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Singin' the Blues
Broadway
Original
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Singin' the Blues Playbill - October 1931
Singin' the Blues
Broadway
Original
Liberty Theatre
234 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Burton Lane
,
Jimmy McHugh
lyrics:
Dorothy Fields
,
Harold Adamson
People (57)
Estelle Bernier
Edith
(Original)
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Jack Carter
Dave Crocker
(Original)
Ashley Cooper
"Potato-Eyes" Johnson
(Original)
C. C. Gill
Tod
(Original)
Shirley Jordon
Eddie
(Original)
Millard Mitchell
"Whitey" Henderson
(Original)
Mantan Moreland
"Knuckles" Lincoln
(Original)
Johnny Reid
Rocky
(Original)
Maude Russell
"Sizzles" Brown
(Original)
Jennie Sammons
Mazie
(Original)
John Sims
"Bad Alley" Joe
(Original)
James Stark
Officer Frank
(Original)
Ralph Theodore
Sam Mason
(Original)
Percy Verwayne
Jack Wilson
(Original)
Percy Wade
Sid
(Original)
S. W. Warren
Jay
(Original)
Isabell Washington
Susan Blake
(Original)
Fredi Washington
Elise Joyce
(Original)
Frank Wilson
Jim Williams
(Original)
James Young
Dooley
(Original)
George and Betty
The Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Shorty and Esalene
The Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Amy Bates
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Eubie Blake and His Orchestra
Performer
(Original)
Susaye Brown
A Singer
(Original)
Joe Byrd
Colored Policeman
(Original)
Hyacinth Curtis
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Ethel Duke
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Four Flash Devils
Performer
(Original)
Theresa Jentry
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Bruce Johnson's Washboard Serenaders
Performer
(Original)
Jordon and Jordon
The Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Ruby Kennedy
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Irma Miles
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Ethel Moses
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Lucia Moses
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Selma Sales
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Jeannie Sammons
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Selma Sammons
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Wen Talbert's Choir
Performer
(Original)
Reta Walker
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Delores Watson
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Elida Webb
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Susan Whaley
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Dora White
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
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Estelle Bernier
Edith
(Original)
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Jack Carter
Dave Crocker
(Original)
Ashley Cooper
"Potato-Eyes" Johnson
(Original)
C. C. Gill
Tod
(Original)
Shirley Jordon
Eddie
(Original)
Millard Mitchell
"Whitey" Henderson
(Original)
Mantan Moreland
"Knuckles" Lincoln
(Original)
Johnny Reid
Rocky
(Original)
Maude Russell
"Sizzles" Brown
(Original)
Jennie Sammons
Mazie
(Original)
John Sims
"Bad Alley" Joe
(Original)
James Stark
Officer Frank
(Original)
Ralph Theodore
Sam Mason
(Original)
Percy Verwayne
Jack Wilson
(Original)
Percy Wade
Sid
(Original)
S. W. Warren
Jay
(Original)
Isabell Washington
Susan Blake
(Original)
Fredi Washington
Elise Joyce
(Original)
Frank Wilson
Jim Williams
(Original)
James Young
Dooley
(Original)
George and Betty
The Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Shorty and Esalene
The Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Amy Bates
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Eubie Blake and His Orchestra
Performer
(Original)
Susaye Brown
A Singer
(Original)
Joe Byrd
Colored Policeman
(Original)
Hyacinth Curtis
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Ethel Duke
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Four Flash Devils
Performer
(Original)
Theresa Jentry
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Bruce Johnson's Washboard Serenaders
Performer
(Original)
Jordon and Jordon
The Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Ruby Kennedy
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Irma Miles
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Ethel Moses
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Lucia Moses
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Selma Sales
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Jeannie Sammons
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Selma Sammons
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Wen Talbert's Choir
Performer
(Original)
Reta Walker
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Delores Watson
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Elida Webb
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Susan Whaley
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
Dora White
Chorus at the Magnolia Club
(Original)
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John McGowan
Writer
Burton Lane
Music
Jimmy McHugh
Music
Harold Adamson
Lyrics
Dorothy Fields
Lyrics
Bertram Harrison
Staging
Sammy Lee
Choreography
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Kiviette
Costume Design
Robert Russell Bennett
Orchestration
Alex A. Aarons
Producer
Vinton Freedley
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
16
1931
Closing Date
Oct
24
1931
Performances
45
as of Dec 20, 2025
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