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White Lilacs Playbill - September 1928
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White Lilacs
Broadway
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Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Harry B. Smith
book:
Harry B. Smith
music:
Karl Hajos
People (55)
Juanita
Juanita
(Original)
Paco
Paco
(Original)
Melba Alter
Louison
(Original)
One of Trio
(Original)
Louise Beaudet
Catherine
(Original)
Grace Brinkley
Delphine Potocka
(Original)
Charles Croker-King
Giacomo Meyerbeer
(Original)
Maurice Holland
Gaston de Flavigny
(Original)
DeWolf Hopper
Dubusson
(Original)
Frank Horn
Prince Obelenski
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Ernest Lawford
Heinrich Heine
(Original)
Eva Mascagno
Mlle. Taglioni
(Original)
Odette Myrtil
Madame George Sand
(Original)
Phyllis Newkirk
Marquise De Mours
(Original)
One of Trio
(Original)
Guy Robertson
Frederic Chopin
(Original)
Allan Rogers
Luselle
(Original)
Vernon Rudolph
Franz Liszt
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Franklin Van Horn
Balzac
(Original)
Charlotte Woodruff
Countess D'Agoult
(Original)
One of Trio
(Original)
Catherine Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Bishop
Ensemble
(Original)
John Campbell
Ensemble
(Original)
Madeline Clancy
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(Original)
William Demarest
Ensemble
(Original)
Diana Doering
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(Original)
Edwin Drake
Ensemble
(Original)
Eliz Fergusson
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Forsythe
Ensemble
(Original)
Mae Golding
Ensemble
(Original)
William Hall
Ensemble
(Original)
Vivian Lynn
Ensemble
(Original)
Wallace Magill
Ensemble
(Original)
Steven McNulty
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Page
Ensemble
(Original)
Louise Randolph
Ensemble
(Original)
Phil Reep
Ensemble
(Original)
Edna Starck
Ensemble
(Original)
Douglas Vincent
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Weiner
Ensemble
(Original)
Dora Zommerowna
Ensemble
(Original)
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Juanita
Juanita
(Original)
Paco
Paco
(Original)
Melba Alter
Louison
(Original)
One of Trio
(Original)
Louise Beaudet
Catherine
(Original)
Grace Brinkley
Delphine Potocka
(Original)
Charles Croker-King
Giacomo Meyerbeer
(Original)
Maurice Holland
Gaston de Flavigny
(Original)
DeWolf Hopper
Dubusson
(Original)
Frank Horn
Prince Obelenski
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Ernest Lawford
Heinrich Heine
(Original)
Eva Mascagno
Mlle. Taglioni
(Original)
Odette Myrtil
Madame George Sand
(Original)
Phyllis Newkirk
Marquise De Mours
(Original)
One of Trio
(Original)
Guy Robertson
Frederic Chopin
(Original)
Allan Rogers
Luselle
(Original)
Vernon Rudolph
Franz Liszt
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Franklin Van Horn
Balzac
(Original)
Charlotte Woodruff
Countess D'Agoult
(Original)
One of Trio
(Original)
Catherine Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Bishop
Ensemble
(Original)
John Campbell
Ensemble
(Original)
Madeline Clancy
Ensemble
(Original)
William Demarest
Ensemble
(Original)
Diana Doering
Ensemble
(Original)
Edwin Drake
Ensemble
(Original)
Eliz Fergusson
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Forsythe
Ensemble
(Original)
Mae Golding
Ensemble
(Original)
William Hall
Ensemble
(Original)
Vivian Lynn
Ensemble
(Original)
Wallace Magill
Ensemble
(Original)
Steven McNulty
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Page
Ensemble
(Original)
Louise Randolph
Ensemble
(Original)
Phil Reep
Ensemble
(Original)
Edna Starck
Ensemble
(Original)
Douglas Vincent
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Weiner
Ensemble
(Original)
Dora Zommerowna
Ensemble
(Original)
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Harry B. Smith
Book
Lyrics
Karl Hajos
Music
Frédéric Chopin
Source Material (Melodies)
Sigurd Johannsen
Source Material (from the German)
J. Keirn Brennan
Additional Lyrics
David Goldberg
Additional Lyrics
Maurice Rubens
Additional Music
Sam Timberg
Additional Music
George F. Marion
Director
Vaughn Godfrey
Ensemble Staging
Rollo Wayne
Scenic Design
George Barbier
Costume Design
Ernest Schrapps
Costume Design
J.J. Shubert
Production Supervisor
Producer
Lee Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
10
1928
Closing Date
Jan
12
1929
Performances
136
as of Dec 05, 2025
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White Lilacs - October 15, 1928
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