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Fools Rush In
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Fools Rush In Playbill - December 1934
Fools Rush In
Broadway
Original
Playhouse Theatre
137 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Will Irwin
,
Norman Zeno
,
Richard Lewine
,
Viola Brothers Shore
,
Richard Whorf
People (29)
Cliff Allen
Performer
(Original)
Miriam Battista
Performer
(Original)
Betzi Beaton
Performer
(Original)
Lee Brody
Performer
(Original)
Robert Burton
Performer
(Original)
Imogene Coca
Performer
(Original)
Ellen Howard
Performer
(Original)
Teddy Lynch
Performer
(Original)
Billy Milton
Performer
(Original)
Edward Potter
Performer
(Original)
Rinaldo Quigley
Performer
(Original)
Leonard Sillman
Performer
(Original)
Cyrena Smith
Performer
(Original)
Charles Walter
Performer
(Original)
O.Z. Whitehead
Performer
(Original)
Albert Whitley
Performer
(Original)
Richard Whorf
Performer
(Original)
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Cliff Allen
Performer
(Original)
Miriam Battista
Performer
(Original)
Betzi Beaton
Performer
(Original)
Lee Brody
Performer
(Original)
Robert Burton
Performer
(Original)
Imogene Coca
Performer
(Original)
Ellen Howard
Performer
(Original)
Teddy Lynch
Performer
(Original)
Billy Milton
Performer
(Original)
Edward Potter
Performer
(Original)
Rinaldo Quigley
Performer
(Original)
Leonard Sillman
Performer
(Original)
Cyrena Smith
Performer
(Original)
Charles Walter
Performer
(Original)
O.Z. Whitehead
Performer
(Original)
Albert Whitley
Performer
(Original)
Richard Whorf
Performer
(Original)
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Will Irwin
Music
Richard Lewine
Music
Warburton Guilbert
Music
Bascom Little Jr.
Music
Norman Zeno
Lyrics
Sketches
June Carroll
Lyrics
Sketches
Viola Brothers Shore
Sketches
Leonard Sillman
Staging
Edwin Strawbridge
Choreographer
Arthur Bradley
Choreographer
Russell Patterson
Scenic Designer
Eugene B. Dunkel
Scenic Designer
William A. Brady
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
25
1934
Closing Date
Jan
4
1935
Performances
14
as of Jan 07, 2026
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