MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 27, 1937
Closing Date
Jun 22, 1940
Performances
1,108
MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Labor Stage Theatre
(Nov 27, 1937 - Closing date unknown)
Windsor Theatre
(Jan 01, 1939 - Jun 22, 1940)
Comments
Renamed "Pins and Needles 1939" and "Pins and Needles 1940" later in the run
Theatre Owned / Operated by Labor Stage Inc.
Produced by Labor Stage Inc.; Presented by International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Original Production Staged by Charles Friedman
Music mostly by Harold J. Rome; Lyrics mostly by Harold J. Rome; Book by Arthur Arent, Marc Blitzstein, Emmanuel Eisenberg, Charles Friedman, David Gregory, Joseph Schrank, Arnold B. Horwitt, John Latouche and Harold J. Rome; Music arranged by George Davis and Baldwin Bergersen; Featuring songs with lyrics by Arthur Kramer, John La Touche, Arnold B. Horwitt and Charles Friedman; Featuring songs by Bernece Kazounoff
Dance Director: Gluck Sandor; Choreographed by Benjamin Zemach; Entire Production under the Direction of Robert H. Gordon; Special Numbers Staged by Felicia Sorel; Dances Directed by Adele Jerome
Scenic Design by S. Syrjala
Pianists: George Davis and Baldwin Bergersen
Press Representative: Lee Mason
Lydia Annucci
Performer
Sol Babchin
Performer
Sadie Bershadsky
Prize Winner
 
Invited Guest
 
Mama
 
Mrs. Dalyrymple's Aunt
Anne Brown
Prize Winner
 
Performer
 
Invited Guest
 
Miss Beamish
 
Mrs. Clubhouse
 
Mrs. Dalyrymple III
Gerald Cameron
Stage Manager
Harry Clark
Performer
Sam Dratch
Boss
 
Papa
 
The German Envoy
Al Eben
Mussolini
 
Performer
 
Third 100% American
 
Man with Carriage
 
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
 
Mr. Bureaucrash
Zitta Edinburgh
Performer
Anthony Fazio
Singer
 
A Guard
Tillie Feldman
Performer
Irene Fox
Performer
Sandra Gelman
Performer
Eugene Goldstein
Performer
Hyman Goldstein
Performer
Enzo Grassi
Performer
Nina Harary
Performer
 
Performer
Hattie Hausdorf
Performer
Tony Heath
Boy
 
Banker
 
Chamberlain
Lynne Jaffee
Invited Guest
 
Girl
 
The Expert
Harry Kadison
General
 
Cop
Hyman Kaplan
Performer
Rose Kaufman
Prize Winner
 
Performer
 
Secretary
 
Passersby
Bella Kinburn
Performer
Al Levy
Boy
 
Performer
 
Bernadotte
 
Couple
 
Mrs. Dalyrymple's Nephew
May Martin
Performer
Murray Modick
Speaker
 
Performer
 
Union Man
 
Park Attendant
 
The Japanese Envoy
 
Mr. Stallalong
 
Japanese
 
Doorman
Betty Morrison
Performer
Miriam Morrison
Performer
Jean Newman
Performer
Rose Newmark
Performer
Olive Pearman
Passersby
 
Performer
Grace Quatropani
Prize Winner
 
Invited Guest
 
Passersby
 
Singer
 
Girl
Joseph Roth
Performer
Ruth Rubinstein
Performer
 
Performer
Fred Schmidt
Schmaltz
 
Performer
 
Man on Bench
 
The Prime Minister
 
Retailer
 
A Storm Trooper
 
A Guard
Paul Seymour
Performer
Isaac Sides
Performer
Sidney Sklar
Performer
Mae Spiegel
Performer
Beatty Uretsky
Performer
Millie Weitz
Girl
 
Invited Guest
 
Singer
 
Lena

Labor Stage Theatre (Nov 27, 1937 - Closing date unknown)

Cast

Alma Charmat
Girl
 
Invited Guests
 
Couple
 
Mrs. Dalyrymple's Protege
Ruth Elbaum
Girl
 
Invited Guest
 
Passersby
Hy Gardner
Boy
 
First 100% American
 
Mr. Hippity Bloomberg
 
Lonesome Guy
 
The Secretary of State for War
Berni Gould
Boy
 
Second 100% American
 
Die Lorelei
 
Mr. Zealous
 
Hitler
 
Radical
 
Consumer
Ida Mandel
Girl
 
Invited Guest
 
Passersby
Jean Nicita
Girl
 
Singer
 
Invited Guest
 
Mildred
 
Boy
 
The Stray
Al Saxe
Boy
 
A Guard
 
Mrs. Dalyrymple's Uncle
 
Manufacturer
 
Singer
Moe Schreier
Boy
 
Vendor
 
Singer
Herb Smith
Balloon Man
 
The First Lord of the Admiralty
 
Wholesaler
 
Mrs. Dalyrymple's Chauffeur
Dorothy Tucker
Passersby

Windsor Theatre (Jan 01, 1939 - Jun 22, 1940)

General Production Manager: S. Syrjala; Assistant Prod. Mgr: Al Eben

Cast

Ella Gerber
Performer
Sol Israel
Performer
Dorothy Stanley
Performer
music by Harold J. Rome; lyrics by Harold J. Rome
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
First Impression
Entire Company
Why sing of Skies Above?
Boys and Girls
Public Enemy No. 1
Sung by Jean Nicita
The General is Unveiled (Staged by Benjamin Zemach)
General, Speaker, Secretary and Invited Guests
Sunday in the Park
Papa, Mama, Boy, Girl, Cop, Balloon Man, Vendor, Couple, Man with Carriage, Lonesome Guy, Park Attendant, Radical, Man on Bench and Passersby
Dear Beatrice Fairfax
Sung by Millie Weitz
Britannia Waives the Rules
(music by Bernece Kazounoff; lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt and John La Touche)
The Prime Minister, The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, The Secretary of State for War, The First Lord of the Admiralty, The German Envoy, The Japanese Envoy and Miss Beamish
Men Awake (Conceived and Staged by Benjamin Zemach)
Singers and Dance Group
Act 2
Sung By
Lorelei On the Rocks
(music by Bernece Kazounoff; lyrics by John La Touche)
Die Lorelei and A Storm Trooper
Lesson In Etiquette
The Expert
What Good is Love?
Sung by Grace Quatropani
One Big Union for Two
Girls and Boys
Vassar Girl Finds a Job
Sung by Millie Weitz
Four Little Angels of Peace
Chamberlain, Mussolini, Japanese and Hitler
Slumming Party (Dance Routine by Gluck Sandor, Monologue by Harold J. Rome)
Mrs. Dalyrymple III, Mrs. Dalyrymple's Protege, Mrs. Dalyrymple's Nephew, Mrs. Dalyrymple's Aunt, Mrs. Dalyrymple's Uncle and Mrs. Dalyrymple's Chauffeur
We've Just Begun
(lyrics by Charles Friedman and Harold J. Rome)
Entire Company
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