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Yeah Man Playbill - March 1932
Yeah Man
Broadway
Original
Park Lane Theatre
22 W. 63rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Ken Macomber
,
Al Wilson
,
Charles Weinberg
,
Porter Grainger
music:
Ken Macomber
,
Al Wilson
,
Charles Weinberg
,
Porter Grainger
book:
Leigh Whipper
,
Billy Mills
People (39)
Eloise Bennett
Sally Green
(Original)
"At the Barbecue" Performer
(Original)
"I've Got What It Takes" Performer
(Original)
"Shady Dan" Peformer
(Original)
Nurse
(Original)
Walter Brogsdale
Brother Hightower
(Original)
Doctor
(Original)
Racketeer
(Original)
Sheriff
(Original)
The Boss
(Original)
Harry Fiddler
Brother Newcomer
(Original)
"Sightseeing in China" Performer
(Original)
Russell Graves
On the Spot
(Original)
"Baby, I Could Do It for You" Performer
(Original)
Bernice Gray
Magnolia
(Original)
Adele Hargraves
Million Dollar Baby
(Original)
"Crazy Idea of Love" Performer
(Original)
"Shake Your Bamboo" Performer
(Original)
Rose Henderson
Mammy
(Original)
Sister Broadcast
(Original)
"Prologue" Performer
(Original)
"Qualifications" Performer
(Original)
"The Spell of Those Harlem Nights" Performer
(Original)
A Piece of Harlem Driftwood (Harlemite)
(Original)
Millie Holmes
Sister Beenyer
(Original)
First Woman
(Original)
Third Girl Friend
(Original)
Billy Mills
Brother Soblack (II)
(Original)
"Come to Harlem" Lead Performer
(Original)
"Prologue" Performer
(Original)
"Qualifications" Performer
(Original)
"Sightseeing in China" Performer
(Original)
"That's Religion" Performer
(Original)
Autoist
(Original)
Beer Parader
(Original)
Boy Friend
(Original)
Captain
(Original)
Mantan Moreland
Brother Soblack
(Original)
Lowdown
(Original)
"The Spell of Those Harlem Nights" Performer
(Original)
Beer Parader
(Original)
Patient
(Original)
Porter
(Original)
The Boy
(Original)
Hilda Perleno
Bessie White
(Original)
"Give Me Your Love" Perfomer
(Original)
"I'm Always Happy in Your Arms" Performer
(Original)
Pansey Peryment
Hot Mamma (Harlemite)
(Original)
Sister Newcomer
(Original)
Harry Priolieu
Tarin Caller
(Original)
Shorty Snowden
Brother Lowdown
(Original)
Harlem Kid (Harlemite)
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
Razor Jim
(Original)
Racketeer
(Original)
Ticket Agent
(Original)
Lily Yuen
Minnie Redd
(Original)
"Act I Finale: 'It's Modernistic'" Performer
(Original)
"Baby, I Could Do It for You" Performer
(Original)
"Dancing Fool" Performer
(Original)
"Roy"
"Specialty" Performer
(Original)
"Rastus"
"Specialty" Performer
(Original)
"Yeah Man" Stevedores
"Gotta Get De Boat Loaded" Performers
(Original)
Annie Davis
Second Girl Friend
(Original)
Second Woman
(Original)
Ladislaus Fodor
Thief
(Original)
Helen Heartwell
First Girl Friend
(Original)
Jack Hutchins
A Friend
(Original)
Larri Lorear
"Native Dance" Dancer
(Original)
Melodee Four
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Phillips
Performer
(Original)
Eddie Rector
"Finale" Lead Performer
(Original)
"Give Me Your Love" Perfomer
(Original)
"I'm Always Happy in Your Arms" Performer
(Original)
"Specialty" Performer
(Original)
"The Spell of Those Harlem Nights" Performer
(Original)
Marcus Slayter
"I'm Always Happy in Your Arms" Performer
(Original)
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Eloise Bennett
Sally Green
(Original)
"At the Barbecue" Performer
(Original)
"I've Got What It Takes" Performer
(Original)
"Shady Dan" Peformer
(Original)
Nurse
(Original)
Walter Brogsdale
Brother Hightower
(Original)
Doctor
(Original)
Racketeer
(Original)
Sheriff
(Original)
The Boss
(Original)
Harry Fiddler
Brother Newcomer
(Original)
"Sightseeing in China" Performer
(Original)
Russell Graves
On the Spot
(Original)
"Baby, I Could Do It for You" Performer
(Original)
Bernice Gray
Magnolia
(Original)
Adele Hargraves
Million Dollar Baby
(Original)
"Crazy Idea of Love" Performer
(Original)
"Shake Your Bamboo" Performer
(Original)
Rose Henderson
Mammy
(Original)
Sister Broadcast
(Original)
"Prologue" Performer
(Original)
"Qualifications" Performer
(Original)
"The Spell of Those Harlem Nights" Performer
(Original)
A Piece of Harlem Driftwood (Harlemite)
(Original)
Millie Holmes
Sister Beenyer
(Original)
First Woman
(Original)
Third Girl Friend
(Original)
Billy Mills
Brother Soblack (II)
(Original)
"Come to Harlem" Lead Performer
(Original)
"Prologue" Performer
(Original)
"Qualifications" Performer
(Original)
"Sightseeing in China" Performer
(Original)
"That's Religion" Performer
(Original)
Autoist
(Original)
Beer Parader
(Original)
Boy Friend
(Original)
Captain
(Original)
Mantan Moreland
Brother Soblack
(Original)
Lowdown
(Original)
"The Spell of Those Harlem Nights" Performer
(Original)
Beer Parader
(Original)
Patient
(Original)
Porter
(Original)
The Boy
(Original)
Hilda Perleno
Bessie White
(Original)
"Give Me Your Love" Perfomer
(Original)
"I'm Always Happy in Your Arms" Performer
(Original)
Pansey Peryment
Hot Mamma (Harlemite)
(Original)
Sister Newcomer
(Original)
Harry Priolieu
Tarin Caller
(Original)
Shorty Snowden
Brother Lowdown
(Original)
Harlem Kid (Harlemite)
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
Razor Jim
(Original)
Racketeer
(Original)
Ticket Agent
(Original)
Lily Yuen
Minnie Redd
(Original)
"Act I Finale: 'It's Modernistic'" Performer
(Original)
"Baby, I Could Do It for You" Performer
(Original)
"Dancing Fool" Performer
(Original)
"Roy"
"Specialty" Performer
(Original)
"Rastus"
"Specialty" Performer
(Original)
"Yeah Man" Stevedores
"Gotta Get De Boat Loaded" Performers
(Original)
Annie Davis
Second Girl Friend
(Original)
Second Woman
(Original)
Ladislaus Fodor
Thief
(Original)
Helen Heartwell
First Girl Friend
(Original)
Jack Hutchins
A Friend
(Original)
Larri Lorear
"Native Dance" Dancer
(Original)
Melodee Four
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Phillips
Performer
(Original)
Eddie Rector
"Finale" Lead Performer
(Original)
"Give Me Your Love" Perfomer
(Original)
"I'm Always Happy in Your Arms" Performer
(Original)
"Specialty" Performer
(Original)
"The Spell of Those Harlem Nights" Performer
(Original)
Marcus Slayter
"I'm Always Happy in Your Arms" Performer
(Original)
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Billy Mills
Book
Leigh Whipper
Book
Porter Grainger
Music
Lyrics
Ken Macomber
Music
Lyrics
Charles Weinberg
Music
Lyrics
Al Wilson
Music
Lyrics
Walter Campbell
Director
Producer
Marcus Slayter
Choreography
Fredericks Studios
Scenic Design
Brooks
Costume Design
Billy Butler
Orchestration
Lorenzo Calduel
Orchestration
Charles L. Cooke
Orchestration
Jesse Wank
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
26
1932
Closing Date
May
27
1932
Performances
2
as of Dec 05, 2025
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