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Ziegfeld Follies of 1943 Broadway Original Cast


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Jack Allen Headshot
Jack Allen
Dancing Boy
Ray Arnett Headshot
Ray Arnett
"Prologue" Performer
Dancing Boy
Christine Ayers Headshot
Christine Ayers
Performer
Carolyn Ayres Headshot
Carolyn Ayres
Dancing Girl
Congregation
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Christine Ayres Headshot
Christine Ayres
A Fortune Teller
"Back to the Farm" Singer
"Love Songs are Made in the Night" Dancer
"Prologue" Performer
"Swing Your Lady, Mr. Hemingway" Singer/Dancer
Gertrude Olsen

(Carmen in Zoot)
Bea Bailey Headshot
Bea Bailey
Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
Bil Baird Headshot
Bil Baird
Performer
Still Another Character
Cora Baird Headshot
Cora Baird
Performer
Jim Barren Headshot
Jim Barren
Men
Jim Barron Headshot
Jim Barron
"Prologue" Performer
Dancing Boy
Robert Bay Headshot
Robert Bay
A Rhythmaire
Milton Berle Headshot
Milton Berle
Performer
Escamillio
Cecil
Perry Johnson
Charlie Grant
J. Pierswift Armour
"Hold That Smile" Dancer
"The Micromaniac" Singer
Mary Alice Bigham Headshot
Mary Alice Bigham
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
Mary Alice Bingham Headshot
Mary Alice Bingham
Dancing Girl
Oliver Boersma Headshot
Oliver Boersma
"Prologue" Performer
Doris Brent Headshot
Doris Brent
Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
"Swing Your Lady, Mr. Hemingway" Singer/Dancer
Veronica Burnes Headshot
Veronica Burnes
Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
Veronica Byrnes Headshot
Veronica Byrnes
Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
Josine Cagle Headshot
Josine Cagle
Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
Imogen Carpenter Headshot
Imogen Carpenter
Performer
"Come Up and Have a Cup of Coffee" Singer
"Hold That Smile" Singer
"Prologue" Performer
"This Is It" Singer
Skippy Cekan Headshot
Skippy Cekan
Dancing Girl
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Virginia Cheneval Headshot
Virginia Cheneval
Dancing Girl
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Jack Cole Headshot
Jack Cole
Performer
The Groom
"Hindu Serenade" Dancer
Ann Connolly Headshot
Ann Connolly
Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
Ray Cook Headshot
Ray Cook
Dancing Boy
Ray Cook (i) Headshot
Ray Cook (i)
Men
Bob Copsy Headshot
Bob Copsy
Men
"Prologue" Performer
Dancing Boy
Bruce Davison Headshot
Bruce Davison
Dancing Boy
Grace DeWitt Headshot
Grace DeWitt
Dancing Girl
Betty Douglas Headshot
Betty Douglas
Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
Penny Edwards Headshot
Penny Edwards
Performer
"Come Up and Have a Cup of Coffee" Dancer
"Prologue" Performer
"This Is It" Dancer
Nadine Gae Headshot
Nadine Gae
Performer
The Bull
"Come Up and Have a Cup of Coffee" Dancer
"Hold That Smile" Singer
"Love Songs are Made in the Night" Dancer
"Prologue" Performer
"Swing Your Lady, Mr. Hemingway" Singer/Dancer
"This Is It" Dancer
Mary Ganley Headshot
Mary Ganley
Performer
"Come Up and Have a Cup of Coffee" Dancer
"Hold That Smile" Dancer
"Prologue" Performer
"This Is It" Dancer
Arthur Grahl Headshot
Arthur Grahl
Men
Dancing Boy
David Gray Headshot
David Gray
Men
Victor Griffin Headshot
Victor Griffin
A Rhythmaire
Eleanor Hall Headshot
Eleanor Hall
Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
Patricia Hall Headshot
Patricia Hall
Performer
"Come Up and Have a Cup of Coffee" Dancer
"This Is It" Dancer
Edward Hayes Headshot
Edward Hayes
A Ben Yost's Vi-King
Manfred Hecht Headshot
Manfred Hecht
A Ben Yost's Vi-King
Marilyn Hightower Headshot
Marilyn Hightower
Dancing Girl
Congregation
"Swing Your Lady, Mr. Hemingway" Singer/Dancer
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Gretchen Houser Headshot
Gretchen Houser
Dancing Girl
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Howard Jackson Headshot
Howard Jackson
A Ben Yost's Vi-King
Jerry Jansley Headshot
Jerry Jansley
Performer
The Bellringer
The Jansleys Headshot
The Jansleys
Performer
Jerry Koban Headshot
Jerry Koban
Dancing Girl
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Yvonne Kummer Headshot
Yvonne Kummer
Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
Rebecca Lee Headshot
Rebecca Lee
Performer
The Bride
"Hindu Serenade" Dancer

(The Wedding of a Solid Sender)
Kay Lewis Headshot
Kay Lewis
Dancing Girl
"Carmen in Zoot" Prologue Performer
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Ray Long Headshot
Ray Long
Performer
A Smuggler
"Love Songs are Made in the Night" Dancer
"Swing Your Lady, Mr. Hemingway" Singer/Dancer
Howard Ludwig Headshot
Howard Ludwig
Men
Dancing Boy
Edmund Lyndeck Headshot
Edmund Lyndeck
A Ben Yost's Vi-King
Bubbles Mandel Headshot
Bubbles Mandel
Dancing Girl
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Jay Martin Headshot
Jay Martin
"Carmen in Zoot" Prologue Performer
"Come Up and Have a Cup of Coffee" Singer
"Hindu Serenade" Singer
"Hold That Smile" Singer
"Love Songs are Made in the Night" Singer
"Prologue" Performer
"This Is It" Singer
Jay Martin (i) Headshot
Jay Martin (i)
Performer
Ilona Massey Headshot
Ilona Massey
Performer
Michala
Gertrude Olsen
"Hindu Serenade" Singer
"Hold That Smile" Dancer
"Love Songs are Made in the Night" Singer
"Thirty-Five Summers Ago" Singer

(Loves-A-Poppin')
Arthur Maxwell Headshot
Arthur Maxwell
Performer
"Come Up and Have a Cup of Coffee" Singer
"This Is It" Singer
Jack McCauley Headshot
Jack McCauley
Performer
Mr. Andrews
Mr. Tappen
Hotel Manager
Mr. Smith
"Swing Your Lady, Mr. Hemingway" Singer/Dancer
The Hero
Mary McDonnell Headshot
Mary McDonnell
Congregation
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Mary McDonnell (i) Headshot
Mary McDonnell (i)
Dancing Girl
Earle McVeigh Headshot
Earle McVeigh
"Prologue" Performer
A Character
Katherine Meskill Headshot
Katherine Meskill
Performer
Mrs. Tappen
Mary Grant
His Wife

(Good God Godfrey)
Virginia Miller Headshot
Virginia Miller
Performer
Bridesmaid
"Hindu Serenade" Dancer

(The Wedding of a Solid Sender)
Dean Murphy Headshot
Dean Murphy
Performer
Mime
Janie New Headshot
Janie New
Dancing Girl
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Marianne O'Brien Headshot
Marianne O'Brien
Dancing Girl
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Michael Pober Headshot
Michael Pober
Men
"Prologue" Performer
Dancing Boy
The Rhythmaires Headshot
The Rhythmaires
Performer
Matadors
"Come Up and Have a Cup of Coffee" Dancers
"Love Songs are Made in the Night" Dancers
"Swing Your Lady, Mr. Hemingway" Singers/Dancers
"This Is It" Dancers
Renee Riley Headshot
Renee Riley
Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
Robert Rippy Headshot
Robert Rippy
A Ben Yost's Vi-King
Dixie Roberts Headshot
Dixie Roberts
Performer
"Come Up and Have a Cup of Coffee" Dancer
"Prologue" Performer
"This Is It" Dancer
Ruth Rowan Headshot
Ruth Rowan
Performer
Bridesmaid
"Hindu Serenade" Dancer
Sue Ryan Headshot
Sue Ryan
Performer
Mrs. Andrews
"Back to the Farm" Singer
"Hold That Smile" Dancer
"Swing Your Lady, Mr. Hemingway" Singer/Dancer
"The Saga of Carmen" Singer
Charles Senna Headshot
Charles Senna
Performer
Robert Shaw (v) Headshot
Robert Shaw (v)
A Rhythmaire
Rosaleen Simpson Headshot
Rosaleen Simpson
Dancing Girl
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Sgt. Tom Smith Headshot
Sgt. Tom Smith
Dancing Boy
Tom Smith Headshot
Tom Smith
Men

Tom Smith, an accomplished playwright and director, brought his extensive regional theatre experience to the cast of the Ziegfeld Follies of 1943, showcasing his talents on a grand stage in this historic production. more...
Betty Stuart Headshot
Betty Stuart
Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
Theodore Teddick Headshot
Theodore Teddick
A Ben Yost's Vi-King
Rose Teed Headshot
Rose Teed
Ziegfeld Follies Show Girl
Arthur Treacher Headshot
Arthur Treacher
Performer
Don Jose
Godfrey
Crumpet
Himself
"Hold That Smile" Dancer

(Carmen in Zoot)
Ben Yost's Vi-Kings Headshot
Ben Yost's Vi-Kings
Performer
"Come Up and Have a Cup of Coffee" Singers
"Prologue" Performers
Picadors
Mimi Walthers Headshot
Mimi Walthers
Dancing Girl
Congregation
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Don Weissmuller Headshot
Don Weissmuller
A Rhythmaire
Ila Marie Wilson Headshot
Ila Marie Wilson
Dancing Girl
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Grace De Witt Headshot
Grace De Witt
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl
Tommy Wonder Headshot
Tommy Wonder
Performer
A Toreador
"Come Up and Have a Cup of Coffee" Dancer
"Hold That Smile" Singer
"Prologue" Performer
"Swing Your Lady, Mr. Hemingway" Singer/Dancer
"This Is It" Dancer
Doris York Headshot
Doris York
Dancing Girl
Ziegfeld Follies Dancing Girl

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Production Team

Robert Alton Choreographer
Robert Alton (i) Choreographer
Watson Barratt Scenic Designer
Fred DeCordova Director
(dialogue)
Arthur Pierson Director
(dialogue)
Don Walker Orchestrator
Miles White Costume Designer

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