Colvan
Director
Seymour Felix
Choreographer
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
18
1930
Closing Date
Jun
14
1930
Performances
135
as of Dec 04, 2025
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