A TRUSTED THEATRE RESOURCE SINCE 1884
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
Site Navigation
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
What’s Playing on Broadway and Beyond
Broadway Shows
Off-Broadway Shows
Broadway Weekly Schedule
Broadway Rush, Lotto, SRO Policies
Upcoming Broadway Shows
Playbill Ticket Discounts
Playbill Editorial
News — Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Beyond
Special Features
Photo Galleries
Videos - My Life in the Theatre, Getting Ready, More
Seth Rudetsky’s Column
Classic Arts
Industry Resources
Jobs
Broadway Grosses
Playbill Vault - Shows, Actors, and More
Current and Future Broadway Theatre Bookings
Upcoming Cast Recordings
More from Playbill
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Playbill Emails
Playbill Store
Playbill Travel & Cruises
Playbill Podcast
Games
Advertise with Us
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
0 Related Articles
54 Below Gala
—With Darren Criss, Ariana DeBose, Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis, More—Will Also
Actor Anne Gridley Is Slowly Losing Her Ability to Walk, And She's Made a Show About It
Discovering Broadway Commissions Original Musical From Zack Zadek
This Winter at Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, a Celebration of the Violin
Eva Noblezada Postpones Return to Broadway's
The Great Gatsby
0 New
Search
The Madcap
Broadway
Original
close gallery
The Madcap Playbill - February 1928
The Madcap
Broadway
Original
Royale Theatre
242 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Clifford Grey
music:
Maurice Rubens
book:
Gladys Unger
,
Gertrude Purcell
People (46)
Pat Clayton
James
(Original)
Marie Dayne
Petunia
(Original)
Sydney Greenstreet
Lord Clarence Steeple
(Original)
Marian Grozan
Chorus
(Original)
Mitzi Hajos
Chibi
(Original)
Ethel Intropidi
Claire Valmont
(Original)
Lillian Lane
Helene
(Original)
Ethel Morrison
Lady Mary Steeple
(Original)
Harry Puck
Honorable Harry Steeple
(Original)
Clifford Smith
Footman
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Marcella Swanson
Emmeline Hawley
(Original)
Charley Sylber
Cuthbert Custard
(Original)
Arthur Treacher
Sir Bertram Hawley
(Original)
Betty Barclay
Chorus
(Original)
William Bartly
Chorus
(Original)
Genevieve Browne
Chorus
(Original)
Peggy de la Plant
Chorus
(Original)
Eleanor DeViane
Chorus
(Original)
D. Edwards
Chorus
(Original)
Constance Ford
Chorus
(Original)
Thomas Graham
Chorus
(Original)
Olga Grannis
Chorus
(Original)
Agnes Kiley
Chorus
(Original)
George Mason
Chorus
(Original)
Gene McGee
Chorus
(Original)
Madeline Morley
Chorus
(Original)
Helen Newton
Chorus
(Original)
Edna Paris
Chorus
(Original)
Maria Paris
Chorus
(Original)
Madeline Parker
Chorus
(Original)
Harry Phelps
Chorus
(Original)
Marie Price
Chorus
(Original)
Theresa Sadowska
Chorus
(Original)
Sally Saunders
Chorus
(Original)
Virginia Sharon
Chorus
(Original)
Bert Winnek
Chorus
(Original)
View All Current Cast
Pat Clayton
James
(Original)
Marie Dayne
Petunia
(Original)
Sydney Greenstreet
Lord Clarence Steeple
(Original)
Marian Grozan
Chorus
(Original)
Mitzi Hajos
Chibi
(Original)
Ethel Intropidi
Claire Valmont
(Original)
Lillian Lane
Helene
(Original)
Ethel Morrison
Lady Mary Steeple
(Original)
Harry Puck
Honorable Harry Steeple
(Original)
Clifford Smith
Footman
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Marcella Swanson
Emmeline Hawley
(Original)
Charley Sylber
Cuthbert Custard
(Original)
Arthur Treacher
Sir Bertram Hawley
(Original)
Betty Barclay
Chorus
(Original)
William Bartly
Chorus
(Original)
Genevieve Browne
Chorus
(Original)
Peggy de la Plant
Chorus
(Original)
Eleanor DeViane
Chorus
(Original)
D. Edwards
Chorus
(Original)
Constance Ford
Chorus
(Original)
Thomas Graham
Chorus
(Original)
Olga Grannis
Chorus
(Original)
Agnes Kiley
Chorus
(Original)
George Mason
Chorus
(Original)
Gene McGee
Chorus
(Original)
Madeline Morley
Chorus
(Original)
Helen Newton
Chorus
(Original)
Edna Paris
Chorus
(Original)
Maria Paris
Chorus
(Original)
Madeline Parker
Chorus
(Original)
Harry Phelps
Chorus
(Original)
Marie Price
Chorus
(Original)
Theresa Sadowska
Chorus
(Original)
Sally Saunders
Chorus
(Original)
Virginia Sharon
Chorus
(Original)
Bert Winnek
Chorus
(Original)
View All Cast
Gertrude Purcell
Book
Gladys Unger
Book
Maurice Rubens
Music
Clifford Grey
Lyrics
Regis Gignoux
Source Material (from the French farce)
Jacques Thery
Source Material (from the French farce)
Duane Nelson
Director
Harry Puck
Choreographer
J.J. Shubert
Producer
Lee Shubert
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
31
1928
Closing Date
Apr
28
1928
Performances
103
as of Jan 30, 2026
Find Theatre Souvenirs Here
The Playbill Store
Click to Shop Now