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Ballyhoo of 1930 Playbill - Jan 1931
Ballyhoo of 1930
Broadway
Original
Hammerstein's Theatre
1697 Broadway at W. 53rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Leighton K. Brill
,
Harry Ruskin
book:
Leighton K. Brill
,
Harry Ruskin
music:
Louis Alter
People (88)
Douglas Alene
Jim
(Original)
William Blanche
Shorty
(Original)
Arthur Cardinal
Mr. Miner
(Original)
Jack Colby
Larry
(Original)
Charles Evans
Sam
(Original)
W. C. Fields
Q.Q. Quale
(Original)
Al H. Downing
Harry
(Original)
Cowboy
(Original)
Grace Hayes
Flora Fay
(Original)
Max Hoffman
Junior
(Original)
Richard Lambert
The King
(Original)
Jeanie Lang
Ruth
(Original)
Patricia Murphy
Betty
(Original)
Janet Reade
Goldie La Marr
(Original)
Andy Rice
Whitey Duke
(Original)
The Slate Brothers
Brown
(Original)
Jones
(Original)
Smith
(Original)
Cowboys
(Original)
Don Tomkins
Sam
(Original)
Floria Vestoff
Vera
(Original)
Gus Wicke
Mr. Pidgeon
(Original)
Eugene Aldrich
Ensemble
(Original)
Rose Armand
Ensemble
(Original)
Kay Arnold
Ensemble
(Original)
Suzanne Austin
Ensemble
(Original)
Marjorie Baglin
Ensemble
(Original)
Stella Bailey
Ensemble
(Original)
James Bander
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Fred Barber
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Grace Bradley
Ensemble
(Original)
Sherman Brande
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
J. Mardo Brown
Drum Major
(Original)
George Burkholder
Ensemble
(Original)
Chaz Chase
A Gourmand
(Original)
Raymond Clark
Cheer Leader
(Original)
George Cowan
Ensemble
(Original)
James Cushman
Bill Collector
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Daley
Ensemble
(Original)
Maxine Darrell
Ensemble
(Original)
Sam De Bonis
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Bill Doerflinger
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Walter Dolan
Ensemble
(Original)
Josephine Dupree
Ensemble
(Original)
Madelyn Eubanks
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Fowler
Cheer Leader
(Original)
Al Giroux
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Dorothy Graves
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Greenwood
Ensemble
(Original)
Francis Guinan
Ensemble
(Original)
Herbert Hall
Cheer Leader
(Original)
Dorothy Humphreys
Ensemble
(Original)
Sara Jane
Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Jewhurst
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Samuel Kahn
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Craig Kershaw
Camera Man
(Original)
Morton Kingsland
Ensemble
(Original)
Francis Kummer
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Lee
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Lewis
Ensemble
(Original)
Herbert Lund
Sound Man
(Original)
Earl McCutcheon
Ensemble
(Original)
Neil Moore
Landlord
(Original)
Manager
(Original)
Harry Murray
Ensemble
(Original)
Harvey Murray
Reporter
(Original)
Anthony O'Dea
Bank President
(Original)
Anita Pam
Ensemble
(Original)
Blanche Percy
Ensemble
(Original)
Theo Phane
Ensemble
(Original)
Inez Purdy
Ensemble
(Original)
Adelaide Raleigh
Ensemble
(Original)
Gloria Ray
Ensemble
(Original)
Albertina Rexroth
Ensemble
(Original)
Fred Shawhan
Cheer Leader
(Original)
Robert Spencer
Ensemble
(Original)
Chester Toomer
Ensemble
(Original)
Winnie Torney
Ensemble
(Original)
Val Vestoff
Specialty
(Original)
Herbert Weber
Photographer
(Original)
Florence Winkel
Ensemble
(Original)
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Douglas Alene
Jim
(Original)
William Blanche
Shorty
(Original)
Arthur Cardinal
Mr. Miner
(Original)
Jack Colby
Larry
(Original)
Charles Evans
Sam
(Original)
W. C. Fields
Q.Q. Quale
(Original)
Al H. Downing
Harry
(Original)
Cowboy
(Original)
Grace Hayes
Flora Fay
(Original)
Max Hoffman
Junior
(Original)
Richard Lambert
The King
(Original)
Jeanie Lang
Ruth
(Original)
Patricia Murphy
Betty
(Original)
Janet Reade
Goldie La Marr
(Original)
Andy Rice
Whitey Duke
(Original)
The Slate Brothers
Brown
(Original)
Jones
(Original)
Smith
(Original)
Cowboys
(Original)
Don Tomkins
Sam
(Original)
Floria Vestoff
Vera
(Original)
Gus Wicke
Mr. Pidgeon
(Original)
Eugene Aldrich
Ensemble
(Original)
Rose Armand
Ensemble
(Original)
Kay Arnold
Ensemble
(Original)
Suzanne Austin
Ensemble
(Original)
Marjorie Baglin
Ensemble
(Original)
Stella Bailey
Ensemble
(Original)
James Bander
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Fred Barber
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Grace Bradley
Ensemble
(Original)
Sherman Brande
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
J. Mardo Brown
Drum Major
(Original)
George Burkholder
Ensemble
(Original)
Chaz Chase
A Gourmand
(Original)
Raymond Clark
Cheer Leader
(Original)
George Cowan
Ensemble
(Original)
James Cushman
Bill Collector
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Daley
Ensemble
(Original)
Maxine Darrell
Ensemble
(Original)
Sam De Bonis
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Bill Doerflinger
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Walter Dolan
Ensemble
(Original)
Josephine Dupree
Ensemble
(Original)
Madelyn Eubanks
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Fowler
Cheer Leader
(Original)
Al Giroux
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Dorothy Graves
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Greenwood
Ensemble
(Original)
Francis Guinan
Ensemble
(Original)
Herbert Hall
Cheer Leader
(Original)
Dorothy Humphreys
Ensemble
(Original)
Sara Jane
Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Jewhurst
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Samuel Kahn
Ted Black's Band
(Original)
Craig Kershaw
Camera Man
(Original)
Morton Kingsland
Ensemble
(Original)
Francis Kummer
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Lee
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Lewis
Ensemble
(Original)
Herbert Lund
Sound Man
(Original)
Earl McCutcheon
Ensemble
(Original)
Neil Moore
Landlord
(Original)
Manager
(Original)
Harry Murray
Ensemble
(Original)
Harvey Murray
Reporter
(Original)
Anthony O'Dea
Bank President
(Original)
Anita Pam
Ensemble
(Original)
Blanche Percy
Ensemble
(Original)
Theo Phane
Ensemble
(Original)
Inez Purdy
Ensemble
(Original)
Adelaide Raleigh
Ensemble
(Original)
Gloria Ray
Ensemble
(Original)
Albertina Rexroth
Ensemble
(Original)
Fred Shawhan
Cheer Leader
(Original)
Robert Spencer
Ensemble
(Original)
Chester Toomer
Ensemble
(Original)
Winnie Torney
Ensemble
(Original)
Val Vestoff
Specialty
(Original)
Herbert Weber
Photographer
(Original)
Florence Winkel
Ensemble
(Original)
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Leighton K. Brill
Book
Lyrics
Harry Ruskin
Book
Lyrics
Louis Alter
Music
Rudolf Friml
Featured Songs
Otto Harbach
Featured Song Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II
Additional Lyrics
Reginald Hammerstein
Director
Earl Lindsey
Choreography
Cirker & Robbins
Scenic Design
Charles Le Maire
Costume Design
Arthur Hammerstein
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
22
1930
Closing Date
Feb
21
1931
Performances
68
as of Dec 04, 2025
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