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Virginia Playbill - Sept 1937
Virginia
Broadway
Original
Center Theatre
6th Avenue and W. 49th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Arthur Schwartz
lyrics:
Albert Stillman
book:
Laurence Stallings
,
Owen Davis
People (156)
Martha Adamson
Ensemble
(Original)
Ajax
Fire-Eater
(Original)
James Allison
Ensemble
(Original)
Nelson Ames
Ensemble
(Original)
Viola Anderson
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Avis Andrews
Miranda
(Original)
Elizabeth Andrews
Ensemble
(Original)
Gene Archer
Ensemble
(Original)
Bruce Barclay
Ensemble
(Original)
Milton Barnette
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Mona Barrie
Lady Agatha
(Original)
John Barry
Ensemble
(Original)
George Beach
Ensemble
(Original)
Clarence Beasley
Slave Child
(Original)
Bertha Belmore
Minnie Fortesque
(Original)
Max Benson
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Benton
Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Berwald
Ensemble
(Original)
Anne Booth
Sylvia Laurence
(Original)
Geraldine Bork
Ensemble
(Original)
Patricia Bowman
Prima Ballerina of Drury Lane
(Original)
Virginia Browning
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Nigel Bruce
His Excellency, Governor of the Colony
(Original)
John William "Bubbles" Sublett
Scipio
(Original)
Ford Lee "Buck" Washington
Hannibal
(Original)
Boris Butleroff
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Jack Carr
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Helen Carroll
Daphne
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Tania Clell
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
G. Congreve
Ensemble
(Original)
Don Cortez
Ensemble
(Original)
Henry Davis
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
John Diggs
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Mable Downs
Ensemble
(Original)
Janis Carter
Ensemble
(Original)
Laura Duncan
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Ranolds Dupler
Ensemble
(Original)
John Eldon
Ensemble
(Original)
Maurice Ellis
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Sally Ellis
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Esta Elman
Ensemble
(Original)
Phyllis
(Original)
James Evans & Co.
Juggler
(Original)
Gordon Felts
Ensemble
(Original)
Doris Fischer
Child of the Gentry
(Original)
Leon Fokine
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Marie Fox
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Gallaway
Ensemble
(Original)
Herbert Garstin
Town Crier
(Original)
Margo Gavin
Ensemble
(Original)
Ray Giles
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Herbert Goff
Ensemble
(Original)
Ronald Graham
Colonel Richard Fairfax
(Original)
Gail Grant
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Marie Grimaldi
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Val Gueral
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Katie Hall
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Lansing Hatfield
Captain Boyd
(Original)
Gladys Haverty
Ensemble
(Original)
Hermoine Hawkins
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Lola Hayes
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Margaret Hayness
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Dennis Hoey
Sir Guy Carleton
(Original)
Bruce Howard
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Louisa Howard
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Mabel Howard
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Polly Iuen
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Lo Iven
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Norman Jackson
Ensemble
(Original)
Eleanor James
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Charlotte Junius
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Nora Kaye
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
George Kiddon
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Karl Kohrs
Ensemble
(Original)
Leona Krauss
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Landine
Ensemble
(Original)
Anna Lazarevich
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Bubblesette Leacock
Slave Child
(Original)
Linn Ledford
Ensemble
(Original)
James A. Lillard
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Eugene Lockhart
Fortesque
(Original)
Thalia Mara
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Anthony Marvin
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Meyer
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Miller
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Doris Moore
Ensemble
(Original)
Charlotte Mount
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
May Muth
Ensemble
(Original)
Fyodor Nazinoff
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Doris Newcomb
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Eunice Northup
Ensemble
(Original)
Martha Pacina
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Muriel Pack
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
George Prentice
Puppet Master
(Original)
David Preston
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Marion Raber
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Raines
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
John Ravold
A Patriot
(Original)
William Redfield
Child of the Gentry
(Original)
Gordon Richards
Captain Somerset
(Original)
Bruce Rogers
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Rogers
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Peggy Romano
Child of the Gentry
(Original)
Rosa Rubenstein
Ensemble
(Original)
Nina Sabatini
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Joseph Scandur
Ensemble
(Original)
Tom Scott
Ensemble
(Original)
Winton Sears
Ensemble
(Original)
Zelda Shelton
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Morrie Siegel
Ensemble
(Original)
Maude Simmons
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Gus Simons
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Ed Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Irene Soussanin
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Sylvia Stone
Ensemble
(Original)
Tatyanna
Ensemble
(Original)
Harold Taub
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Tom Tempest
Major-Domo
(Original)
Stage Doorman
(Original)
Charles Timpson
Slave Child
(Original)
Adrienne Toner
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Valia Valentinoff
Premier Dancer of Drury Lane
(Original)
Gladys Vincent
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Walsh
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Howard Warriner
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Welch
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Alma Wertley
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Lewis White
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
W. W. Whitfield
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Katherine Wilson
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
David Worth
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Irene Zambelli
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
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Martha Adamson
Ensemble
(Original)
Ajax
Fire-Eater
(Original)
James Allison
Ensemble
(Original)
Nelson Ames
Ensemble
(Original)
Viola Anderson
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Avis Andrews
Miranda
(Original)
Elizabeth Andrews
Ensemble
(Original)
Gene Archer
Ensemble
(Original)
Bruce Barclay
Ensemble
(Original)
Milton Barnette
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Mona Barrie
Lady Agatha
(Original)
John Barry
Ensemble
(Original)
George Beach
Ensemble
(Original)
Clarence Beasley
Slave Child
(Original)
Bertha Belmore
Minnie Fortesque
(Original)
Max Benson
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Benton
Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Berwald
Ensemble
(Original)
Anne Booth
Sylvia Laurence
(Original)
Geraldine Bork
Ensemble
(Original)
Patricia Bowman
Prima Ballerina of Drury Lane
(Original)
Virginia Browning
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Nigel Bruce
His Excellency, Governor of the Colony
(Original)
John William "Bubbles" Sublett
Scipio
(Original)
Ford Lee "Buck" Washington
Hannibal
(Original)
Boris Butleroff
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Jack Carr
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Helen Carroll
Daphne
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Tania Clell
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
G. Congreve
Ensemble
(Original)
Don Cortez
Ensemble
(Original)
Henry Davis
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
John Diggs
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Mable Downs
Ensemble
(Original)
Janis Carter
Ensemble
(Original)
Laura Duncan
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Ranolds Dupler
Ensemble
(Original)
John Eldon
Ensemble
(Original)
Maurice Ellis
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Sally Ellis
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Esta Elman
Ensemble
(Original)
Phyllis
(Original)
James Evans & Co.
Juggler
(Original)
Gordon Felts
Ensemble
(Original)
Doris Fischer
Child of the Gentry
(Original)
Leon Fokine
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Marie Fox
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Gallaway
Ensemble
(Original)
Herbert Garstin
Town Crier
(Original)
Margo Gavin
Ensemble
(Original)
Ray Giles
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Herbert Goff
Ensemble
(Original)
Ronald Graham
Colonel Richard Fairfax
(Original)
Gail Grant
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Marie Grimaldi
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Val Gueral
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Katie Hall
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Lansing Hatfield
Captain Boyd
(Original)
Gladys Haverty
Ensemble
(Original)
Hermoine Hawkins
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Lola Hayes
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Margaret Hayness
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Dennis Hoey
Sir Guy Carleton
(Original)
Bruce Howard
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Louisa Howard
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Mabel Howard
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Polly Iuen
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Lo Iven
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Norman Jackson
Ensemble
(Original)
Eleanor James
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Charlotte Junius
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Nora Kaye
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
George Kiddon
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Karl Kohrs
Ensemble
(Original)
Leona Krauss
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Landine
Ensemble
(Original)
Anna Lazarevich
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Bubblesette Leacock
Slave Child
(Original)
Linn Ledford
Ensemble
(Original)
James A. Lillard
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Eugene Lockhart
Fortesque
(Original)
Thalia Mara
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Anthony Marvin
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Meyer
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Miller
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Doris Moore
Ensemble
(Original)
Charlotte Mount
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
May Muth
Ensemble
(Original)
Fyodor Nazinoff
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Doris Newcomb
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Eunice Northup
Ensemble
(Original)
Martha Pacina
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Muriel Pack
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
George Prentice
Puppet Master
(Original)
David Preston
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Marion Raber
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Raines
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
John Ravold
A Patriot
(Original)
William Redfield
Child of the Gentry
(Original)
Gordon Richards
Captain Somerset
(Original)
Bruce Rogers
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Rogers
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Peggy Romano
Child of the Gentry
(Original)
Rosa Rubenstein
Ensemble
(Original)
Nina Sabatini
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Joseph Scandur
Ensemble
(Original)
Tom Scott
Ensemble
(Original)
Winton Sears
Ensemble
(Original)
Zelda Shelton
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Morrie Siegel
Ensemble
(Original)
Maude Simmons
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Gus Simons
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Ed Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Irene Soussanin
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Sylvia Stone
Ensemble
(Original)
Tatyanna
Ensemble
(Original)
Harold Taub
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Tom Tempest
Major-Domo
(Original)
Stage Doorman
(Original)
Charles Timpson
Slave Child
(Original)
Adrienne Toner
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Valia Valentinoff
Premier Dancer of Drury Lane
(Original)
Gladys Vincent
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Walsh
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Howard Warriner
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Welch
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Alma Wertley
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Lewis White
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
W. W. Whitfield
Will Vodery's Negro Choir member
(Original)
Katherine Wilson
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
David Worth
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
Irene Zambelli
Corps du Ballet member
(Original)
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Laurence Stallings
Book
Owen Davis
Book
Arthur Schwartz
Music
Albert Stillman
Lyrics
Leon Leonidoff
Staging
Edward Clarke Lilley
Book Direction
Florence Rogge
Choreographer
Lee Simonson
Scenic Design
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Ardon Cornwell
Orchestrator
Hans Spialek
Orchestrator
Phil Wall
Orchestrator
Will Vodery
Orchestrator
Maurice Baron
Orchestrator
Don Voorhees
Musical Supervisor
Lee Montgomery
Vocal Arrangements
Ken Christie
Vocal Arrangements
Frank Hall
Technical Director
Paul Porter
Stage Manager
Burton McEvilly
Assistant Stage Manager
William Torpey
Assistant Stage Manager
Richard Whales
Assistant Stage Manager
Louis A. Lotito
General Manager
Willard Keefe
Press Representative
Lorella Val-Mery
Press Associate
The Center Theatre (John Kenneth Hyatt, Managing Director)
Producer
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Opening Date
Sep
2
1937
Closing Date
Oct
23
1937
Performances
60
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