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Marion Allen Headshot
Marion Allen
Fan Dancer

(Burlesque)
Gene Ashley Headshot
Gene Ashley
Chloe
The Cardinal

(Casanova)
Mildred Baker Headshot
Mildred Baker
The Spirit of '76

(Burlesque)
Muriel Baker Headshot
Muriel Baker
The Three Witches

(Prologue)
Jack Barrett Headshot
Jack Barrett
The Doge of Venice
Shylock

(Casanova)
Hazel Boffinger Headshot
Hazel Boffinger
Fan Dancer
Page Girl
The Broth
Supporting Cast

(Buy Yourself a Balloon)
Kenneth Bostock Headshot
Kenneth Bostock
Casanova's Major Domo
Rosencranz

(Prologue)
Charles Bowers Headshot
Charles Bowers
Performer
Letitia Bring Headshot
Letitia Bring
The Spirit of '76

(Burlesque)
Edward Browne Headshot
Edward Browne
Uncle Tom

(Cakewalk)
Mary Ann Carr Headshot
Mary Ann Carr
Fan Dancer
The Grand Duchess

(Burlesque)
Andre Charise Headshot
Andre Charise
Simon Legree
The Grand Duke
Armand

(Casanova)
Roy Campbell's Continentals Headshot
Roy Campbell's Continentals
The Angels of the Show
"Parade Night" Performer

(Prologue)
Roy Cropper Headshot
Roy Cropper
"By Strauss" Performer
"Now" Performer
John Edwards (ii) Headshot
John Edwards (ii)
Brutus

(Prologue)
Hugh Ellsworth Headshot
Hugh Ellsworth
Lawyer Marks
Casanova's Secretary

(Cakewalk)
John Englert Headshot
John Englert
"Long as You've Got Your Health" Dancer
Jack Good Headshot
Jack Good
Malcolm St. Clair
"Little Old Lady" Performer
"What Has He Got?" Performer
Jack Goode Headshot
Jack Goode
"Long as You've Got Your Health" Dancer
Jack C. Grey Headshot
Jack C. Grey
The Spirit of '76

(Burlesque)
Pearl Harris Headshot
Pearl Harris
The Three Witches

(Prologue)
Robert Herring Headshot
Robert Herring
Stage Manager

(Mr. Gielgud Passes By)
Eugene Howard Headshot
Eugene Howard
Radio Announcer
The Straight Man
Mr. Higgins
"Epilogue" Performer
"Parade Night" Performer

(Taxes! Taxes!)
Willie Howard Headshot
Willie Howard
Professor Pierre Ginsburg
Putty Nose
Bert Larrimore
Mihael
"Epilogue" Performer
"Song of the Woodman" Performer
Vivian Howe Headshot
Vivian Howe
Fan Dancer

(Burlesque)
Barbara Hunter Headshot
Barbara Hunter
The Three Witches

(Prologue)
Rose King Headshot
Rose King
Go Go Benuti
Miss Abernathy
A Strip Teaser
Mrs. Slemp
Mlle. Leonore
"Buy Yourself a Balloon" Performer
"Epilogue" Performer

(Mr. Gielgud Passes By)
Jerrie Koban Headshot
Jerrie Koban
Second Girl
Casanova's Mistress

(Casanova)
Terry Lawlor Headshot
Terry Lawlor
Eliza
"By Strauss" Performer
"Casanova" Performer
"Long As You've Got Your Health" Performer
"Now" Performer
"The Show is On" Performer

(Cakewalk)
Lyda Sue Leeds Headshot
Lyda Sue Leeds
"By Strauss" Dancer
"Little Old Lady" Performer
"Long as You've Got Your Health" Dancer
"What Has He Got?" Performer
Arnold Lenhart Headshot
Arnold Lenhart
Gildenstern
Warren Bruce

(The Reading of the Play)
Dave Mallen Headshot
Dave Mallen
Major Domo
Skeggs
Gielgud's Valet
King Lear
Crunch
The Producer
Mr. Jackson

(Prologue)
Jack McCauley Headshot
Jack McCauley
"Animals Past and Present" Announcer
John McCauley Headshot
John McCauley
Al Fleegle
John Gielgud
Shakespeare
Flyde Twitch
A Visitor
"Burlesque" Announcer

(Tovarich)
Gertrude Medwin Headshot
Gertrude Medwin
Queen Elizabeth

(Burlesque)
Evelyn Mills Headshot
Evelyn Mills
Little Eva

(Cakewalk)
Jean Moorehead Headshot
Jean Moorehead
First Girl
Casanova's Maid

(Casanova)
Della Muir Headshot
Della Muir
Madame Pompadour

(Burlesque)
Marion Murray Headshot
Marion Murray
Third Girl
Cleopatra

(Burlesque)
Gifford Nash Headshot
Gifford Nash
Irate Gentleman

(Mr. Gielgud Passes By)
Paul Owen Headshot
Paul Owen
Sir Walter Raleigh
Romeo
Alphonse

(The Reading of the Play)
Mischa Pompianov Headshot
Mischa Pompianov
Marc Antony

(Prologue)
Harry Rogue Headshot
Harry Rogue
Casanova's Valet
Caesar's Ghost

(Casanova)
Polly Rose Headshot
Polly Rose
Fanny
Juliet
Supporting Cast
Mrs. Jackson

(Prologue)
Richard Satterfield Headshot
Richard Satterfield
Usher
Othello

(Mr. Gielgud Passes By)
Ruth Scheim Headshot
Ruth Scheim
"Long as You've Got Your Health" Dancer
Clare Scott Headshot
Clare Scott
Topsy

(Cakewalk)
Laurie Shevlin Headshot
Laurie Shevlin
Fan Dancer

(Burlesque)
Marcella Swanson Headshot
Marcella Swanson
Niesa
Desdemona
Supporting Cast
Tatiana

(Mr. Gielgud Passes By)
Peggy Thomas Headshot
Peggy Thomas
Fan Dancer
Aunt Ophelia

(Burlesque)
Demetrios Vilan Headshot
Demetrios Vilan
Casanova
"Now" Dancer

(Casanova)
Mildred Webb Headshot
Mildred Webb
The Modern Girl
Ophelia
"Now" Dancer
Duke Williams Headshot
Duke Williams
Fan Bearer

(Prologue)
Chic York Headshot
Chic York
Prof. Stanislouse McCupcake
Gielgud's Manager
Pierre
"Epilogue" Performer

(Mr. Gielgud Passes By)

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Production Team

Robert Alton Choreographer
Robert Russell Bennett Orchestrator
(Additional Orchestrations)
Gordon Jenkins Orchestrator
Edward Clarke Lilley Director
(Sketches Director)
Harry Losee Choreographer
("Casanova")
Vincente Minnelli Production Designer
Director
(Staging)
Hans Spialek Orchestrator
(Additional Orchestrations)

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