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You Never Know Playbill - Oct 1938
You Never Know
Broadway
Original
Winter Garden Theatre
1634 Broadway (At W. 50th St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Cole Porter
music:
Cole Porter
book:
Rowland Leigh
People (71)
Ray Dennis
Comptroleur
(Original)
Boy
(Original)
Truman Gaige
General Carruthers
(Original)
Eddie Gale
Chauffeur
(Original)
Dan Harden
Geoffrey
(Original)
Libby Holman
Mme. Baltin
(Original)
Charles Kemper
Henri Baltin
(Original)
Rex O'Malley
Baron Ferdinand de Romer
(Original)
Roger Stearns
Headwaiter
(Original)
Lupe Velez
Maria
(Original)
Clifton Webb
Gaston
(Original)
Toby Wing
Ida Courtney
(Original)
Joanna Allen
Dancer
(Original)
Wesley Bender
Boy
(Original)
Louis
(Original)
Helen Bennett
Dancer
(Original)
Marion Broske
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Ann Carr
Dancer
(Original)
Cynthia Cavanaugh
Showgirl
(Original)
Dorothy Compton
Showgirl
(Original)
Jacqueline Dahlia
Showgirl
(Original)
Virginia Daly
Showgirl
(Original)
Natasha Dana
Showgirl
(Original)
Louise de Forrest
Dancer
(Original)
Enez Early
Dancer
(Original)
Helen Ecklund
Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Elliott
Showgirl
(Original)
Edwin Gale
The Debonairs
(Original)
Tilda Getze
Showgirl
(Original)
Grace Gillern
Dancer
(Original)
Chris Gustafson
Showgirl
(Original)
Buddy Hertelle
The Debonairs
(Original)
Billie Hill
Showgirl
(Original)
Helen Hudson
Showgirl
(Original)
Irene Kelly
Dancer
(Original)
Edith Lambot
Dancer
(Original)
Alice McWhorter
Showgirl
(Original)
Harold Murray
The Debonairs
(Original)
Mary Ann O'Brien
Dancer
(Original)
Paul Pierce
The Debonairs
(Original)
Mildred Ramey
Dancer
(Original)
Jack Richards
Boy
(Original)
Mildred Riley
Showgirl
(Original)
Gus Schirmer
Boy
(Original)
Robert Smith
Boy
(Original)
Lee Stephenson
Showgirl
(Original)
Arlene Stone
Showgirl
(Original)
Ellen Taylor
Showgirl
(Original)
Jack Voeth
The Debonairs
(Original)
Harold Voeth
The Debonairs
(Original)
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Ray Dennis
Comptroleur
(Original)
Boy
(Original)
Truman Gaige
General Carruthers
(Original)
Eddie Gale
Chauffeur
(Original)
Dan Harden
Geoffrey
(Original)
Libby Holman
Mme. Baltin
(Original)
Charles Kemper
Henri Baltin
(Original)
Rex O'Malley
Baron Ferdinand de Romer
(Original)
Roger Stearns
Headwaiter
(Original)
Lupe Velez
Maria
(Original)
Clifton Webb
Gaston
(Original)
Toby Wing
Ida Courtney
(Original)
Joanna Allen
Dancer
(Original)
Wesley Bender
Boy
(Original)
Louis
(Original)
Helen Bennett
Dancer
(Original)
Marion Broske
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Ann Carr
Dancer
(Original)
Cynthia Cavanaugh
Showgirl
(Original)
Dorothy Compton
Showgirl
(Original)
Jacqueline Dahlia
Showgirl
(Original)
Virginia Daly
Showgirl
(Original)
Natasha Dana
Showgirl
(Original)
Louise de Forrest
Dancer
(Original)
Enez Early
Dancer
(Original)
Helen Ecklund
Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Elliott
Showgirl
(Original)
Edwin Gale
The Debonairs
(Original)
Tilda Getze
Showgirl
(Original)
Grace Gillern
Dancer
(Original)
Chris Gustafson
Showgirl
(Original)
Buddy Hertelle
The Debonairs
(Original)
Billie Hill
Showgirl
(Original)
Helen Hudson
Showgirl
(Original)
Irene Kelly
Dancer
(Original)
Edith Lambot
Dancer
(Original)
Alice McWhorter
Showgirl
(Original)
Harold Murray
The Debonairs
(Original)
Mary Ann O'Brien
Dancer
(Original)
Paul Pierce
The Debonairs
(Original)
Mildred Ramey
Dancer
(Original)
Jack Richards
Boy
(Original)
Mildred Riley
Showgirl
(Original)
Gus Schirmer
Boy
(Original)
Robert Smith
Boy
(Original)
Lee Stephenson
Showgirl
(Original)
Arlene Stone
Showgirl
(Original)
Ellen Taylor
Showgirl
(Original)
Jack Voeth
The Debonairs
(Original)
Harold Voeth
The Debonairs
(Original)
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Rowland Leigh
Book
Additional Lyrics
Book Direction
Cole Porter
Music
Lyrics
Siegfried Geyer
Source Material (from the Play "By Candlelight")
Robert Katscher
Source Material (from the Viennese Operetta "Bei Kerzenleicht")
Additional Lyrics
Karl Farkas
Source Material (from the Viennese Operetta "Bei Kerzenleicht")
Edwin Gilbert
Additional Lyrics
Alexander Fogarty
Additional Music
Dana Suesse
Additional Music
Robert Alton
Choreographer
Albert R. Johnson
Scenic Design
Watson Barratt
Scenic Design
Jenkins
Costume Design
Wilma
Costume Design
Veronica
Costume Design
Brooks
Costume Design
Charles Le Maire
Costume Design
Hans Spialek
Orchestrations
Don Walker
Additional Orchestrations
Maurice DePackh
Additional Orchestrations
Minati Salta
Additional Orchestrations
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Producer
John Shubert
Associated Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
21
1938
Closing Date
Nov
26
1938
Performances
78
as of Dec 06, 2025
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