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Ziegfeld Follies of 1936

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Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 Playbill - April 1936
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 Playbill - April 1936


SYNOPSIS:

Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 played 115 performances from Jan. 30 to May 9, 1936. The revue went on hiatus when Fannie Brice reportedly became ill with neuritis. The production re-opened on Sep. 9, 1936, and it continued for an additional 112 performances.
People (162)
  • Fanny Brice
    Fanny Brice
    "He Hasn't A Thing Except Me" Singer
    (Original)
    Baby Snooks
    (Original)
    Myrtle Oppenshaw
    (Original)
    Norma Shaeffer
    (Original)
    Ruby Blondell
    (Original)
    Zuleika
    (Original)
    Mrs. Phoebe Schwartz
    (Replacement)
  • Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    "I Can't Get Started With You" Singer
    (Original)
    "The Voice of Friendship" Performer
    (Original)
    Bing Powell
    (Original)
    Director
    (Original)
    Operator
    (Original)
    Rexford Givewell
    (Original)
    Sir Robert
    (Original)
  • Gertrude Niesen
    Gertrude Niesen
    The Singer
    (Original)
    Alice
    (Original)
    Dolores Del Morgan
    (Original)
    "Isle in the West Indies" Singer
    (Original)
    "Moments of Moments" Performer
    (Original)
  • Bobby Clark
    Bobby Clark
    "I Can't Get Started With You" Singer
    (Replacement)
    Bing Powell
    (Replacement)
    Director
    (Replacement)
    Dr. Fradler
    (Replacement)
    Major Bones
    (Replacement)
    Monty Shaeffer
    (Replacement)
    Rexford Givewell
    (Replacement)
    Sir Robert
    (Replacement)
  • Eve Arden
    Eve Arden
    Lady De Vere
    (Original)
    Miss Gherkin
    (Original)
    Mrs. Higgins
    (Original)
    "Dancing to Our Score" Performer
    (Original)
    "I Can't Get Started With You" Singer
    (Original)
    "The Economic Situation" Singer
    (Original)
  • Judy Canova
    Judy Canova
    Elvira Mackintosh
    (Original)
    Anxious Girl
    (Original)
    Mother
    (Original)
  • John Hoyt
    John Hoyt
    Charles G. Clawes
    (Original)
    Mr. Martin
    (Original)
    Sir Henry
    (Original)
    Banker
    (Original)
    Father
    (Original)
    Official
    (Original)
  • Rodney McLennan
    Rodney McLennan
    Allan
    (Original)
    Clark Gable
    (Original)
    "Dancing to Our Score" Performer
    (Original)
    "Maharanee" Performer
    (Original)
    "Moments of Moments" Performer
    (Original)
  • Jane Moxon
    Jane Moxon
    Joan Crawford
    (Original)
    Girl in the Mirror
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Hugh O'Connell
    Hugh O'Connell
    John D. Littlefeller
    (Original)
    Major Bones
    (Original)
    Monty Shaeffer
    (Original)
    Evangelist
    (Original)
    Producer
    (Original)
  • Everett West
    Everett West
    Winston
    (Original)
    Ben Yost's Varsity Eight
    (Original)
  • Hugh Cameron
    Hugh Cameron
    John D. Littlefeller
    (Replacement)
    Mr. Martin
    (Replacement)
    Sir Henry
    (Replacement)
    Official
    (Replacement)
    Producer
    (Replacement)
  • Cass Daley
    Cass Daley
    Elvira Mackintosh
    (Replacement)
    "Harlem Waltz" Singer
    (Replacement)
    "You Don't Love Right" Singer
    (Replacement)
    Mother
    (Replacement)
  • James Farrell
    James Farrell
    Clark Gable
    (Replacement)
    "Midnight Blue" Singer
    (Replacement)
    Father
    (Replacement)
    The Young Man
    (Replacement)
  • Alex Fisher
    Alex Fisher
    The Grand Duke
    (Replacement)
    "Isle in the West Indies"
    (Replacement)
    "Midnight Blue" Dancer
    (Replacement)
    "Words Without Music" Dancer
    (Replacement)
  • Virginia Langdon
    Virginia Langdon
    Joan Crawford
    (Replacement)
    The Girl in White
    (Replacement)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Replacement)
  • Gypsy Rose Lee
    Gypsy Rose Lee
    Dolores Del Morgan
    (Replacement)
    Lady De Vere
    (Replacement)
    Miss Gherkin
    (Replacement)
    Mrs. Higgins
    (Replacement)
    "I Can't Get Started With You" Singer
    (Replacement)
    "The Economic Situation" Singer
    (Replacement)
    Nurse
    (Replacement)
  • William Quentmeyer
    William Quentmeyer
    Charles G. Clawes
    (Replacement)
    Ben Yost's Varsity Eight
    (Original)
    Pickpocket
    (Original)
    "Harlem Waltz" Singer
    (Replacement)
    Casting Agent
    (Replacement)
  • Gene Ashley
    Gene Ashley
    A Figure in Black
    (Original)
    A Shadow
    (Original)
    Boy Dancer
    (Original)
  • Josephine Baker
    Josephine Baker
    "Isle in the West Indies" Dancer
    (Original)
    "Maharanee" Performer
    (Original)
  • George Church
    George Church
    A Figure in Green
    (Original)
    A Shadow
    (Original)
    Cameraman
    (Original)
    Casting Agent
    (Original)
    Husband
    (Original)
  • Roger Davis
    Roger Davis
    Attendant
    (Original)
    Conductor
    (Original)
    Photographer
    (Original)
    Tax Collector
    (Original)
  • Tom Draper
    Tom Draper
    A Figure in Green
    (Original)
    Boy Dancer
    (Original)
  • Vera Haal
    Vera Haal
    Nymph
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Harriet Hoctor
    Harriet Hoctor
    "Night Flight" Dancer
    (Original)
    The Ballerina
    (Original)
    The Dancer
    (Original)
  • Gay Hoff
    Gay Hoff
    Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
    (Original)
  • Lyn Leslie
    Lyn Leslie
    Mistress
    (Original)
    The Girl in Blue
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Ula Love
    Ula Love
    Nymph
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Duke McHale
    Duke McHale
    "(My) Red Letter Day" Performer
    (Original)
    "Sentimental Weather" Singer/Dancer
    (Original)
    Aviator
    (Original)
    Messenger Boy
    (Original)
  • Jean Moorhead
    Jean Moorhead
    Girl
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
    (Original)
  • Jessica Pepper
    Jessica Pepper
    The Girl in White
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Cherry Preisser
    Cherry Preisser
    "(My) Red Letter Day" Performer
    (Original)
    "Sentimental Weather" Singer/Dancer
    (Original)
    "Harlem Waltz" Dancer
    (Replacement)
    Performer
    (Replacement)
  • June Preisser
    June Preisser
    "(My) Red Letter Day" Performer
    (Original)
    "Sentimental Weather" Singer/Dancer
    (Original)
    "Harlem Waltz" Dancer
    (Replacement)
    Performer
    (Replacement)
  • Isabel Pulsford
    Isabel Pulsford
    The Girl in Green
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Peggy Quinn
    Peggy Quinn
    Nymph
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • J. Ramos
    J. Ramos
    "Isle in the West Indies" Drummer
    (Original)
  • J. Sastere
    J. Sastere
    "Isle in the West Indies" Drummer
    (Original)
  • Ricki Tanzi
    Ricki Tanzi
    Ben Yost's Varsity Eight
    (Original)
    Doctor
    (Original)
  • Ethel Thorsen
    Ethel Thorsen
    The Girl in Yellow
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Williem Van Loon
    Williem Van Loon
    A Shadow
    (Original)
    Boy Dancer
    (Original)
    The Figure With the Light
    (Original)
  • Marie Vanneman
    Marie Vanneman
    Corps de Ballet
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
    (Replacement)
  • Ben Yost
    Ben Yost
    Ben Yost's Varsity Eight
    (Original)
    "Harlem Waltz" Singer
    (Replacement)
    Attendant
    (Replacement)
    Cameraman
    (Replacement)
  • Edelia Alvarez
    Edelia Alvarez
    Nymph
    (Replacement)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Replacement)
  • Del Arden
    Del Arden
    "Harlem Waltz" Singer
    (Replacement)
    Ben Yost's Varsity Eight
    (Replacement)
  • Florence Baker
    Florence Baker
    Nymph
    (Replacement)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Replacement)
  • Mary Bay
    Mary Bay
    Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
    (Replacement)
  • Mary Bicks
    Mary Bicks
    Nymph
    (Replacement)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Replacement)
  • Julie Bryan
    Julie Bryan
    The Girl in Green
    (Replacement)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Replacement)
  • Jyll Egger
    Jyll Egger
    Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
    (Replacement)
  • Irmgard Erik
    Irmgard Erik
    Irmgard Erik
    (Replacement)
    The Girl in Blue
    (Replacement)
  • Joe Frederic
    Joe Frederic
    "Harlem Waltz" Singer
    (Replacement)
    Ben Yost's Varsity Eight
    (Replacement)
  • Kay Gable
    Kay Gable
    Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
    (Replacement)
  • Ruth Harrison
    Ruth Harrison
    "Isle in the West Indies" Dancer
    (Replacement)
    "Midnight Blue" Dancer
    (Replacement)
    "Words Without Music" Dancer
    (Replacement)
    The Ballerina
    (Replacement)
  • Diane Hunter
    Diane Hunter
    The Girl in Yellow
    (Replacement)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Replacement)
  • Marvin Lawler
    Marvin Lawler
    "Sentimental Weather" Singer/Dancer
    (Replacement)
    Dance Director
    (Replacement)
    Messenger Boy
    (Replacement)
    Performer
    (Replacement)
  • Linda Lee
    Linda Lee
    Girl in the Mirror
    (Replacement)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Replacement)
  • Evelyn Low
    Evelyn Low
    Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
    (Replacement)
  • Joan Myles
    Joan Myles
    Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
    (Replacement)
  • Jane Pickens
    Jane Pickens
    "Isle in the West Indies" Singer
    (Replacement)
    "Midnight Blue" Singer
    (Replacement)
    "Words Without Music" Singer
    (Replacement)
    The Young Lady
    (Replacement)
  • Jo Raskin
    Jo Raskin
    Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
    (Replacement)
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  • Fanny Brice
    Fanny Brice
    "He Hasn't A Thing Except Me" Singer
    (Original)
    Baby Snooks
    (Original)
    Myrtle Oppenshaw
    (Original)
    Norma Shaeffer
    (Original)
    Ruby Blondell
    (Original)
    Zuleika
    (Original)
  • Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    "I Can't Get Started With You" Singer
    (Original)
    "The Voice of Friendship" Performer
    (Original)
    Bing Powell
    (Original)
    Director
    (Original)
    Operator
    (Original)
    Rexford Givewell
    (Original)
    Sir Robert
    (Original)
  • Gertrude Niesen
    Gertrude Niesen
    The Singer
    (Original)
    Alice
    (Original)
    Dolores Del Morgan
    (Original)
    "Isle in the West Indies" Singer
    (Original)
    "Moments of Moments" Performer
    (Original)
  • Eve Arden
    Eve Arden
    Lady De Vere
    (Original)
    Miss Gherkin
    (Original)
    Mrs. Higgins
    (Original)
    "Dancing to Our Score" Performer
    (Original)
    "I Can't Get Started With You" Singer
    (Original)
    "The Economic Situation" Singer
    (Original)
  • Judy Canova
    Judy Canova
    Elvira Mackintosh
    (Original)
    Anxious Girl
    (Original)
    Mother
    (Original)
  • John Hoyt
    John Hoyt
    Charles G. Clawes
    (Original)
    Mr. Martin
    (Original)
    Sir Henry
    (Original)
    Banker
    (Original)
    Father
    (Original)
    Official
    (Original)
  • Rodney McLennan
    Rodney McLennan
    Allan
    (Original)
    Clark Gable
    (Original)
    "Dancing to Our Score" Performer
    (Original)
    "Maharanee" Performer
    (Original)
    "Moments of Moments" Performer
    (Original)
  • Jane Moxon
    Jane Moxon
    Joan Crawford
    (Original)
    Girl in the Mirror
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Hugh O'Connell
    Hugh O'Connell
    John D. Littlefeller
    (Original)
    Major Bones
    (Original)
    Monty Shaeffer
    (Original)
    Evangelist
    (Original)
    Producer
    (Original)
  • Everett West
    Everett West
    Winston
    (Original)
    Ben Yost's Varsity Eight
    (Original)
  • Gene Ashley
    Gene Ashley
    A Figure in Black
    (Original)
    A Shadow
    (Original)
    Boy Dancer
    (Original)
  • Josephine Baker
    Josephine Baker
    "Isle in the West Indies" Dancer
    (Original)
    "Maharanee" Performer
    (Original)
  • George Church
    George Church
    A Figure in Green
    (Original)
    A Shadow
    (Original)
    Cameraman
    (Original)
    Casting Agent
    (Original)
    Husband
    (Original)
  • Roger Davis
    Roger Davis
    Attendant
    (Original)
    Conductor
    (Original)
    Photographer
    (Original)
    Tax Collector
    (Original)
  • Tom Draper
    Tom Draper
    A Figure in Green
    (Original)
    Boy Dancer
    (Original)
  • Vera Haal
    Vera Haal
    Nymph
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Harriet Hoctor
    Harriet Hoctor
    "Night Flight" Dancer
    (Original)
    The Ballerina
    (Original)
    The Dancer
    (Original)
  • Gay Hoff
    Gay Hoff
    Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
    (Original)
  • Lyn Leslie
    Lyn Leslie
    Mistress
    (Original)
    The Girl in Blue
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Ula Love
    Ula Love
    Nymph
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Duke McHale
    Duke McHale
    "(My) Red Letter Day" Performer
    (Original)
    "Sentimental Weather" Singer/Dancer
    (Original)
    Aviator
    (Original)
    Messenger Boy
    (Original)
  • Jean Moorhead
    Jean Moorhead
    Girl
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
    (Original)
  • Jessica Pepper
    Jessica Pepper
    The Girl in White
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Cherry Preisser
    Cherry Preisser
    "(My) Red Letter Day" Performer
    (Original)
    "Sentimental Weather" Singer/Dancer
    (Original)
  • June Preisser
    June Preisser
    "(My) Red Letter Day" Performer
    (Original)
    "Sentimental Weather" Singer/Dancer
    (Original)
  • Isabel Pulsford
    Isabel Pulsford
    The Girl in Green
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Peggy Quinn
    Peggy Quinn
    Nymph
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • J. Ramos
    J. Ramos
    "Isle in the West Indies" Drummer
    (Original)
  • J. Sastere
    J. Sastere
    "Isle in the West Indies" Drummer
    (Original)
  • Ricki Tanzi
    Ricki Tanzi
    Ben Yost's Varsity Eight
    (Original)
    Doctor
    (Original)
  • Ethel Thorsen
    Ethel Thorsen
    The Girl in Yellow
    (Original)
    Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
    (Original)
  • Williem Van Loon
    Williem Van Loon
    A Shadow
    (Original)
    Boy Dancer
    (Original)
    The Figure With the Light
    (Original)
  • Ben Yost
    Ben Yost
    Ben Yost's Varsity Eight
    (Original)
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Pro Info

  • Opening Date
    Jan 30 1936
  • Closing Date
    Dec 19 1936
  • Performances
    227 as of Apr 18, 2024
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