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Old Bill, M. P.
Broadway
Original
Old Bill, M. P.
Broadway
Original
Biltmore Theatre
261 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Bruce Bairnsfather
lyrics:
Bruce Bairnsfather
music:
Abel Baer
People (67)
Guido Alexander
A Footman
(Original)
Steve Graddon
(Original)
Herbert Belmore
Baxter
(Original)
John Bull
John Bull
(Original)
Henry Carvill
Ed Brown
(Original)
Inspector Ferguson
(Original)
Evelyn Clayton
Molly Parsons
(Original)
Charles Coburn
Old Bill
(Original)
Roy Cochrane
Bob Martin
(Original)
Mr. Ingram
(Original)
Leighton Converse
Ned Denton
(Original)
Allan Cromer
Jim Neil
(Original)
Lawrence D'Rosay
Lord Hadenham
(Original)
Paul Dane
Joe Darvil
(Original)
C.T. Davis
Lord Bledlow
(Original)
F.H. Day
Frank Lewis
(Original)
George V. Denny
Pete Saunders
(Original)
Nancy DeSilva
A Woman
(Original)
George Fitzgerald
Jim Bailey
(Original)
Mr. Morton, M.P.
(Original)
N. St. Clair Hales
A Constable
(Original)
Fenelli
(Original)
Helen Hanlon
Maggie
(Original)
Colin Hunter
A Postman
(Original)
Dave Long
(Original)
Leonard Ide
Wells
(Original)
James Jolley
Mr. Clayton
(Original)
Charles E. Jordan
Alf
(Original)
George Lamb
Jack Grey
(Original)
Mr. Chisel
(Original)
Susanna Lawrance
Mrs. Bradley
(Original)
Charles McNaughton
Bert
(Original)
Herbert Ransom
Maxwell
(Original)
Audrey Ridgewell
Lady Barbara
(Original)
Lillian Spencer
Bessie Martin
(Original)
Lawrence Sterner
Tom Lloyd
(Original)
Helen Tilden
Kate
(Original)
Thomas P. Tracey
Raleigh
(Original)
Thomas F. Tracey
Clerk of Court
(Original)
Wallace Widdecombe
Mr. Montague
(Original)
Josephine Willis
Suzanne Constance Saunderson
(Original)
Grace Anthony
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Bland
Ensemble
(Original)
Lois Brown
Ensemble
(Original)
Catharine Campbell
Ensemble
(Original)
G. Delouis
Ensemble
(Original)
F. Earl
Ensemble
(Original)
Virginia Gordon
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Hamlin
Ensemble
(Original)
Victor Katona
Ensemble
(Original)
John Kelly
Ensemble
(Original)
Ray Lenoue
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Lucas
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Mack
Ensemble
(Original)
John McCambridge
Ensemble
(Original)
Josephine Neal
Ensemble
(Original)
Sol Padrone
Ensemble
(Original)
A. L. Sayer
Ensemble
(Original)
Bruce Scott
Ensemble
(Original)
Henry Simon
Ensemble
(Original)
Fred Steinway
Ensemble
(Original)
Elisabeth Stevens
Ensemble
(Original)
Smith Weller
Ensemble
(Original)
Maggie Weston
Ensemble
(Original)
Geneva Willson
Ensemble
(Original)
Wayne Witten
Ensemble
(Original)
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Guido Alexander
A Footman
(Original)
Steve Graddon
(Original)
Herbert Belmore
Baxter
(Original)
John Bull
John Bull
(Original)
Henry Carvill
Ed Brown
(Original)
Inspector Ferguson
(Original)
Evelyn Clayton
Molly Parsons
(Original)
Charles Coburn
Old Bill
(Original)
Roy Cochrane
Bob Martin
(Original)
Mr. Ingram
(Original)
Leighton Converse
Ned Denton
(Original)
Allan Cromer
Jim Neil
(Original)
Lawrence D'Rosay
Lord Hadenham
(Original)
Paul Dane
Joe Darvil
(Original)
C.T. Davis
Lord Bledlow
(Original)
F.H. Day
Frank Lewis
(Original)
George V. Denny
Pete Saunders
(Original)
Nancy DeSilva
A Woman
(Original)
George Fitzgerald
Jim Bailey
(Original)
Mr. Morton, M.P.
(Original)
N. St. Clair Hales
A Constable
(Original)
Fenelli
(Original)
Helen Hanlon
Maggie
(Original)
Colin Hunter
A Postman
(Original)
Dave Long
(Original)
Leonard Ide
Wells
(Original)
James Jolley
Mr. Clayton
(Original)
Charles E. Jordan
Alf
(Original)
George Lamb
Jack Grey
(Original)
Mr. Chisel
(Original)
Susanna Lawrance
Mrs. Bradley
(Original)
Charles McNaughton
Bert
(Original)
Herbert Ransom
Maxwell
(Original)
Audrey Ridgewell
Lady Barbara
(Original)
Lillian Spencer
Bessie Martin
(Original)
Lawrence Sterner
Tom Lloyd
(Original)
Helen Tilden
Kate
(Original)
Thomas P. Tracey
Raleigh
(Original)
Thomas F. Tracey
Clerk of Court
(Original)
Wallace Widdecombe
Mr. Montague
(Original)
Josephine Willis
Suzanne Constance Saunderson
(Original)
Grace Anthony
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Bland
Ensemble
(Original)
Lois Brown
Ensemble
(Original)
Catharine Campbell
Ensemble
(Original)
G. Delouis
Ensemble
(Original)
F. Earl
Ensemble
(Original)
Virginia Gordon
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Hamlin
Ensemble
(Original)
Victor Katona
Ensemble
(Original)
John Kelly
Ensemble
(Original)
Ray Lenoue
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Lucas
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Mack
Ensemble
(Original)
John McCambridge
Ensemble
(Original)
Josephine Neal
Ensemble
(Original)
Sol Padrone
Ensemble
(Original)
A. L. Sayer
Ensemble
(Original)
Bruce Scott
Ensemble
(Original)
Henry Simon
Ensemble
(Original)
Fred Steinway
Ensemble
(Original)
Elisabeth Stevens
Ensemble
(Original)
Smith Weller
Ensemble
(Original)
Maggie Weston
Ensemble
(Original)
Geneva Willson
Ensemble
(Original)
Wayne Witten
Ensemble
(Original)
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Bruce Bairnsfather
Writer
Lyrics
Scenery Design Suggestions
Production Supervisor
Abel Baer
Music
Charles McNaughton
Additional Lyrics
Harold Christy
Additional Music
Con Conrad
Additional Music
Ross Mobley
Additional Music
Henry Herbert
Staging
David S. Gaither
Scenic Design
Charles Christie Company
Costume Design
Charles Coburn
Production Supervisor
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
10
1926
Closing Date
Nov
27
1926
Performances
23
as of Jan 18, 2026
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