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The Illustrators' Show
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The Illustrators' Show
Broadway
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48th Street Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (60)
Robert Berry
Voice of Mr. Trevor
(Original)
Radio Announcer
(Original)
Third Coin Machine Player
(Original)
Third Scotchman
(Original)
Fred Cooper
Dr. Stedman
(Original)
The Major Domo
(Original)
First Big Business Man
(Original)
First Scotchman
(Original)
Professor
(Original)
Norman Lind
Simon Legree
(Original)
First Coin Machine Player
(Original)
Referee
(Original)
Second Big Business Man
(Original)
Second Scotchman
(Original)
Helen Lynd
Hildegard
(Original)
Mary Lou Carter
(Original)
Mrs. Trevor
(Original)
"I Like to Go to Strange Places" Performer
(Original)
"Wherefore Art Thou Juliet" Performer
(Original)
Clerk in "High and Wide"
(Original)
Customer in "Post Haste"
(Original)
Operator
(Original)
Edward Mowen
Old Champ
(Original)
Barman
(Original)
Bartender
(Original)
The Bell Ringer
(Original)
Earl Oxford
Mr. Oxford
(Original)
New Champ
(Original)
Prince
(Original)
"A Waltz Was Born in Vienna" Performer
(Original)
"If You Didn't Love Me" Performer
(Original)
Man at Bar
(Original)
Stranger
(Original)
Otto Soglow
Mr. Ohashi
(Original)
The Little King
(Original)
Customer in "Matter of Form"
(Original)
Davenie Watson
Mrs. Ohashi
(Original)
A Striker
(Original)
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Phyllis Cameron
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Third Slave Girl
(Original)
Claire Carroll
A Striker
(Original)
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Dorothy Chilton
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Connie Crowell
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
First Slave Girl
(Original)
Joe Donatello
"In Front of the Theatre" Dancer
(Original)
Betty Gillette
A Striker
(Original)
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Hat Check Girl
(Original)
Gomez & Winona
"A Waltz Was Born in Vienna" Dancer
(Original)
Niela Goodelle
"A Waltz Was Born in Vienna" Performer
(Original)
"Give Me Wild Trumpets" Performer
(Original)
"If You Didn't Love Me" Performer
(Original)
"Just For Tonight" Performer
(Original)
Customer in "High and Wide"
(Original)
Girl at Bar
(Original)
Dan Harden
"I Love a Polka So" Performer
(Original)
"I Want to Play With the Girls" Performer
(Original)
"I'm You" Performer
(Original)
"Let's Talk About The Weather" Performer
(Original)
Applicant
(Original)
Bellboy
(Original)
Clerk in "Post Haste"
(Original)
Old Champ's Second
(Original)
Elizabeth Houston
"I Love a Polka So" Performer
(Original)
"I'm You" Performer
(Original)
"Let's Talk About The Weather" Performer
(Original)
Announcer
(Original)
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
William Houston
Second Coin Machine Player
(Original)
Third Big Business Man
(Original)
Harriette Howell
A Striker
(Original)
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Helen Hudson
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Second Slave Girl
(Original)
Betty Lee
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Patricia Martin
A Striker
(Original)
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Frances Nevins
A Striker
(Original)
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Sandra Roy
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Lorraine Teatom
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Dorothy Walker
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
O.Z. Whitehead
Performer
(Original)
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Robert Berry
Voice of Mr. Trevor
(Original)
Radio Announcer
(Original)
Third Coin Machine Player
(Original)
Third Scotchman
(Original)
Fred Cooper
Dr. Stedman
(Original)
The Major Domo
(Original)
First Big Business Man
(Original)
First Scotchman
(Original)
Professor
(Original)
Norman Lind
Simon Legree
(Original)
First Coin Machine Player
(Original)
Referee
(Original)
Second Big Business Man
(Original)
Second Scotchman
(Original)
Helen Lynd
Hildegard
(Original)
Mary Lou Carter
(Original)
Mrs. Trevor
(Original)
"I Like to Go to Strange Places" Performer
(Original)
"Wherefore Art Thou Juliet" Performer
(Original)
Clerk in "High and Wide"
(Original)
Customer in "Post Haste"
(Original)
Operator
(Original)
Edward Mowen
Old Champ
(Original)
Barman
(Original)
Bartender
(Original)
The Bell Ringer
(Original)
Earl Oxford
Mr. Oxford
(Original)
New Champ
(Original)
Prince
(Original)
"A Waltz Was Born in Vienna" Performer
(Original)
"If You Didn't Love Me" Performer
(Original)
Man at Bar
(Original)
Stranger
(Original)
Otto Soglow
Mr. Ohashi
(Original)
The Little King
(Original)
Customer in "Matter of Form"
(Original)
Davenie Watson
Mrs. Ohashi
(Original)
A Striker
(Original)
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Phyllis Cameron
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Third Slave Girl
(Original)
Claire Carroll
A Striker
(Original)
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Dorothy Chilton
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Connie Crowell
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
First Slave Girl
(Original)
Joe Donatello
"In Front of the Theatre" Dancer
(Original)
Betty Gillette
A Striker
(Original)
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Hat Check Girl
(Original)
Gomez & Winona
"A Waltz Was Born in Vienna" Dancer
(Original)
Niela Goodelle
"A Waltz Was Born in Vienna" Performer
(Original)
"Give Me Wild Trumpets" Performer
(Original)
"If You Didn't Love Me" Performer
(Original)
"Just For Tonight" Performer
(Original)
Customer in "High and Wide"
(Original)
Girl at Bar
(Original)
Dan Harden
"I Love a Polka So" Performer
(Original)
"I Want to Play With the Girls" Performer
(Original)
"I'm You" Performer
(Original)
"Let's Talk About The Weather" Performer
(Original)
Applicant
(Original)
Bellboy
(Original)
Clerk in "Post Haste"
(Original)
Old Champ's Second
(Original)
Elizabeth Houston
"I Love a Polka So" Performer
(Original)
"I'm You" Performer
(Original)
"Let's Talk About The Weather" Performer
(Original)
Announcer
(Original)
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
William Houston
Second Coin Machine Player
(Original)
Third Big Business Man
(Original)
Harriette Howell
A Striker
(Original)
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Helen Hudson
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Second Slave Girl
(Original)
Betty Lee
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Patricia Martin
A Striker
(Original)
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Frances Nevins
A Striker
(Original)
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Sandra Roy
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Lorraine Teatom
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
Dorothy Walker
Exquisite American Beauties
(Original)
O.Z. Whitehead
Performer
(Original)
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Hi Alexander
Sketches
Donald Blackwell
Sketches
Harry Evans
Sketches
Frank Gabrielson
Sketches
David Lesan
Sketches
Max Liebman
Sketches
Napie Moore
Sketches
Otto Soglow
Sketches
Set Design, "The Little King"
Kenneth Webb
Sketches
Irving Actman
Music
Frank Loesser
Lyrics
Society of Illustrators
Conception
Tom Weatherly
Editing and Amplification
Producer
Michael H. Cleary
Additional Music
Edgar Fairchild
Additional Music
Berenece Kazounoff
Additional Music
Charlotte Kent
Additional Music
Additional Lyrics
Frederick Loewe
Additional Music
Earle Crooker
Additional Lyrics
Max Lief
Additional Lyrics
Nathaniel Lief
Additional Lyrics
Milton Pascal
Additional Lyrics
Carl Randall
Additional Lyrics
Choreographer
Allen Delano
Staging
Arne Lundborg
Scenic Design
Harry Beckhoff
Set Design, "In Front of the Theatre" and "I Love a Polka So"
Dean Cornwell
Set Design, "Studio House Warming"
Theodor Seuss Geisel
Set Design, "I Like to Go to Strange Places"
Forrest C. Haring
Set Design, "Hello Ma"
Ben Dale
Set Design, "Tragedy in Scotland"
Russell Patterson
Curtain Design
Carl Sidney
Costume Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
22
1936
Closing Date
Jan
25
1936
Performances
5
as of Dec 04, 2025
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