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Through the Years
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Through the Years
Broadway
Original
Manhattan Theatre
1697 Broadway at W. 53rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Brian Hooker
lyrics:
Edward Heyman
music:
Vincent Youmans
People (51)
Marion Ballou
Ellen
(Original)
Michael Bartlett
Jeremiah Wayne
(Original)
Kenneth
(Original)
Caryl Bergman
Penelope
(Original)
Audrey Davis
Mary Clare
(Original)
Gregory Gaye
Captain Moreau
(Original)
Natalie Hall
Kathleen
(Original)
Moonyeen
(Original)
Nick Long
Roger
(Original)
Willie Ainley
(Original)
Martha Mason
Arabella
(Original)
Betty Fallow
(Original)
Leone Newmann
Lucy
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Reginald Owen
John Carteret
(Original)
Lelane Rivera
Mrs. Ainley
(Original)
Charles Winninger
Dr. Owen Harding
(Original)
Kay Adams
Singing Girl
(Original)
Peggy Andre
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Frank Barron
Boy
(Original)
Gloria Beaumont
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Emily Burton
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Dee Collins
Singing Girl
(Original)
Adline Forbes
Singing Girl
(Original)
Patricia Francis
Dancing Girl
(Original)
John Frederick
Boy
(Original)
Mildred Gethins
Singing Girl
(Original)
Evelyn Hannons
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Ann Hardman
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Jack Lawrence
Boy
(Original)
Gertrude Lowe
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Anton Luksor
Boy
(Original)
Estelle Malin
Singing Girl
(Original)
Dolly Martinez
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Evelyn Monte
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Sonny Nelson
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Irving Pichler
Boy
(Original)
Peggy Schenck
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Ivan Sokoloff
Boy
(Original)
Ray Thomas
Boy
(Original)
Winnie Torney
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Marie Valot
Singing Girl
(Original)
Norman Van Emburgh
Boy
(Original)
Paulette Winston
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Anna Worth
Singing Girl
(Original)
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Marion Ballou
Ellen
(Original)
Michael Bartlett
Jeremiah Wayne
(Original)
Kenneth
(Original)
Caryl Bergman
Penelope
(Original)
Audrey Davis
Mary Clare
(Original)
Gregory Gaye
Captain Moreau
(Original)
Natalie Hall
Kathleen
(Original)
Moonyeen
(Original)
Nick Long
Roger
(Original)
Willie Ainley
(Original)
Martha Mason
Arabella
(Original)
Betty Fallow
(Original)
Leone Newmann
Lucy
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Reginald Owen
John Carteret
(Original)
Lelane Rivera
Mrs. Ainley
(Original)
Charles Winninger
Dr. Owen Harding
(Original)
Kay Adams
Singing Girl
(Original)
Peggy Andre
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Frank Barron
Boy
(Original)
Gloria Beaumont
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Emily Burton
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Dee Collins
Singing Girl
(Original)
Adline Forbes
Singing Girl
(Original)
Patricia Francis
Dancing Girl
(Original)
John Frederick
Boy
(Original)
Mildred Gethins
Singing Girl
(Original)
Evelyn Hannons
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Ann Hardman
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Jack Lawrence
Boy
(Original)
Gertrude Lowe
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Anton Luksor
Boy
(Original)
Estelle Malin
Singing Girl
(Original)
Dolly Martinez
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Evelyn Monte
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Sonny Nelson
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Irving Pichler
Boy
(Original)
Peggy Schenck
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Ivan Sokoloff
Boy
(Original)
Ray Thomas
Boy
(Original)
Winnie Torney
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Marie Valot
Singing Girl
(Original)
Norman Van Emburgh
Boy
(Original)
Paulette Winston
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Anna Worth
Singing Girl
(Original)
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Brian Hooker
Book
Vincent Youmans
Music
Producer
Edward Heyman
Lyrics
Jane Cowl
Source Material ("Smilin' Through")
Allan Langdon Martin
Source Material ("Smilin' Though")
Edgar MacGregor
Director
Jack Haskell
Choreography
Max Scheck
Choreography
Ward and Harvey Studios
Scenic Design
John Booth, Jr.
Costume Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
28
1932
Closing Date
Feb
13
1932
Performances
20
as of Dec 04, 2025
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