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The Swing Mikado
Broadway
Original
The Swing Mikado
Broadway
Original
New Yorker Theatre
254 W. 54th St, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
W. S. Gilbert
book:
W. S. Gilbert
music:
Sir Arthur Sullivan
People (86)
Deloise Alexander
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Jack Arnold
Chorus
(Original)
James Arnold
Oarsman
(Original)
Quintet
(Original)
Asa Barnes
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
George Bateman
Body-Guard
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Quintet
(Original)
Alfred Bean
Dancer
(Original)
John Bean
Dancer
(Original)
Alice Biddix
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Gladys Boucree
Yum-Yum
(Original)
Wilma Bowen
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Paul Bradney
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Alice Brooks
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Marion Brooks
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Clara Brown
Chorus
(Original)
William Burns
Chorus
(Original)
Fan-Bearer
(Original)
Quintet
(Original)
Lloyd Cabbell
Chorus
(Original)
Georgia Carpenter
Chorus
(Original)
William Carr
Chorus
(Original)
Fan-Bearer
(Original)
Quintet
(Original)
Mabel Carter
Peep-Bo
(Original)
Geraldine Clark
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Joseph Clark
Chorus
(Original)
Oarsman
(Original)
Samuel Clark
Chorus
(Original)
Oarsman
(Original)
Maurice Cooper
Nanki-Poo
(Original)
Abie Crawford
Chorus
(Original)
Margaret Cross
Chorus
(Original)
Frankie Fambro
Pitti-Sing
(Original)
Edward Fraction
The Mikado
(Original)
William Franklin
Pooh-Bah
(Original)
Isabel Futrell
Chorus
(Original)
Ashton Gorham
Body-Guard
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Quintet
(Original)
Percy Grace
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Herman Greene
Ko-Ko
(Original)
Willard Gregg
Chorus
(Original)
James Harris
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Helen Howard
Chorus
(Original)
John Hughes
Chorus
(Original)
Oarsman
(Original)
Charles Johnson
Chorus
(Original)
Elvira Johnson
Chorus
(Original)
Tillie Johnson
Chorus
(Original)
Harry Jones
Chorus
(Original)
Rebecca Jones
Chorus
(Original)
Martin Logan
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Rose Long
Chorus
(Original)
Raymond Lowe
Chorus
(Original)
Oarsman
(Original)
Martin Lucas
Chorus
(Original)
Scott Manning
Chorus
(Original)
Oarsman
(Original)
Harry Mitchell
Chorus
(Original)
Ronald Montgomery
Chorus
(Original)
Vivian Morrison
Chorus
(Original)
Lulubelle Mosby
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Eddie Mae Nance
Dancer
(Original)
Shelby Nichols
Chorus
(Original)
Vivian Parker
Chorus
(Original)
Hettie Reed
Chorus
(Original)
Emmett Richardson
Chorus
(Original)
Irwin Richardson
Chorus
(Original)
Ernest Roberts
Chorus
(Original)
James Smith
Dancer
(Original)
Albert Stanley
Chorus
(Original)
Clara Strickland
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Mercedes Taliaferro
Chorus
(Original)
Mabel Walker
Katisha
(Original)
Theodore Ward
Chorus
(Original)
Lewis White
Pish-Tush
(Original)
Paul Williams
Chorus
(Original)
Woody Wilson
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ernest Woodson
Chorus
(Original)
Jack Wright
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Beatrice Yancy
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
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Deloise Alexander
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Jack Arnold
Chorus
(Original)
James Arnold
Oarsman
(Original)
Quintet
(Original)
Asa Barnes
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
George Bateman
Body-Guard
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Quintet
(Original)
Alfred Bean
Dancer
(Original)
John Bean
Dancer
(Original)
Alice Biddix
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Gladys Boucree
Yum-Yum
(Original)
Wilma Bowen
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Paul Bradney
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Alice Brooks
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Marion Brooks
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Clara Brown
Chorus
(Original)
William Burns
Chorus
(Original)
Fan-Bearer
(Original)
Quintet
(Original)
Lloyd Cabbell
Chorus
(Original)
Georgia Carpenter
Chorus
(Original)
William Carr
Chorus
(Original)
Fan-Bearer
(Original)
Quintet
(Original)
Mabel Carter
Peep-Bo
(Original)
Geraldine Clark
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Joseph Clark
Chorus
(Original)
Oarsman
(Original)
Samuel Clark
Chorus
(Original)
Oarsman
(Original)
Maurice Cooper
Nanki-Poo
(Original)
Abie Crawford
Chorus
(Original)
Margaret Cross
Chorus
(Original)
Frankie Fambro
Pitti-Sing
(Original)
Edward Fraction
The Mikado
(Original)
William Franklin
Pooh-Bah
(Original)
Isabel Futrell
Chorus
(Original)
Ashton Gorham
Body-Guard
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Quintet
(Original)
Percy Grace
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Herman Greene
Ko-Ko
(Original)
Willard Gregg
Chorus
(Original)
James Harris
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Helen Howard
Chorus
(Original)
John Hughes
Chorus
(Original)
Oarsman
(Original)
Charles Johnson
Chorus
(Original)
Elvira Johnson
Chorus
(Original)
Tillie Johnson
Chorus
(Original)
Harry Jones
Chorus
(Original)
Rebecca Jones
Chorus
(Original)
Martin Logan
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Rose Long
Chorus
(Original)
Raymond Lowe
Chorus
(Original)
Oarsman
(Original)
Martin Lucas
Chorus
(Original)
Scott Manning
Chorus
(Original)
Oarsman
(Original)
Harry Mitchell
Chorus
(Original)
Ronald Montgomery
Chorus
(Original)
Vivian Morrison
Chorus
(Original)
Lulubelle Mosby
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Eddie Mae Nance
Dancer
(Original)
Shelby Nichols
Chorus
(Original)
Vivian Parker
Chorus
(Original)
Hettie Reed
Chorus
(Original)
Emmett Richardson
Chorus
(Original)
Irwin Richardson
Chorus
(Original)
Ernest Roberts
Chorus
(Original)
James Smith
Dancer
(Original)
Albert Stanley
Chorus
(Original)
Clara Strickland
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Mercedes Taliaferro
Chorus
(Original)
Mabel Walker
Katisha
(Original)
Theodore Ward
Chorus
(Original)
Lewis White
Pish-Tush
(Original)
Paul Williams
Chorus
(Original)
Woody Wilson
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ernest Woodson
Chorus
(Original)
Jack Wright
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Beatrice Yancy
Chorus
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
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W. S. Gilbert
Book
Lyrics
Based on "The Mikado" by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Music
Harry Minturn
Conception
Lyrics Adaptation
Director
Staging
Sammy Dyer
Choreographer
Hazel Davis
Choreographer
Clive A. Rickabaugh
Scenic Design
John Pratt
Costume Design
Oscar Ryan
Lighting Design
Charles Levy
Orchestrations
Gentry Warden
Swing Arrangements
Dan Seymour
Stage Manager
George Morley
Company Manager
Campbell B. Casad
Press Representative
Federal Theatre Project of The WPA
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
1
1939
Closing Date
May
20
1939
Performances
86
as of Dec 03, 2025
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