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Lute Song Playbill - May 1946
Lute Song
Broadway
Original
Plymouth Theatre
236 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Will Irwin
,
Sidney Howard
lyrics:
Bernard Hanighen
music:
Raymond Scott
People (67)
Mary Martin
Tchao-Ou-Niang
(Original)
Yul Brynner
Tsai-Yong
(Original)
Helen Craig
Princess Nieou-Chi
(Original)
Nancy Davis
Si-Tchun
(Original)
Augustin Duncan
Tsai
(Original)
Mildred Dunnock
Madame Tsai
(Original)
McKay Morris
Prince Nieou
(Original)
Rex O'Malley
Youen-Kong
(Original)
Jack Amoroso
Ensemble
(Original)
Messenger
(Original)
Mary Ann Reeve
Child
(Original)
Hand Maiden
(Original)
Alan Banks
Ensemble
(Original)
Michael Blair
A Secretary
(Original)
Second Applicant
(Original)
Mary Burr
Ensemble
(Original)
Victor Burset
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Camiolo
A Lesser Bonze
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Ralph Clanton
The Genie
(Original)
The Imperial Chamberlain
(Original)
Jack Cooper
Ensemble
(Original)
Diane de Brett
A Marriage Broker
(Original)
Clarence Derwent
The Honorable Tchang
(Original)
The Manager
(Original)
Tom Emlyn Williams
First Applicant
(Original)
Priest of Amida Buddha
(Original)
Ronald Fletcher
Ensemble
(Original)
Imperial Attendant
(Original)
The Lion
(Replacement)
Gene Galvin
A Bonze
(Original)
The Food Commissioner
(Original)
Arlene Garver
Ensemble
(Original)
John High
A Merchant
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Imperial Guard
(Original)
Lisan Kay
Phoenix Bird
(Original)
The Black Ape
(Original)
Max Leavitt
First Clerk
(Original)
Li-Wang
(Original)
Lisa Maslova
Phoenix Bird
(Original)
The White Tiger
(Original)
Lang Page
Ensemble
(Original)
Bernard Pisarski
Ensemble
(Original)
Leslie Rheinfeld
A Lesser Bonze
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Second Property Man
(Original)
John Robert Lloyd
Ensemble
(Original)
Imperial Guard
(Original)
Teddy Rose
Child
(Original)
Donald Rose
A Little Boy
(Original)
Gordon Showalter
Ensemble
(Original)
Imperial Attendant
(Original)
Walter Stane
Ensemble
(Original)
The Lion
(Original)
Sydelle Sylovna
Ensemble
(Original)
Waiting Woman
(Original)
Bob Turner
A Rich Man
(Original)
Second Clerk
(Original)
Albert Vecchio
Ensemble
(Original)
First Property Man
(Original)
The Lion
(Original)
Pamela Wilde
Ensemble
(Original)
Waiting Woman
(Original)
Blanche Zohar
Child
(Original)
Hand Maiden
(Original)
Leslie John
A Lesser Bonze
(Replacement)
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Edward Crain
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Imperial Attendant
(Replacement)
Val Buttignol
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Quentin Howard
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Fiora Fontana
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Charles Leavitt
First Clerk
(Replacement)
Li-Wang
(Replacement)
George Cotton
The Genie
(Replacement)
The Imperial Chamberlain
(Replacement)
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Mary Martin
Tchao-Ou-Niang
(Original)
Yul Brynner
Tsai-Yong
(Original)
Helen Craig
Princess Nieou-Chi
(Original)
Nancy Davis
Si-Tchun
(Original)
Augustin Duncan
Tsai
(Original)
Mildred Dunnock
Madame Tsai
(Original)
McKay Morris
Prince Nieou
(Original)
Rex O'Malley
Youen-Kong
(Original)
Jack Amoroso
Ensemble
(Original)
Messenger
(Original)
Mary Ann Reeve
Child
(Original)
Hand Maiden
(Original)
Alan Banks
Ensemble
(Original)
Michael Blair
A Secretary
(Original)
Second Applicant
(Original)
Mary Burr
Ensemble
(Original)
Victor Burset
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Camiolo
A Lesser Bonze
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Ralph Clanton
The Genie
(Original)
The Imperial Chamberlain
(Original)
Jack Cooper
Ensemble
(Original)
Diane de Brett
A Marriage Broker
(Original)
Clarence Derwent
The Honorable Tchang
(Original)
The Manager
(Original)
Tom Emlyn Williams
First Applicant
(Original)
Priest of Amida Buddha
(Original)
Ronald Fletcher
Ensemble
(Original)
Imperial Attendant
(Original)
Gene Galvin
A Bonze
(Original)
The Food Commissioner
(Original)
Arlene Garver
Ensemble
(Original)
John High
A Merchant
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Imperial Guard
(Original)
Lisan Kay
Phoenix Bird
(Original)
The Black Ape
(Original)
Max Leavitt
First Clerk
(Original)
Li-Wang
(Original)
Lisa Maslova
Phoenix Bird
(Original)
The White Tiger
(Original)
Lang Page
Ensemble
(Original)
Bernard Pisarski
Ensemble
(Original)
Leslie Rheinfeld
A Lesser Bonze
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Second Property Man
(Original)
John Robert Lloyd
Ensemble
(Original)
Imperial Guard
(Original)
Teddy Rose
Child
(Original)
Donald Rose
A Little Boy
(Original)
Gordon Showalter
Ensemble
(Original)
Imperial Attendant
(Original)
Walter Stane
Ensemble
(Original)
The Lion
(Original)
Sydelle Sylovna
Ensemble
(Original)
Waiting Woman
(Original)
Bob Turner
A Rich Man
(Original)
Second Clerk
(Original)
Albert Vecchio
Ensemble
(Original)
First Property Man
(Original)
The Lion
(Original)
Pamela Wilde
Ensemble
(Original)
Waiting Woman
(Original)
Blanche Zohar
Child
(Original)
Hand Maiden
(Original)
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Sidney Howard
Book
Will Irwin
Book
Raymond Scott
Music
Orchestrator
Bernard Hanighen
Lyrics
Kao-Tong-Kia
Based on the Famous Chinese Play "Pi-Pa-Ki"
Mao-Tseo
Based on the Famous Chinese Play "Pi-Pa-Ki"
John Houseman
Director
Yeichi Nimura
Choreographer
Robert Edmond Jones
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Lighting Design
Valentina
Costume Designs for Miss Martin
John Paul
Production Manager
Jose Véga
Stage Manager
Millicent Ellis
Assistant Stage Manager
Matilda Stanton
General Manager
J. Charles Gilbert
Company Manager
Richard Maney
Press Representative
Anne Woll
Press Reresentative
Michael Myerberg
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
6
1946
Closing Date
Jun
8
1946
Performances
142
as of Jun 14, 2025
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Lute Song - May 13, 1946
Lute Song - May 13, 1946
Lute Song - May 13, 1946
Lute Song - May 13, 1946
Lute Song - May 13, 1946
Lute Song - May 13, 1946
Lute Song - May 13, 1946
Lute Song - May 13, 1946
Lute Song - May 13, 1946
Lute Song - May 13, 1946
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