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Swing It
Broadway
Original
Swing It
Broadway
Original
Adelphi Theatre
152 W. 54th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Cecil Mack
,
Milton Reddie
book:
Cecil Mack
music:
Eubie Blake
,
Milton Reddie
People (65)
Leo Bailey
Smoky
(Original)
Norman Barksdale
Bill
(Original)
George Booker
Gabby
(Original)
James Boxwell
Jasper
(Original)
Marion Brantley
Ethel
(Original)
Herbert Brown
Ensemble
(Original)
Anita Bush
Amy
(Original)
Cliff Carter
Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Crumbley
Nate Smith
(Original)
Edna Deas
Ensemble
(Original)
Sherman Dirkson
Bob
(Original)
Grace Driver
Ensemble
(Original)
Genora English
Mame
(Original)
Frances Everett
Sadie
(Original)
John Fortune
Jamaica Joe
(Original)
Edward Frye
Jake Frye
(Original)
Dorothy Gee
Ensemble
(Original)
Allen George
Ensemble
(Original)
James Green
Dusty
(Original)
Ed Hall
Ensemble
(Original)
Mabel Hamilton
Ensemble
(Original)
Bobby Jackson
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Jackson
Ensemble
(Original)
Flatfut
(Original)
Henry Jines
Rusty
(Original)
Bennie Johnson
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth La Marr
Ensemble
(Original)
Lawrence Lomax
Swipes
(Original)
Joe Loomis
Bud
(Original)
Roberta Lowery
Ensemble
(Original)
Goldie Martien
Ensemble
(Original)
James B. McRiley
Ensemble
(Original)
Ernest Mickens
Skadmoose
(Original)
James Mordecai
Ginger
(Original)
Joe Northern
Ensemble
(Original)
Ralph Northern
Ensemble
(Original)
Sam Owens
Ensemble
(Original)
Cora Parks
"Mom" Brown
(Original)
Frederika Phoenix
Ensemble
(Original)
Edna Ricks
Ensemble
(Original)
James Flash Riley
Ensemble
(Original)
Ollie Schoonmaker
Ensemble
(Original)
Viola Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
George St. Clair
Ensemble
(Original)
Fannie Suber
Ensemble
(Original)
Sonny Thompson
Steve
(Original)
Dorothy Turner
Ensemble
(Original)
Su San
(Original)
Richard Webb
Smoky
(Original)
Olena Williams
Gladys
(Original)
Nat Wilson
Ensemble
(Original)
Al Young
Chin Chin
(Original)
Sheriff
(Original)
Billy Young
Ensemble
(Original)
Blanche Young
Miranda
(Original)
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Leo Bailey
Smoky
(Original)
Norman Barksdale
Bill
(Original)
George Booker
Gabby
(Original)
James Boxwell
Jasper
(Original)
Marion Brantley
Ethel
(Original)
Herbert Brown
Ensemble
(Original)
Anita Bush
Amy
(Original)
Cliff Carter
Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Crumbley
Nate Smith
(Original)
Edna Deas
Ensemble
(Original)
Sherman Dirkson
Bob
(Original)
Grace Driver
Ensemble
(Original)
Genora English
Mame
(Original)
Frances Everett
Sadie
(Original)
John Fortune
Jamaica Joe
(Original)
Edward Frye
Jake Frye
(Original)
Dorothy Gee
Ensemble
(Original)
Allen George
Ensemble
(Original)
James Green
Dusty
(Original)
Ed Hall
Ensemble
(Original)
Mabel Hamilton
Ensemble
(Original)
Bobby Jackson
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Jackson
Ensemble
(Original)
Flatfut
(Original)
Henry Jines
Rusty
(Original)
Bennie Johnson
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth La Marr
Ensemble
(Original)
Lawrence Lomax
Swipes
(Original)
Joe Loomis
Bud
(Original)
Roberta Lowery
Ensemble
(Original)
Goldie Martien
Ensemble
(Original)
James B. McRiley
Ensemble
(Original)
Ernest Mickens
Skadmoose
(Original)
James Mordecai
Ginger
(Original)
Joe Northern
Ensemble
(Original)
Ralph Northern
Ensemble
(Original)
Sam Owens
Ensemble
(Original)
Cora Parks
"Mom" Brown
(Original)
Frederika Phoenix
Ensemble
(Original)
Edna Ricks
Ensemble
(Original)
James Flash Riley
Ensemble
(Original)
Ollie Schoonmaker
Ensemble
(Original)
Viola Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
George St. Clair
Ensemble
(Original)
Fannie Suber
Ensemble
(Original)
Sonny Thompson
Steve
(Original)
Dorothy Turner
Ensemble
(Original)
Su San
(Original)
Richard Webb
Smoky
(Original)
Olena Williams
Gladys
(Original)
Nat Wilson
Ensemble
(Original)
Al Young
Chin Chin
(Original)
Sheriff
(Original)
Billy Young
Ensemble
(Original)
Blanche Young
Miranda
(Original)
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Cecil Mack
Book
Lyrics
Staging
Eubie Blake
Music
Milton Reddie
Music
Lyrics
Jack Mason
Staging
Benny Johnson
Dances And Ensembles
Miriam Schiller
Dances And Ensembles
Walter Walden
Scenic Design
Victor Zanoff
Scenic Design
Maxine Jones
Costume Design
Alexander Jones
Costume Design
Lorenzo Calduel
Orchestrations
Variety Theatre Unit of The WPA Federal Theatre Project
Producer
Frank Merlin
Variety Theatre unit of The WPA Federal Theatre Project Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jul
22
1937
Closing Date
Sep
1
1937
Performances
36
as of Dec 04, 2025
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