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Marion Allen Headshot
Marion Allen
Fan Dancer

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

(Prologue)
Gene Ashley Headshot
Gene Ashley
"Josephine Waters" Performer
Gracie Barrie Headshot
Gracie Barrie
Performer
Eliza
"By Strauss" Performer
"Casanova" Performer
"Long As You've Got Your Health" Performer
"Now" Performer
"The Show Goes On" Performer
"The Show is On" Performer
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

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

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

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

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

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

(Burlesque)
Jane Lane Headshot
Jane Lane
First Girl

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

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

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

(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
The Cardinal
Gildenstern
Warren Bruce

(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
Performer
Mr. Brentwood
Major Domo
Skeggs
Gielgud's Valet
Shylock
Crunch
The Producer
Mr. Jackson

(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
Performer
"By Strauss" Performer
"Now" Performer
"Parade Night" Performer
Sherry Stuart Headshot
Sherry Stuart
Fan Dancer

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

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

(Casanova)
Duke Williams Headshot
Duke Williams
Fan Bearer

(Prologue)

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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")
Choreographer
Vincente Minnelli Director
(Staging)
Production Designer
Director
Hans Spialek Orchestrator
(Additional Orchestrations)
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