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Summer Wives
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Summer Wives
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Mansfield Theatre
256 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Dolph Singer
,
Mark Linder
lyrics:
Dolph Singer
music:
Sam Morrison
People (49)
Phil Arnold
Barney
(Original)
Miriam Battista
Helen La Mott
(Original)
Helen Charleston
Molly La Rue
(Original)
Morgan Conway
Dan McGillicuddy
(Original)
Charles Dale
Mike Chisley
(Original)
Milton Douglas
Fred Bernard
(Original)
Mary Douglas
Minna Salmon
(Original)
Laura Gilbert
Laura
(Original)
Linda Lee Hill
Gertie
(Original)
Annette Hoffman
Jennie Green
(Original)
Daniel Makarenko
Jacob Adelman
(Original)
Ben Marks
Benny
(Original)
Fay Martin
Mrs. Mortimer Rich
(Original)
Sam Morrison
Sammy
(Original)
Gertrude Mudge
Mrs. Roslyn Berg
(Original)
Jhoreck Rai
Jack Archibald
(Original)
Clarence Rock
Joe Wilder
(Original)
J. Raymond Savich
Max
(Original)
Joseph Smith
Murray Lowen
(Original)
Jane Walsh
Betty Pratt
(Original)
Herbert Warren
Mr. Mortimer Rich
(Original)
Eddie Yubell
Mel Tone
(Original)
Bassine Alfaux
Ensemble
(Original)
Max Beck
Ensemble
(Original)
Saul Daniel
Ensemble
(Original)
Debby Dare
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Hassler
Ensemble
(Original)
Marjorie Joyce
Ensemble
(Original)
Roslyn Kay
Ensemble
(Original)
Seymour Linder
Page Boy
(Original)
Herbert Ritter Lynne
Ensemble
(Original)
Bertha Mack
Ensemble
(Original)
William B. Newgard
Ensemble
(Original)
Alma Ross
Ensemble
(Original)
Freya Schorr
Ensemble
(Original)
Jeanne Temple
Ensemble
(Original)
Francisco Torres
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Turner
Ensemble
(Original)
John Wheeler
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Zero
Ensemble
(Original)
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Phil Arnold
Barney
(Original)
Miriam Battista
Helen La Mott
(Original)
Helen Charleston
Molly La Rue
(Original)
Morgan Conway
Dan McGillicuddy
(Original)
Charles Dale
Mike Chisley
(Original)
Milton Douglas
Fred Bernard
(Original)
Mary Douglas
Minna Salmon
(Original)
Laura Gilbert
Laura
(Original)
Linda Lee Hill
Gertie
(Original)
Annette Hoffman
Jennie Green
(Original)
Daniel Makarenko
Jacob Adelman
(Original)
Ben Marks
Benny
(Original)
Fay Martin
Mrs. Mortimer Rich
(Original)
Sam Morrison
Sammy
(Original)
Gertrude Mudge
Mrs. Roslyn Berg
(Original)
Jhoreck Rai
Jack Archibald
(Original)
Clarence Rock
Joe Wilder
(Original)
J. Raymond Savich
Max
(Original)
Joseph Smith
Murray Lowen
(Original)
Jane Walsh
Betty Pratt
(Original)
Herbert Warren
Mr. Mortimer Rich
(Original)
Eddie Yubell
Mel Tone
(Original)
Bassine Alfaux
Ensemble
(Original)
Max Beck
Ensemble
(Original)
Saul Daniel
Ensemble
(Original)
Debby Dare
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Hassler
Ensemble
(Original)
Marjorie Joyce
Ensemble
(Original)
Roslyn Kay
Ensemble
(Original)
Seymour Linder
Page Boy
(Original)
Herbert Ritter Lynne
Ensemble
(Original)
Bertha Mack
Ensemble
(Original)
William B. Newgard
Ensemble
(Original)
Alma Ross
Ensemble
(Original)
Freya Schorr
Ensemble
(Original)
Jeanne Temple
Ensemble
(Original)
Francisco Torres
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Turner
Ensemble
(Original)
John Wheeler
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Zero
Ensemble
(Original)
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Mark Linder
Writer
Dolph Singer
Writer
Lyrics
Sam Morrison
Music
Vee Lawnhurst
Music ("Us on a Bus")
Tot Seymour
Lyrics ("Us on a Bus")
Ira Hards
Staging
Buell Scenic Studio
Scenic Design
Jack Linder
Producer
D. F. Wolfson
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
13
1936
Closing Date
Apr
18
1936
Performances
8
as of Dec 05, 2025
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