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Whatever Goes Up
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Whatever Goes Up Playbill - Dec 1935
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Whatever Goes Up
Broadway
Original
Biltmore Theatre
261 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Milton Lazarus
People (38)
Raymond Bramley
T. Russell Phelps
(Original)
Irene Cattell
Mrs. Martin
(Original)
William David
Billingsby
(Original)
Annette Hoffman
Madame Lili
(Original)
Peggy O'Donnell
Helen Sweeney
(Original)
Leona Powers
Mrs. Sweeney
(Original)
Edward H. Robins
Wilbur Churchill
(Original)
Robert Russell
Claque Leader
(Original)
Second Reporter
(Original)
Edmon Ryan
Grady
(Original)
Fred Sherman
Gerald
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Terrance J. Sweeney
(Original)
Harry Tyler
Doc Harvey
(Original)
Mildred Wall
Miss Parker
(Original)
Ernest Woodward
Detective
(Original)
David Breen
A Waiter
(Original)
Natalie Carpenter
Second Customer
(Original)
John Davies
A Customer
(Original)
Jack Davis
Agent
(Original)
Frank Gabrielson
Janitor
(Original)
Gordon Hamilton
Second Detective
(Original)
Harry Jackson
Assistant
(Original)
Barbara Layne
A Girl
(Original)
David Lesan
The Moocher
(Original)
Frank Lindsay
First Loafer
(Original)
H.H. McCollum
A Man
(Original)
John Henry McKee
Hack
(Original)
W.O. McWatters
Policeman
(Original)
Porter
(Original)
Nordas Metcalfe
Sob Sister
(Original)
Russell Morrison
Photographer
(Original)
George Peters
Camera Man
(Original)
Peter Powers
Newsreel Interviewer
(Original)
David Shelley
Third Reporter
(Original)
Paul Sklar
First Reporter
(Original)
Philip Van Zandt
Second Loafer
(Original)
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Raymond Bramley
T. Russell Phelps
(Original)
Irene Cattell
Mrs. Martin
(Original)
William David
Billingsby
(Original)
Annette Hoffman
Madame Lili
(Original)
Peggy O'Donnell
Helen Sweeney
(Original)
Leona Powers
Mrs. Sweeney
(Original)
Edward H. Robins
Wilbur Churchill
(Original)
Robert Russell
Claque Leader
(Original)
Second Reporter
(Original)
Edmon Ryan
Grady
(Original)
Fred Sherman
Gerald
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Terrance J. Sweeney
(Original)
Harry Tyler
Doc Harvey
(Original)
Mildred Wall
Miss Parker
(Original)
Ernest Woodward
Detective
(Original)
David Breen
A Waiter
(Original)
Natalie Carpenter
Second Customer
(Original)
John Davies
A Customer
(Original)
Jack Davis
Agent
(Original)
Frank Gabrielson
Janitor
(Original)
Gordon Hamilton
Second Detective
(Original)
Harry Jackson
Assistant
(Original)
Barbara Layne
A Girl
(Original)
David Lesan
The Moocher
(Original)
Frank Lindsay
First Loafer
(Original)
H.H. McCollum
A Man
(Original)
John Henry McKee
Hack
(Original)
W.O. McWatters
Policeman
(Original)
Porter
(Original)
Nordas Metcalfe
Sob Sister
(Original)
Russell Morrison
Photographer
(Original)
George Peters
Camera Man
(Original)
Peter Powers
Newsreel Interviewer
(Original)
David Shelley
Third Reporter
(Original)
Paul Sklar
First Reporter
(Original)
Philip Van Zandt
Second Loafer
(Original)
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Milton Lazarus
Writer
Arthur Sircom
Staging
G. Bradford Ashworth
Scenic Design
Crosby Gaige
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
25
1935
Closing Date
Dec
1
1935
Performances
24
as of Dec 03, 2025
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