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Marion Allen Headshot
Marion Allen
Fan Dancer

(Burlesque)
Vera Allen Headshot
Vera Allen
Desdemona
Niesa
Aunt Ophelia
Performer
Mrs. Smith
Tatiana
Sybil Hutchins
Supporting Cast

(Prologue)
Gene Ashley Headshot
Gene Ashley
"Josephine Waters" Performer
Gracie Barrie Headshot
Gracie Barrie
"The Show is On" Performer
"By Strauss" Performer
"Casanova" Performer
"Long As You've Got Your Health" Performer
"Now" Performer
"The Show Goes On" Performer
Performer
Eliza
Hazel Boffinger Headshot
Hazel Boffinger
Page Girl
Fan Dancer
Supporting Cast
The Broth

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

(Casanova)
Mary Ann Carr Headshot
Mary Ann Carr
The Grand Duchess

(Casanova)
Marie Carroll Headshot
Marie Carroll
Performer
Fanny
Juliet
Mrs. Jackson
Supporting Cast
Andre Charise Headshot
Andre Charise
Pierre
The Grand Duke
Simon Legree

(The Reading of the Play)
Roy Campbell's Continentals Headshot
Roy Campbell's Continentals
Performer
The Angels of the Show
"Parade Night" Performer
Dorothy Daly Headshot
Dorothy Daly
Fan Dancer

(Burlesque)
Doris Donaldson Headshot
Doris Donaldson
The Spirit of '76

(Burlesque)
Helen Ecklund Headshot
Helen Ecklund
Third Girl

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

(Cakewalk)
Peggy Gallimore Headshot
Peggy Gallimore
The Spirit of '76
The Three Witches

(Burlesque)
Reginald Gardiner Headshot
Reginald Gardiner
Flyde Twitch
Mr. Higgins
"Strawcuffsky" Performer
Prime Minister
Shakespeare
"Burlesque" Announcer
Performer
John Gielgud
Al Fleegle

(The Reading of the Play)
Paul Haakon Headshot
Paul Haakon
Performer
Casanova
"Now" Dancer
Pearl Harris Headshot
Pearl Harris
The Three Witches
Topsy

(Prologue)
Irene Kelly Headshot
Irene Kelly
Madame Pompadour

(Burlesque)
Jerrie Koban Headshot
Jerrie Koban
Second Girl
Casanova's Mistress

(Burlesque)
Bert Lahr Headshot
Bert Lahr
Putty Nose
Performer
A Critic
"Epilogue" Performer
"Woof" Performer
"Song of the Woodman" Performer
Mihael
Ronald Taylor
Bert Larrimore

(Burlesque)
Jane Lane Headshot
Jane Lane
First Girl

(Burlesque)
Beatrice Lillie Headshot
Beatrice Lillie
A Strip Teaser
Performer
Go Go Benuti
Treasurer
Mrs. Slemp
"Buy Yourself a Balloon" Performer
"Josephine Waters" Performer
Mlle. Leonore
"Epilogue" Performer

(Burlesque)
Williem Van Loon Headshot
Williem Van Loon
Alphonse
"Josephine Waters" Performer
Rosencranz
The Doge of Venice
Chloe
Stage Manager

(The Reading of the Play)
Mitzi Mayfair Headshot
Mitzi Mayfair
Performer
"By Strauss" Dancer
"Long as You've Got Your Health" Dancer
"Little Old Lady" Performer
"What Has He Got?" Performer
Jack McCauley Headshot
Jack McCauley
Armand
A Visitor
The Straight Man
Gielgud's Manager
King Lear
Performer
Brooks Hall

(The Reading of the Play)
June McNulty Headshot
June McNulty
The Three Witches

(Prologue)
Gertrude Medwin Headshot
Gertrude Medwin
Queen Elizabeth

(Burlesque)
Jean Moorehead Headshot
Jean Moorehead
Fan Dancer

(Burlesque)
Marion Murray Headshot
Marion Murray
The Spirit of '76
Cleopatra

(Burlesque)
Gifford Nash Headshot
Gifford Nash
Irate Gentleman
Brutus

(Mr. Gielgud Passes By)
Fred Nay Headshot
Fred Nay
Uncle Tom
"Josephine Waters" Performer

(Cakewalk)
Mortimer O'Brien Headshot
Mortimer O'Brien
Warren Bruce
Gildenstern
The Cardinal

(The Reading of the Play)
Paul Owen Headshot
Paul Owen
Sir Walter Raleigh
Romeo

(Burlesque)
Mary Phillips Headshot
Mary Phillips
Fan Dancer

(Burlesque)
Mischa Pompianov Headshot
Mischa Pompianov
Casanova's Valet
Marc Antony
"Josephine Waters" Performer

(Casanova)
Ralph Riggs Headshot
Ralph Riggs
The Producer
Crunch
Shylock
Mr. Jackson
Skeggs
Gielgud's Valet
Major Domo
Performer
Mr. Brentwood

(The Reading of the Play)
Harry Rogue Headshot
Harry Rogue
Caesar's Ghost

(Prologue)
Polly Rose Headshot
Polly Rose
Maid

(Prologue)
Richard Satterfield Headshot
Richard Satterfield
Othello

(Prologue)
Robert Shafer Headshot
Robert Shafer
"Parade Night" Performer
"Now" Performer
"By Strauss" Performer
Performer
Sherry Stuart Headshot
Sherry Stuart
Fan Dancer

(Burlesque)
Evelyn Thawl Headshot
Evelyn Thawl
Ophelia
Little Eva
The Modern Girl
Performer
"Now" Dancer

(Prologue)
Charles Walters Headshot
Charles Walters
"Long as You've Got Your Health" Dancer
"Little Old Lady" Performer
"What Has He Got?" Performer
Malcolm St. Clair
Performer
Mildred Webb Headshot
Mildred Webb
Casanova's Maid

(Casanova)
Duke Williams Headshot
Duke Williams
Fan Bearer

(Prologue)

Production Team

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

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