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Leave It to Jane
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Leave It to Jane
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Original
Longacre Theatre
220 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Guy Bolton
,
P. G. Wodehouse
music:
Jerome Kern
lyrics:
P. G. Wodehouse
People (38)
Frances Burns
Josephine Barclay
(Original)
Jane Carroll
Sally Cameron
(Original)
D.E. Charles
Dick McAllister
(Original)
Arline Chase
Louella Banks
(Original)
Daniel Collyer
Matty McGowan
(Original)
Will C. Crimans
Hiram Bolton
(Original)
Lillian Cullen
Bertha Tyson
(Original)
Rudolf Cutten
Ollie Mitchell
(Original)
Thomas Delmar
Silent Murphy
(Original)
Harry Forbes
Jimsey Hopper
(Original)
Frederic Graham
Peter Witherspoon
(Original)
Algernon Grieg
Howard Talbot
(Original)
Edith Hallor
Jane Witherspoon
(Original)
Olin Howland
Harold Bub Hicks
(Original)
Allan Kelly
Honorable Elam Hicks
(Original)
Marie King
Martha Abbott
(Original)
Catherine Mack
Cora Jenks
(Original)
Tess Mayer
Cissie Summers
(Original)
Georgia O'Ramey
Flora Wiggins
(Original)
Anna Orr
Bessie Tanner
(Original)
Robert G. Pitkin
Billy Bolton
(Original)
Helen Rich
Marion Mooney
(Original)
Oscar Shaw
Stub Talmadge
(Original)
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Frances Burns
Josephine Barclay
(Original)
Jane Carroll
Sally Cameron
(Original)
D.E. Charles
Dick McAllister
(Original)
Arline Chase
Louella Banks
(Original)
Daniel Collyer
Matty McGowan
(Original)
Will C. Crimans
Hiram Bolton
(Original)
Lillian Cullen
Bertha Tyson
(Original)
Rudolf Cutten
Ollie Mitchell
(Original)
Thomas Delmar
Silent Murphy
(Original)
Harry Forbes
Jimsey Hopper
(Original)
Frederic Graham
Peter Witherspoon
(Original)
Algernon Grieg
Howard Talbot
(Original)
Edith Hallor
Jane Witherspoon
(Original)
Olin Howland
Harold Bub Hicks
(Original)
Allan Kelly
Honorable Elam Hicks
(Original)
Marie King
Martha Abbott
(Original)
Catherine Mack
Cora Jenks
(Original)
Tess Mayer
Cissie Summers
(Original)
Georgia O'Ramey
Flora Wiggins
(Original)
Anna Orr
Bessie Tanner
(Original)
Robert G. Pitkin
Billy Bolton
(Original)
Helen Rich
Marion Mooney
(Original)
Oscar Shaw
Stub Talmadge
(Original)
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Guy Bolton
Book
P. G. Wodehouse
Book
Lyrics
Jerome Kern
Music
George Ade
Source Material (from "The College Widow")
Edward Royce
Staging
Dave Bennett
Choreographer
D. M. Aiken
Scenic Design
Harry Collins
Costume Design
Finchley
Costume Design
Spaulding
Costume Design
Frank Saddler
Music Orchestrations
F. Ray Comstock
Producer
William Elliott
Producer
Morris Gest
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
28
1917
Closing Date
Jan
19
1918
Performances
167
as of Dec 04, 2025
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