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Tickle Me
Broadway
Original
Selwyn Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Frank Mandel
,
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
book:
Frank Mandel
,
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
music:
Herbert P. Stothart
People (68)
Louise Allen
Mary Fairbanks
(Original)
Victor Casmore
Marcel Poisson
(Original)
"Texas" Cooper
Keeper of the Sacred Horse
(Original)
William Dorriani
A Native Boatman
(Original)
Frances Grant
Dance Specialty
(Original)
Jack Hiesler
A Slave
(Original)
Allen Kearns
Jack Barton
(Original)
Benjamin Mulvey
Customs Inspector
(Original)
Olga & Mishka
Dance Specialty
(Original)
Harry Pearce
Blah Blah
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Marcel Rousseau
The Tongra
(Original)
Frank Tinney
Frank Tinney
(Original)
Ted Wing
Dance Specialty
(Original)
Marguerite Zender
Alice West
(Original)
Doris Arden
Mary Fairbanks
(Replacement)
Tom O'Hare
Customs Inspector
(Replacement)
Lillian Ring
Alice West
(Replacement)
Vincent Townsend
A Native Boatman
(Replacement)
Rowland Woodruff
Jack Barton
(Replacement)
Ruth Andrews
Ensemble
(Original)
Rose Cardiff
Ensemble
(Original)
Josie Carmen
Ensemble
(Original)
Arthur Conway
Ensemble
(Original)
Bobby Culbertson
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Dixon
Ensemble
(Original)
Gerard Gardner
Ensemble
(Original)
Arnold Gluck
Ensemble
(Original)
Muriel Graham
Ensemble
(Original)
George Griffin
Ensemble
(Original)
Sunshine Heyerdahl
Ensemble
(Original)
Jerome Kirkland
Ensemble
(Original)
Mildred Mason
Ensemble
(Original)
Laura Maverick
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Nevins
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruby Nevins
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack O'Brien
Ensemble
(Original)
Marietta O'Brien
Ensemble
(Original)
Emma Pesh
Ensemble
(Original)
Constance Reed
Ensemble
(Original)
Muriel Reed
Ensemble
(Original)
Alys Roby
Ensemble
(Original)
Memphis Russell
Ensemble
(Original)
Rheba Stewart
Ensemble
(Original)
Irene Anderson
Girl
(Replacement)
Barbara Barbour
Girl
(Replacement)
Peggy Brown
Girl
(Replacement)
Geraldine Carpenter
Girl
(Replacement)
Marion Fox
Girl
(Replacement)
Eleanor Franco
Girl
(Replacement)
Georgia Gillman
Girl
(Replacement)
Lottie Graham
Girl
(Replacement)
Eleanor Labelle
Girl
(Replacement)
Ida Miller
Girl
(Replacement)
Dorothy Miller
Girl
(Replacement)
Marie Shelton
Girl
(Replacement)
Regis Tripp
Girl
(Replacement)
Anita Valle
Girl
(Replacement)
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Louise Allen
Mary Fairbanks
(Original)
Victor Casmore
Marcel Poisson
(Original)
"Texas" Cooper
Keeper of the Sacred Horse
(Original)
William Dorriani
A Native Boatman
(Original)
Frances Grant
Dance Specialty
(Original)
Jack Hiesler
A Slave
(Original)
Allen Kearns
Jack Barton
(Original)
Benjamin Mulvey
Customs Inspector
(Original)
Olga & Mishka
Dance Specialty
(Original)
Harry Pearce
Blah Blah
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Marcel Rousseau
The Tongra
(Original)
Frank Tinney
Frank Tinney
(Original)
Ted Wing
Dance Specialty
(Original)
Marguerite Zender
Alice West
(Original)
Ruth Andrews
Ensemble
(Original)
Rose Cardiff
Ensemble
(Original)
Josie Carmen
Ensemble
(Original)
Arthur Conway
Ensemble
(Original)
Bobby Culbertson
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Dixon
Ensemble
(Original)
Gerard Gardner
Ensemble
(Original)
Arnold Gluck
Ensemble
(Original)
Muriel Graham
Ensemble
(Original)
George Griffin
Ensemble
(Original)
Sunshine Heyerdahl
Ensemble
(Original)
Jerome Kirkland
Ensemble
(Original)
Mildred Mason
Ensemble
(Original)
Laura Maverick
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Nevins
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruby Nevins
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack O'Brien
Ensemble
(Original)
Marietta O'Brien
Ensemble
(Original)
Emma Pesh
Ensemble
(Original)
Constance Reed
Ensemble
(Original)
Muriel Reed
Ensemble
(Original)
Alys Roby
Ensemble
(Original)
Memphis Russell
Ensemble
(Original)
Rheba Stewart
Ensemble
(Original)
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Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Lyrics
Otto Harbach
Book
Lyrics
Frank Mandel
Book
Lyrics
Herbert P. Stothart
Music
William Collier
Staging
Bert French
Dances, Ensembles
Joseph A. Physioc
Scenic Design
Charles Le Maire
Costume Design
Tom O'Hare
Stage Manager
Hugh Grady
General Manager
Charles Voloshen
Company Manager
Arthur Hammerstein
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
17
1920
Closing Date
Feb
12
1921
Performances
207
as of Dec 03, 2025
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