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The City Chap
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Liberty Theatre
234 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Anne Caldwell
music:
Jerome Kern
book:
James Montgomery
People (63)
Charles S. Abbe
Sam Graham
(Original)
Phyllis Cleveland
Betty Graham
(Original)
Betty Compton
Betty
(Original)
Frank Doane
Blinkey Lockwood
(Original)
Francis X. Donegan
Tracey Tanner
(Original)
Irene Dunn
Grace Bartlett
(Original)
Pearl Eaton
Pearl
(Original)
Helen Eby-Rock
Miss Sperry
(Original)
Richard "Skeets" Gallagher
Nat Duncan
(Original)
Eddie Girard
Wally
(Original)
Mary Jane
Angie
(Original)
Fred Lennox
Robbins
(Original)
Robert E. O'Connor
Pete
(Original)
George Raft
George Spelvin
(Original)
John Rutherford
Stephen Kellogg
(Original)
Ina Williams
Josie Lockwood
(Original)
Hansford Wilson
Roland Barnett
(Original)
Betty Block
Ensemble
(Original)
Bobbie Breslau
Ensemble
(Original)
Constance Brown
Ensemble
(Original)
Katherine Burnside
Ensemble
(Original)
Myrtle Cox
Ensemble
(Original)
Ursula Dale
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(Original)
Frisco Devere
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Dolan
Ensemble
(Original)
Jeanne Edwards
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(Original)
Kathleen Erroll
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(Original)
Rita Farrell
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(Original)
Patricia Fitzpatrick
Ensemble
(Original)
Edythe Flynn
Ensemble
(Original)
Georges Fontanna
Specialty Dancer
(Original)
Danzi Goodell
Ensemble
(Original)
Ona Hamilton
Ensemble
(Original)
Muriel Harrison
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(Original)
Beatrice Hughes
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(Original)
Nell Kincaid
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(Original)
Katherine Kohler
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(Original)
Gladys Lake
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(Original)
Jane Lane
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(Original)
Joan Lindsay
Ensemble
(Original)
Hallie Manning
Ensemble
(Original)
Jerry Markham
Ensemble
(Original)
Beth Meakins
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucy Monroe
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Morris
Ensemble
(Original)
Marjorie Moss
Specialty Dancer
(Original)
Bessie Mulligan
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Pierce
Ensemble
(Original)
Nickie Pitell
Ensemble
(Original)
Autumn Sims
Ensemble
(Original)
Mildred Sinclair
Ensemble
(Original)
Blossom Vreeland
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Winslow
Ensemble
(Original)
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Charles S. Abbe
Sam Graham
(Original)
Phyllis Cleveland
Betty Graham
(Original)
Betty Compton
Betty
(Original)
Frank Doane
Blinkey Lockwood
(Original)
Francis X. Donegan
Tracey Tanner
(Original)
Irene Dunn
Grace Bartlett
(Original)
Pearl Eaton
Pearl
(Original)
Helen Eby-Rock
Miss Sperry
(Original)
Richard "Skeets" Gallagher
Nat Duncan
(Original)
Eddie Girard
Wally
(Original)
Mary Jane
Angie
(Original)
Fred Lennox
Robbins
(Original)
Robert E. O'Connor
Pete
(Original)
George Raft
George Spelvin
(Original)
John Rutherford
Stephen Kellogg
(Original)
Ina Williams
Josie Lockwood
(Original)
Hansford Wilson
Roland Barnett
(Original)
Betty Block
Ensemble
(Original)
Bobbie Breslau
Ensemble
(Original)
Constance Brown
Ensemble
(Original)
Katherine Burnside
Ensemble
(Original)
Myrtle Cox
Ensemble
(Original)
Ursula Dale
Ensemble
(Original)
Frisco Devere
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Dolan
Ensemble
(Original)
Jeanne Edwards
Ensemble
(Original)
Kathleen Erroll
Ensemble
(Original)
Rita Farrell
Ensemble
(Original)
Patricia Fitzpatrick
Ensemble
(Original)
Edythe Flynn
Ensemble
(Original)
Georges Fontanna
Specialty Dancer
(Original)
Danzi Goodell
Ensemble
(Original)
Ona Hamilton
Ensemble
(Original)
Muriel Harrison
Ensemble
(Original)
Beatrice Hughes
Ensemble
(Original)
Nell Kincaid
Ensemble
(Original)
Katherine Kohler
Ensemble
(Original)
Gladys Lake
Ensemble
(Original)
Jane Lane
Ensemble
(Original)
Joan Lindsay
Ensemble
(Original)
Hallie Manning
Ensemble
(Original)
Jerry Markham
Ensemble
(Original)
Beth Meakins
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucy Monroe
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Morris
Ensemble
(Original)
Marjorie Moss
Specialty Dancer
(Original)
Bessie Mulligan
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Pierce
Ensemble
(Original)
Nickie Pitell
Ensemble
(Original)
Autumn Sims
Ensemble
(Original)
Mildred Sinclair
Ensemble
(Original)
Blossom Vreeland
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Winslow
Ensemble
(Original)
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James Montgomery
Book
Jerome Kern
Music
Anne Caldwell
Lyrics
Winchell Smith
Source Material (from the play)
R.H. Burnside
Staging
Dave Bennett
Choreographer
James Reynolds
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Robert Russell Bennett
Music Orchestrations
Charles Dillingham
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
26
1925
Closing Date
Dec
26
1925
Performances
72
as of Dec 05, 2025
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