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Sea Legs
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Mansfield Theatre
256 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Arthur Swanstrom
book:
Arthur Swanstrom
music:
Michael H. Cleary
People (51)
Deedee
Deedee
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Robert Arnold
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Rosco Ates
James McCracken
(Original)
Park Caperton
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Charles Collins
Bill Halliday
(Original)
Arthur Craig
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Derek Fairman
Val Tuttle, Jr.
(Original)
Walter Greaza
George W. Tuttle
(Original)
George Henry Jerstad
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Charles King
Captain Nordstrom
(Original)
Patricia Knight
Pat
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Earl Mason
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Kathryn Mayfield
Isobel West
(Original)
Rosie Moran
Mildred
(Original)
Henry Rudisell
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Mary Sargent
Mrs. Alice Wytcherly
(Original)
David Sorin
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Dorothy Stone
Barbara Deeds
(Original)
Al Terry
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Ronnie Beck
Girl
(Original)
Jeane Beryl
Girl
(Original)
Mary Brent
Girl
(Original)
Rita Carmen
Girl
(Original)
Maude Carroll
Girl
(Original)
Lynne Carter
Girl
(Original)
Althea Elder
Girl
(Original)
Lorraine Latham
Girl
(Original)
Barbara Mailman
Girl
(Original)
Patricia Martin
Girl
(Original)
Helen Sanford
Girl
(Original)
Patsy Schenck
Girl
(Original)
Willis Stiles
Girl
(Original)
Diane Wentworth
Girl
(Original)
Georgina Yaeger
Girl
(Original)
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Deedee
Deedee
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Robert Arnold
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Rosco Ates
James McCracken
(Original)
Park Caperton
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Charles Collins
Bill Halliday
(Original)
Arthur Craig
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Derek Fairman
Val Tuttle, Jr.
(Original)
Walter Greaza
George W. Tuttle
(Original)
George Henry Jerstad
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Charles King
Captain Nordstrom
(Original)
Patricia Knight
Pat
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
Earl Mason
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Kathryn Mayfield
Isobel West
(Original)
Rosie Moran
Mildred
(Original)
Henry Rudisell
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Mary Sargent
Mrs. Alice Wytcherly
(Original)
David Sorin
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Dorothy Stone
Barbara Deeds
(Original)
Al Terry
Ben Yost's Catalina Eight
(Original)
Ronnie Beck
Girl
(Original)
Jeane Beryl
Girl
(Original)
Mary Brent
Girl
(Original)
Rita Carmen
Girl
(Original)
Maude Carroll
Girl
(Original)
Lynne Carter
Girl
(Original)
Althea Elder
Girl
(Original)
Lorraine Latham
Girl
(Original)
Barbara Mailman
Girl
(Original)
Patricia Martin
Girl
(Original)
Helen Sanford
Girl
(Original)
Patsy Schenck
Girl
(Original)
Willis Stiles
Girl
(Original)
Diane Wentworth
Girl
(Original)
Georgina Yaeger
Girl
(Original)
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Arthur Swanstrom
Book
Lyrics
Michael H. Cleary
Music
Avery Hopwood
Source Material ("The Cat Came Back")
Laurence E. Johnson
Source Material ("The Cat Came Back")
Beula King
Source Material ("The Cat Came Back")
Bertram Harrison
Staging
Johnny Mattison
Choreography
Mabel A. Buell
Scenic Design
Grace Acuri
Costume Design
Brooks
Costume Design
Jay-Thorp
Costume Design
Charles Christie Company
Costume Design
Alfred Cheney Johnston
Lighting Design
Joe Jordan
Orchestration
Albert Bannister
Producer
J. Edmund Byrne
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
18
1937
Closing Date
May
29
1937
Performances
15
as of Dec 04, 2025
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