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The Passing Show of 1921
Broadway
Original
The Passing Show of 1921
Broadway
Original
Winter Garden Theatre
1634 Broadway (At W. 50th St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Harold Atteridge
book:
Harold Atteridge
music:
Jean Schwartz
People (132)
Eugene Howard
Jean
(Original)
Rigoletto Quartette
(Original)
Sing Low
(Original)
Willie Howard
Frank Bacon
(Original)
Rigoletto Quartette
(Original)
Sammy
(Original)
Sing High
(Original)
Jack E. Rice
Mr. Gray
(Original)
A Mysterious Person
(Original)
Dr. Noah Peach
(Original)
Mennen
(Original)
Moe Levey
(Original)
Janet Adair
Chin See
(Original)
Irene
(Original)
May
(Original)
Zobeida
(Original)
"Irene"
(Original)
Abe Aronson
Camel
(Original)
White
(Original)
Harry Watson
Detective
(Original)
Perry Askam
A Policeman
(Original)
The James Boys
(Original)
Harry Bannister
Abdulla
(Original)
Alfred
(Original)
Cowboy
(Original)
Mr. Oppenheim
(Original)
The Doctor
(Original)
Tilford
(Original)
Johnnie Berkes
Ali Shah
(Original)
Jeannette Deitrich
Dancen
(Original)
Mae Devereaux
Lydia Pinkham
(Original)
Poor Little Ritz Girl
(Original)
Marie Dressler
Frances Belasco Starr
(Original)
Mrs. Hopwood
(Original)
Violet Englefield
Rigoletto Quartette
(Original)
Robert Gilbert
A Man
(Original)
Gillette
(Original)
Gov. Inspector
(Original)
Frank Grace
Fixerah
(Original)
Dolly Hackett
"You May Be a Bad Man" Performer
(Original)
Josephine
(Original)
La See
(Original)
Lady Billy
(Original)
Miss Sweet
(Original)
Ina Hayward
Bijou
(Original)
Mrs. Knickerbocker
(Original)
Rigoletto Quartette
(Original)
The Lady of the Lamp
(Original)
Anthony Jochim
Edison
(Original)
Gardener
(Original)
The Stranger
(Original)
Grace Keeshon
Lerry Jamare
(Original)
Miss New York
(Original)
Mildred La Gue
Topsy Lemaire
(Original)
Gaby Lorraine
"Mary"
(Original)
Francis X. Mahoney
The Smith Bros.
(Original)
Eugene Martinet
Interpreter
(Original)
Helen Mellette
Fatima
(Original)
Helen
(Original)
Rosalie Mellette
Kataf
(Original)
Rosalie
(Original)
Irving Mels
The Smith Bros.
(Original)
Miles Mershon
Park
(Original)
Emily Miles
Mabel St. John
(Original)
Miss Nice
(Original)
Ruth Mills
Miss Charity
(Original)
J. Harold Murray
"Where is the Beautiful Face" Performer
(Original)
Bevans
(Original)
The Sultan
(Original)
Kathleen O'Hanlon
"You May Be a Bad Man" Performer
(Original)
Merra
(Original)
Irving O'Hay
The James Boys
(Original)
William H. Pringle
George Sidney Solomon
(Original)
Heinz
(Original)
Tot Qualters
Miss Rattle
(Original)
Frank Ridge
Mr. New Yorker
(Original)
Mr. White
(Original)
Alice Rohrey
Ensemble
(Original)
Eileen Rooney
Miss Strutter
(Original)
Joseph Schrode
Black
(Original)
Camel
(Original)
Juliet Strahl
Stepen
(Original)
Joseph Toner
Bell
(Original)
Sam White
Mr. Strutter
(Original)
Theodore Zambouni
"You May Be a Bad Man" Performer
(Original)
Selah
(Original)
Violet Ayres
Ensemble
(Original)
Ethel Baedor
Ensemble
(Original)
Cleveland Bronner
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Bruce
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Channing
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Clowes
Ensemble
(Original)
Stephen Cortez
Ensemble
(Original)
Elaine Courtney
Ensemble
(Original)
Lenora D'Arcy
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Daniels
Ensemble
(Original)
Jeanne Danjou
Ensemble
(Original)
Louise Darcey
Ensemble
(Original)
Glada Davies
Ensemble
(Original)
Billie Davis
Ensemble
(Original)
Ann Delmore
Ensemble
(Original)
Kitty Desmond
Ensemble
(Original)
Adele Devereaux
Ensemble
(Original)
Sonia Fields
Ensemble
(Original)
Hazel Flynn
Ensemble
(Original)
Jean Fox
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Fox
Ensemble
(Original)
Shirley Gallop
Ensemble
(Original)
Elfin Haye
Ensemble
(Original)
Kitty Holton
Ensemble
(Original)
Marjorie Hope
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruby Howard
Ensemble
(Original)
Sophie Howard
Ensemble
(Original)
Emma James
Ensemble
(Original)
Marian Joy
Ensemble
(Original)
Marie Kane
Ensemble
(Original)
Estelle Lang
Ensemble
(Original)
Mildred Lee
Ensemble
(Original)
Zillah Lenney
Ensemble
(Original)
Elf Lorraine
Ensemble
(Original)
Elsie May
Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara McCree
Ensemble
(Original)
Evelyn Mead
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucila Mendez
Ensemble
(Original)
Dolores Mendez
Ensemble
(Original)
Anita Miramar
Ensemble
(Original)
Mona Mode
Ensemble
(Original)
Poppy Morton
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Newman
Ensemble
(Original)
Dixie O'Neil
Ensemble
(Original)
Edith Pierce
Ensemble
(Original)
Laralda Popenny
Ensemble
(Original)
Jean Scott
Ensemble
(Original)
Muriel Seely
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Sletner
Ensemble
(Original)
Madeline Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Orilla Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Iris Solfeng
Ensemble
(Original)
Mildred Soper
Ensemble
(Original)
Charlotte Sprague
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty St. Clair
Ensemble
(Original)
Marie Stafford
Ensemble
(Original)
Edna Starch
Ensemble
(Original)
Miss Stryder
Ensemble
(Original)
Flo Summerville
Ensemble
(Original)
Maria Talwynne
Ensemble
(Original)
Louise Wayne
Ensemble
(Original)
Violet Weber
Ensemble
(Original)
Lyola White
Ensemble
(Original)
Virginia Wilson
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Wood
Ensemble
(Original)
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Eugene Howard
Jean
(Original)
Rigoletto Quartette
(Original)
Sing Low
(Original)
Willie Howard
Frank Bacon
(Original)
Rigoletto Quartette
(Original)
Sammy
(Original)
Sing High
(Original)
Jack E. Rice
Mr. Gray
(Original)
A Mysterious Person
(Original)
Dr. Noah Peach
(Original)
Mennen
(Original)
Moe Levey
(Original)
Janet Adair
Chin See
(Original)
Irene
(Original)
May
(Original)
Zobeida
(Original)
"Irene"
(Original)
Abe Aronson
Camel
(Original)
White
(Original)
Harry Watson
Detective
(Original)
Perry Askam
A Policeman
(Original)
The James Boys
(Original)
Harry Bannister
Abdulla
(Original)
Alfred
(Original)
Cowboy
(Original)
Mr. Oppenheim
(Original)
The Doctor
(Original)
Tilford
(Original)
Johnnie Berkes
Ali Shah
(Original)
Jeannette Deitrich
Dancen
(Original)
Mae Devereaux
Lydia Pinkham
(Original)
Poor Little Ritz Girl
(Original)
Marie Dressler
Frances Belasco Starr
(Original)
Mrs. Hopwood
(Original)
Violet Englefield
Rigoletto Quartette
(Original)
Robert Gilbert
A Man
(Original)
Gillette
(Original)
Gov. Inspector
(Original)
Frank Grace
Fixerah
(Original)
Dolly Hackett
"You May Be a Bad Man" Performer
(Original)
Josephine
(Original)
La See
(Original)
Lady Billy
(Original)
Miss Sweet
(Original)
Ina Hayward
Bijou
(Original)
Mrs. Knickerbocker
(Original)
Rigoletto Quartette
(Original)
The Lady of the Lamp
(Original)
Anthony Jochim
Edison
(Original)
Gardener
(Original)
The Stranger
(Original)
Grace Keeshon
Lerry Jamare
(Original)
Miss New York
(Original)
Mildred La Gue
Topsy Lemaire
(Original)
Gaby Lorraine
"Mary"
(Original)
Francis X. Mahoney
The Smith Bros.
(Original)
Eugene Martinet
Interpreter
(Original)
Helen Mellette
Fatima
(Original)
Helen
(Original)
Rosalie Mellette
Kataf
(Original)
Rosalie
(Original)
Irving Mels
The Smith Bros.
(Original)
Miles Mershon
Park
(Original)
Emily Miles
Mabel St. John
(Original)
Miss Nice
(Original)
Ruth Mills
Miss Charity
(Original)
J. Harold Murray
"Where is the Beautiful Face" Performer
(Original)
Bevans
(Original)
The Sultan
(Original)
Kathleen O'Hanlon
"You May Be a Bad Man" Performer
(Original)
Merra
(Original)
Irving O'Hay
The James Boys
(Original)
William H. Pringle
George Sidney Solomon
(Original)
Heinz
(Original)
Tot Qualters
Miss Rattle
(Original)
Frank Ridge
Mr. New Yorker
(Original)
Mr. White
(Original)
Alice Rohrey
Ensemble
(Original)
Eileen Rooney
Miss Strutter
(Original)
Joseph Schrode
Black
(Original)
Camel
(Original)
Juliet Strahl
Stepen
(Original)
Joseph Toner
Bell
(Original)
Sam White
Mr. Strutter
(Original)
Theodore Zambouni
"You May Be a Bad Man" Performer
(Original)
Selah
(Original)
Violet Ayres
Ensemble
(Original)
Ethel Baedor
Ensemble
(Original)
Cleveland Bronner
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Bruce
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Channing
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Clowes
Ensemble
(Original)
Stephen Cortez
Ensemble
(Original)
Elaine Courtney
Ensemble
(Original)
Lenora D'Arcy
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Daniels
Ensemble
(Original)
Jeanne Danjou
Ensemble
(Original)
Louise Darcey
Ensemble
(Original)
Glada Davies
Ensemble
(Original)
Billie Davis
Ensemble
(Original)
Ann Delmore
Ensemble
(Original)
Kitty Desmond
Ensemble
(Original)
Adele Devereaux
Ensemble
(Original)
Sonia Fields
Ensemble
(Original)
Hazel Flynn
Ensemble
(Original)
Jean Fox
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Fox
Ensemble
(Original)
Shirley Gallop
Ensemble
(Original)
Elfin Haye
Ensemble
(Original)
Kitty Holton
Ensemble
(Original)
Marjorie Hope
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruby Howard
Ensemble
(Original)
Sophie Howard
Ensemble
(Original)
Emma James
Ensemble
(Original)
Marian Joy
Ensemble
(Original)
Marie Kane
Ensemble
(Original)
Estelle Lang
Ensemble
(Original)
Mildred Lee
Ensemble
(Original)
Zillah Lenney
Ensemble
(Original)
Elf Lorraine
Ensemble
(Original)
Elsie May
Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara McCree
Ensemble
(Original)
Evelyn Mead
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucila Mendez
Ensemble
(Original)
Dolores Mendez
Ensemble
(Original)
Anita Miramar
Ensemble
(Original)
Mona Mode
Ensemble
(Original)
Poppy Morton
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Newman
Ensemble
(Original)
Dixie O'Neil
Ensemble
(Original)
Edith Pierce
Ensemble
(Original)
Laralda Popenny
Ensemble
(Original)
Jean Scott
Ensemble
(Original)
Muriel Seely
Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Sletner
Ensemble
(Original)
Madeline Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Orilla Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Iris Solfeng
Ensemble
(Original)
Mildred Soper
Ensemble
(Original)
Charlotte Sprague
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty St. Clair
Ensemble
(Original)
Marie Stafford
Ensemble
(Original)
Edna Starch
Ensemble
(Original)
Miss Stryder
Ensemble
(Original)
Flo Summerville
Ensemble
(Original)
Maria Talwynne
Ensemble
(Original)
Louise Wayne
Ensemble
(Original)
Violet Weber
Ensemble
(Original)
Lyola White
Ensemble
(Original)
Virginia Wilson
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Wood
Ensemble
(Original)
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Cleveland Bronner
Dream Fantasies Ballet Conceived and Executed
Harold Atteridge
Book
Lyrics
Alfred Bryan
Additional Lyrics
Sidney Clare
Additional Lyrics
Richard Egan
Additional Lyrics
Alex Gerber
Additional Lyrics
Joe Lyons
Additional Lyrics
Sidney D. Mitchell
Additional Lyrics
Fred Rose
Additional Lyrics
Ernie Erdman
Additional Music
Malvin M. Franklin
Additional Music
Howard Brothers
Additional Music
Frank Magine
Additional Music
Lew Pollock
Additional Music
Jean Schwartz
Additional Music
Abner Silver
Additional Music
Charley Straight
Additional Music
Richard A. Whiting
Additional Music
J. C. Huffman
Staging
Max Scheck
Staging
Cora MacGeachy
Costume Design
Al Goodman
Incidental Music
J. Bodewalt Lampe
Orchestrator
J.J. Shubert
Production Supervisor
Producer
William Weaver
Art Direction
Lee Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
29
1920
Closing Date
May
28
1921
Performances
191
as of Dec 04, 2025
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