BroadwayWorld.com - Du Barry Was A Lady [Broadway (1939)]

Production Information

Opening:	December 06, 1939
Closing:	December 12, 1940
# Performances:	408
Theatres:	Royale Theatre (10/21/1940 - 12/12/1940)
	Royale Theatre (10/21/1940 - 12/12/1940)
	46th Street Theatre (12/6/1939 - 10/20/1940)
	46th Street Theatre (12/6/1939 - ?)
Production Type:	Original Production
Production Status:	Closed
Run Type:	Open Run
Market:	Broadway
Intermissions:	1

Production Staff

Robert Alton

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Choreographer

Robert Alton (i)

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Choreographer

Edgar McGregor

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Director
(Staging)

Albert A. Ostrander

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Lighting Designer

Raoul Pène Du Bois

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Costume Designer

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Scenic Designer

Original Cast | Replacements

Betty Allen	....	Molly Wincor/Mme. La Marquise du Pont L'Eveque
	....	Molly Wincor (Starlet of the Club Petite)
	....	Mme. La Marquise du Pont L'Eveque
Gloria Arden	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Walter Armin	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Bill Kelly
	....	Docteur Michel
Gene Ashley	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Boy
Benny Baker	....	Charley/His Royal Highness, The Dauphin of France
	....	Charley
	....	His Royal Highness, The Dauphin of France
Johnny Barnes	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Henri
Helen Bennett	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Marguerite Benton	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Mary Gray (Starlet of the Club Petite)
	....	Mme. La Vicomtesse de Roquefort
Ruth Bond	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Evelyn Bonefine	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Boris Butleroff	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Boy
Hugh Cameron	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Jones
	....	Le Duc de Choiseul
Janice Carter	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Ruth Frederick (Starlet of the Club Petite)
	....	Mme. Le Princesse Gruyere
Virginia Cheneval	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Stella Clauson	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Harold Cromer	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Florian
	....	Zamore
Mary Daniels	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Jacqueline Franc	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Peggy Brown (Starlet of the Club Petite)
	....	La Baronne de Brie
Joel Friend	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Boy
Ronda Gale	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Russell Georgiev	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Boy
Tilda Getze	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Betty Grable	....	Alice Barton/Mme. La Marquisse Alisande de Vernay
	....	Alice Barton
	....	Mme. La Marquisse Alisande de Vernay
Anne Graham	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Sigana Sigan (Starlet of the Club Petite)
	....	Mme. La Comtesse de Camembert
Ronald Graham	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Alex Barton
Stanley Grill	....	Dancing Boy
Marion Harvey	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Douglas Hawkins	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	An International
Peter Holliday	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	An International
Beverly Hosier	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Dorothea Jackson	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Adele Jergens	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Mel Kacher	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Boy
Patricia Knight	....	Dancing Girl
Nancy Knott	....	Dancing Girl
Frances Krell	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Bert Lahr	....	Louis Blore / His Most Royal Majesty, The King of France
	....	His Most Royal Majesty, The King of France
	....	Louis Blore
Don Liberto	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Boy
Gloria Martin	....	Dancing Girl
Ethel Merman	....	May Daly / Mme. La Comtesse du Barry
	....	May Daly
	....	Mme. La Comtesse du Barry
Jean Moorehead	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Mme. La Duchesse de Villardel
	....	Vi Hennessey
Carl Nicholas	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	An International
	....	Gateman
Audrey Palmer	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Cosette
Barbara Pond	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Tito Renaldo	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Boy
	....	Manuel Gomez
Roy Ross	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	An International
	....	Pierre
David Shelly	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Radio Announcer
Geraldine Spreckels	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Mme. La Duchesse du Coeur Flottant (Dames de la Cour)
	....	Ann Todd (Starlet of the Club Petite)
	....	Mme. La Duchesse de Grammont
Jane Sproule	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Jane Sprowl	....	Dancing Girl
Jack Stanton	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	An International
	....	Rene
Kay Sutton	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Ann Barton
	....	Mme. La Duchesse de Grammont
Paul Thorne	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Boy
Edith Turgell	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Lewis Turner	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Boy
Marie Vannemen	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
Arlyne Varden	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl
William Vaux	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Boy
Charles Walter	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
Charles Walters	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Captain of King's Guard
	....	Harry Norton
Nina Wayler	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Girl

[Full Cast & Staff]

Du Barry Was A Lady

(Original Broadway Production, 1939)