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The Mikado
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Operetta
Revival
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The Mikado Playbill - September 1927
The Mikado
Broadway
Operetta
Revival
Royale Theatre
242 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
The son of the Mikado of Japan disguises himself as a wandering minstrel to woo the fair Yum-Yum, who is scheduled to marry the Lord High Executioner, in Gilbert and Sullivan's satirical operetta.
playwright:
W. S. Gilbert
libretto:
W. S. Gilbert
music:
Sir Arthur Sullivan
People (48)
Joseph Ames
Chorus
(Original)
Florence Barbiers
Chorus
(Original)
John Barclay
The Mikado of Japan
(Original)
Lois Bennett
Yum-Yum
(Original)
Adolph L. Benson
Chorus
(Original)
Barbara Bronson
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Caille
Chorus
(Original)
Dorothy Coulter
Chorus
(Original)
Nina Dean
Chorus
(Original)
Hartwell DeMille
Chorus
(Original)
J. Humbird Duffey
Pish-Tush
(Original)
Virginia Fox
Chorus
(Original)
William C. Gordon
Pooh-Bah
(Original)
Bettina Hall
Peep-Bo
(Original)
Mildred Harrington
Chorus
(Original)
Melvin Hemphill
Chorus
(Original)
Ann Honeycutt
Chorus
(Original)
Sybil Kama
Chorus
(Original)
Edna D. Lambert
Chorus
(Original)
Paula Langlen
The Mikado's Sword-Bearer
(Original)
Harry Lauder
Chorus
(Original)
Palmer Laughlin
Chorus
(Original)
Benn K. Leavenworth
Chorus
(Original)
George C. Lehrian
The Mikado's Umbrella-Bearer
(Original)
Milja Levander
Chorus
(Original)
Lawrence L. Lewis
Chorus
(Original)
May MacFarlane
Chorus
(Original)
Ray Melton
Chorus
(Original)
Walter Owens
Chorus
(Original)
John Pendergrast
Chorus
(Original)
Hilga Rorlund
Chorus
(Original)
Vera Ross
Katisha
(Original)
Allyn C. Saurer
Chorus
(Original)
John Sindall
Chorus
(Original)
Louise Smith
Chorus
(Original)
Miller Sparks
Chorus
(Original)
Mollie Stockard
Chorus
(Original)
George Wharton
Chorus
(Original)
William Williams
Nanki-Poo
(Original)
Victor S. Wrenn
Chorus
(Original)
Fred Wright
Ko-Ko
(Original)
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Joseph Ames
Chorus
(Original)
Florence Barbiers
Chorus
(Original)
John Barclay
The Mikado of Japan
(Original)
Lois Bennett
Yum-Yum
(Original)
Adolph L. Benson
Chorus
(Original)
Barbara Bronson
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Caille
Chorus
(Original)
Dorothy Coulter
Chorus
(Original)
Nina Dean
Chorus
(Original)
Hartwell DeMille
Chorus
(Original)
J. Humbird Duffey
Pish-Tush
(Original)
Virginia Fox
Chorus
(Original)
William C. Gordon
Pooh-Bah
(Original)
Bettina Hall
Peep-Bo
(Original)
Mildred Harrington
Chorus
(Original)
Melvin Hemphill
Chorus
(Original)
Ann Honeycutt
Chorus
(Original)
Sybil Kama
Chorus
(Original)
Edna D. Lambert
Chorus
(Original)
Paula Langlen
The Mikado's Sword-Bearer
(Original)
Harry Lauder
Chorus
(Original)
Palmer Laughlin
Chorus
(Original)
Benn K. Leavenworth
Chorus
(Original)
George C. Lehrian
The Mikado's Umbrella-Bearer
(Original)
Milja Levander
Chorus
(Original)
Lawrence L. Lewis
Chorus
(Original)
May MacFarlane
Chorus
(Original)
Ray Melton
Chorus
(Original)
Walter Owens
Chorus
(Original)
John Pendergrast
Chorus
(Original)
Hilga Rorlund
Chorus
(Original)
Vera Ross
Katisha
(Original)
Allyn C. Saurer
Chorus
(Original)
John Sindall
Chorus
(Original)
Louise Smith
Chorus
(Original)
Miller Sparks
Chorus
(Original)
Mollie Stockard
Chorus
(Original)
George Wharton
Chorus
(Original)
William Williams
Nanki-Poo
(Original)
Victor S. Wrenn
Chorus
(Original)
Fred Wright
Ko-Ko
(Original)
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W. S. Gilbert
Libretto
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Music
Winthrop Ames
Director
Producer
Michio Ito
Choreographer
Raymond Sovey
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Suissabell Sterling
Pitti-Sing
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
17
1927
Closing Date
Jan
7
1928
Performances
110
as of Dec 13, 2025
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