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Diamond Lil
Play
Comedy
Melodrama
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 05, 1949
Closing Date
Feb 26, 1949
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Open Date: Feb 05, 1949
Close Date: Feb 26, 1949
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Coronet Theatre
(Feb 05, 1949 - Feb 26, 1949)
Description
A play in three acts
Setting
The Bowery. The "Gay Nineties."
Comments
Mae West broke her ankle on February 26, causing performances to halt.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Albert H. Rosen
and
Herbert J. Freeyer
Written by
Mae West
; Based on a play by
Jack Linder
Directed by
Charles K. Freeman
Scenic Design by
William De Forest
and
Ben Edwards
; Costume Design by
Paul Du Pont
Mae West
Diamond Lil
Robert Allender
Ensemble
Dick Arnold
Ragtime
Frances Arons
Sally
Robert Behr
Ensemble
Hiram Breckenridge
Ensemble
Fred Catania
Card Player
Ralph Chambers
Doheny
Peter Chan
Charlie
Steve Cochran
Juarez
Joli Coleman
Ensemble
Richard Coogan
Captain Cummings
Ethel Curtis
Ensemble
Marjorie Dalton
Ensemble
Michael Edwards
Singer
James Fallon
Mike
Miriam Goldina
Rita
Lawrence Holmes
Ensemble
Jack Howard
Bill
Louise Jenkins
Maggie
Curtis Karpe
Ensemble
Mike Keene
Kane
David Lapin
Miss West's Accompanist
Lester Laurence
Pete the Duke
Marilyn Lowe
Barbara
Margaret Magennis
Violet
Charles G. Martin
Flynn
Lillian Martin
Ensemble
Hyacinth Melon
Ensemble
Frederic Meyer
Ensemble
F. Ben Miller
Cop
Harry Miller
Ensemble
William H. Miller
Ensemble
Buddy Millette
Bessie
Jeff Morrow
Chick Clark
Harriet Nelson
Kitty
Arnold New
Bowery Pianist
Louis Nussbaum
Jacobson
Lucile Peroni
Ensemble
Patsy Perroni
Card Player
Walter Petrie
Gus Jordan
John Quigg
Ensemble
James Quinn
Porter
Sylvia Syms
Flo
Jerry Tobias
Sailor
Sheila Trent
Frances
Billy Van
Jim
George Warren
Spike
Harry Warren
Jerry
James Wiler
Ensemble
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Albert H. Rosen
and
Herbert J. Freeyer
Written by
Mae West
; Based on a play by
Jack Linder
Directed by
Charles K. Freeman
Scenic Design by
William De Forest
and
Ben Edwards
; Costume Design by
Paul Du Pont
Mae West
Diamond Lil
Robert Allender
Ensemble
Dick Arnold
Ragtime
Frances Arons
Sally
Robert Behr
Ensemble
Hiram Breckenridge
Ensemble
Fred Catania
Card Player
Ralph Chambers
Doheny
Peter Chan
Charlie
Steve Cochran
Juarez
Joli Coleman
Ensemble
Richard Coogan
Captain Cummings
Ethel Curtis
Ensemble
Marjorie Dalton
Ensemble
Michael Edwards
Singer
James Fallon
Mike
Miriam Goldina
Rita
Lawrence Holmes
Ensemble
Jack Howard
Bill
Louise Jenkins
Maggie
Curtis Karpe
Ensemble
Mike Keene
Kane
David Lapin
Miss West's Accompanist
Lester Laurence
Pete the Duke
Marilyn Lowe
Barbara
Margaret Magennis
Violet
Charles G. Martin
Flynn
Lillian Martin
Ensemble
Hyacinth Melon
Ensemble
Frederic Meyer
Ensemble
F. Ben Miller
Cop
Harry Miller
Ensemble
William H. Miller
Ensemble
Buddy Millette
Bessie
Jeff Morrow
Chick Clark
Harriet Nelson
Kitty
Arnold New
Bowery Pianist
Louis Nussbaum
Jacobson
Lucile Peroni
Ensemble
Patsy Perroni
Card Player
Walter Petrie
Gus Jordan
John Quigg
Ensemble
James Quinn
Porter
Sylvia Syms
Flo
Jerry Tobias
Sailor
Sheila Trent
Frances
Billy Van
Jim
George Warren
Spike
Harry Warren
Jerry
James Wiler
Ensemble
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