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Lysistrata Playbill - Oct 1946
Lysistrata
Broadway
Revival
Belasco Theatre
111 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Leo Ornstein
,
Reinhold Gliere
People (72)
Olive Ball
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Service Bell
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Valerie Black
Corinthian Woman
(Original)
Harry Bolden
Senator
(Original)
C.M. Bootsie Davis
Senator
(Original)
Eunice Eleanora Miller
Theban Woman
(Original)
Theresa Brooks
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Geri Bryan
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
George F. Carroll
Officer
(Original)
Marie Cooke
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
John De Battle
Trygeus
(Original)
George Dozier
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
James H. Dunmore
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Hanson W. Elkins
Senator
(Original)
Maurice Ellis
Spartan Delegate
(Original)
Louise E. Evans
Spartan Woman
(Original)
Geneva H. Fitch
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Pearl Gaines
Leader of Old Women
(Original)
Minnie Gentry
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Mercedes Gilbert
Lampito
(Original)
Frank Green
Dancer
(Original)
Jackie Greene
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Laphfawn Gumbs
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Gwyn Hale
Dancer
(Original)
Erona Harris
Dancer
(Original)
Marble Hart
Dancer
(Original)
Ann Henry
Dancer
(Original)
Rex Ingram
President of the Senate
(Original)
Tica Janine
Spartan Woman
(Original)
Larri Lauria
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Etta Moten
Lysistrata
(Original)
Hilda Offley
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Courtenaye Olden
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Bill O'Neil
Dancer
(Original)
Lora Pierce
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Sidney Poitier
Probulos
(Original)
Albert Popwell
Dancer
(Original)
Ethel Purnello
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Andrew Ratousheff
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Edyth Reid
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Emory S. Richardson
Lykon
(Original)
Jay Riley
Satyr
(Original)
Wardell Saunders
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Archie Savage
Satyr
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
P. Jay Sidney
Senator
(Original)
Mildred Joanne Smith
Myrrhine
(Original)
Hettie Stephens
Dancer
(Original)
Jean Stovall
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Lou Sealia Swarz
Theban Woman
(Original)
George Thomas
Dancer
(Original)
Cherokee Thornton
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Margaret Tynes
Corinthian Woman
(Original)
Beatrice Wade
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Phyllis Walker
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Emett "Babe" Wallace
Kinesias
(Original)
Royce Wallace
Dancer
(Original)
Fredi Washington
Kalonike
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
Leader of Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Milton J. Williams
Senator
(Original)
Wilhelmina Williams
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Larry Williams
Nikias
(Original)
Miles Winbush
Officer
(Original)
Wilson Woodbeck
Senator
(Original)
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Olive Ball
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Service Bell
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Valerie Black
Corinthian Woman
(Original)
Harry Bolden
Senator
(Original)
C.M. Bootsie Davis
Senator
(Original)
Eunice Eleanora Miller
Theban Woman
(Original)
Theresa Brooks
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Geri Bryan
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
George F. Carroll
Officer
(Original)
Marie Cooke
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
John De Battle
Trygeus
(Original)
George Dozier
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
James H. Dunmore
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Hanson W. Elkins
Senator
(Original)
Maurice Ellis
Spartan Delegate
(Original)
Louise E. Evans
Spartan Woman
(Original)
Geneva H. Fitch
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Pearl Gaines
Leader of Old Women
(Original)
Minnie Gentry
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Mercedes Gilbert
Lampito
(Original)
Frank Green
Dancer
(Original)
Jackie Greene
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Laphfawn Gumbs
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Gwyn Hale
Dancer
(Original)
Erona Harris
Dancer
(Original)
Marble Hart
Dancer
(Original)
Ann Henry
Dancer
(Original)
Rex Ingram
President of the Senate
(Original)
Tica Janine
Spartan Woman
(Original)
Larri Lauria
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Etta Moten
Lysistrata
(Original)
Hilda Offley
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Courtenaye Olden
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Bill O'Neil
Dancer
(Original)
Lora Pierce
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Sidney Poitier
Probulos
(Original)
Albert Popwell
Dancer
(Original)
Ethel Purnello
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Andrew Ratousheff
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Edyth Reid
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Emory S. Richardson
Lykon
(Original)
Jay Riley
Satyr
(Original)
Wardell Saunders
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Archie Savage
Satyr
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
P. Jay Sidney
Senator
(Original)
Mildred Joanne Smith
Myrrhine
(Original)
Hettie Stephens
Dancer
(Original)
Jean Stovall
Young Women's Chorus
(Original)
Lou Sealia Swarz
Theban Woman
(Original)
George Thomas
Dancer
(Original)
Cherokee Thornton
Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Margaret Tynes
Corinthian Woman
(Original)
Beatrice Wade
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Phyllis Walker
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Emett "Babe" Wallace
Kinesias
(Original)
Royce Wallace
Dancer
(Original)
Fredi Washington
Kalonike
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
Leader of Old Men's Chorus
(Original)
Milton J. Williams
Senator
(Original)
Wilhelmina Williams
Old Women's Chorus
(Original)
Larry Williams
Nikias
(Original)
Miles Winbush
Officer
(Original)
Wilson Woodbeck
Senator
(Original)
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Aristophanes
Writer
Gilbert Seldes
Adaptation
James Light
Staging
Producer
Felicia Sorel
Choreographer
Ralph Alswang
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Rose Bogdanoff
Costume Design
Harry Brant
Incidental Music
Max J. Jelin
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
17
1946
Closing Date
Oct
19
1946
Performances
4
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Lysistrata - October 17, 1946
Lysistrata - October 17, 1946
Lysistrata - October 17, 1946
Lysistrata - October 17, 1946
Lysistrata - October 17, 1946
Lysistrata - October 17, 1946
Lysistrata - October 17, 1946
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