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Diamond Lil
Broadway
Revival
Diamond Lil
Broadway
Revival
Plymouth Theatre
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Mae West
People (64)
Mae West
Diamond Lil
(Original)
Dick Arnold
Ragtime
(Original)
Frances Arons
Sally
(Original)
Ray Bourbon
Bowery Rose
(Original)
Fred Catania
Card Player
(Original)
Arnold New
Bowery Pianist
(Original)
Ralph W. Chambers
Doheny
(Original)
Peter Chan
Charlie
(Original)
Jesse Coley
Ensemble
(Original)
Crystal Collins
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Coogan
Captain Cummings
(Original)
James Courtney
Juarez
(Original)
Frank Donnelly
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Dunne
Ensemble
(Original)
Harold Fairhurst
Ensemble
(Original)
James Fallon
Mike
(Original)
Bernard Friedland
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Miriam Goldina
Rita
(Original)
Val Gould
Chick Clark
(Original)
Martin Green
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Jack Howard
Bill
(Original)
Louise Jenkins
Maggie
(Original)
Roy Johnston
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Curtis Karpe
Ensemble
(Original)
Mike Keene
Kane
(Original)
Sally Kelly
Ensemble
(Original)
Linda King
Kitty
(Original)
David Lapin
Miss West's Accompanist
(Original)
Lester Laurence
Pete the Duke
(Original)
Pam Lawrence
Ensemble
(Original)
Veronica Lorentz
Ensemble
(Original)
Marilyn Lowe
Barbara
(Original)
Brad Macy
Cop
(Original)
Charles G. Martin
Flynn
(Original)
Lillian Martin
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Melody
Ensemble
(Original)
Hyacinth Melon
Ensemble
(Original)
F. Ben Miller
Ensemble
(Original)
Buddy Millette
Bessie
(Original)
Harriet Nelson
Performer
(Original)
Louis Nussbaum
Jacobson
(Original)
Lucile Peroni
Ensemble
(Original)
Patsy Perroni
Card Player
(Original)
Walter Petrie
Gus Jordan
(Original)
Lou Prentis
Ensemble
(Original)
James Quinn
Porter
(Original)
Sylvia Syms
Flo
(Original)
Adrian Tei
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Jerry Tobias
Sailor
(Original)
Sheila Trent
Frances
(Original)
Billy Van
Jim
(Original)
George Warren
Spike
(Original)
Harry Warren
Jerry
(Original)
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Mae West
Diamond Lil
(Original)
Dick Arnold
Ragtime
(Original)
Frances Arons
Sally
(Original)
Ray Bourbon
Bowery Rose
(Original)
Fred Catania
Card Player
(Original)
Arnold New
Bowery Pianist
(Original)
Ralph W. Chambers
Doheny
(Original)
Peter Chan
Charlie
(Original)
Jesse Coley
Ensemble
(Original)
Crystal Collins
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Coogan
Captain Cummings
(Original)
James Courtney
Juarez
(Original)
Frank Donnelly
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Dunne
Ensemble
(Original)
Harold Fairhurst
Ensemble
(Original)
James Fallon
Mike
(Original)
Bernard Friedland
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Miriam Goldina
Rita
(Original)
Val Gould
Chick Clark
(Original)
Martin Green
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Jack Howard
Bill
(Original)
Louise Jenkins
Maggie
(Original)
Roy Johnston
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Curtis Karpe
Ensemble
(Original)
Mike Keene
Kane
(Original)
Sally Kelly
Ensemble
(Original)
Linda King
Kitty
(Original)
David Lapin
Miss West's Accompanist
(Original)
Lester Laurence
Pete the Duke
(Original)
Pam Lawrence
Ensemble
(Original)
Veronica Lorentz
Ensemble
(Original)
Marilyn Lowe
Barbara
(Original)
Brad Macy
Cop
(Original)
Charles G. Martin
Flynn
(Original)
Lillian Martin
Ensemble
(Original)
Charles Melody
Ensemble
(Original)
Hyacinth Melon
Ensemble
(Original)
F. Ben Miller
Ensemble
(Original)
Buddy Millette
Bessie
(Original)
Harriet Nelson
Performer
(Original)
Louis Nussbaum
Jacobson
(Original)
Lucile Peroni
Ensemble
(Original)
Patsy Perroni
Card Player
(Original)
Walter Petrie
Gus Jordan
(Original)
Lou Prentis
Ensemble
(Original)
James Quinn
Porter
(Original)
Sylvia Syms
Flo
(Original)
Adrian Tei
Bowery Musician
(Original)
Jerry Tobias
Sailor
(Original)
Sheila Trent
Frances
(Original)
Billy Van
Jim
(Original)
George Warren
Spike
(Original)
Harry Warren
Jerry
(Original)
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Mae West
Writer
Jack Linder
Based On A Play By
Charles K. Freeman
Director
William De Forest
Settings
Ben Edwards
Settings
Paul Du Pont
Costume Design
John T. Sloper
Stage Manager
Mike Keene
Assistant Stage Manager
Albert H. Rosen
General Manager
Producer
Bill Doll
General Press Representative
Dick Williams
Company Press Representative
Michael O'Shea
Press Representative
Herbert J. Freeyer
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
7
1949
Closing Date
Jan
21
1950
Performances
182
as of Jun 13, 2025
Other Broadway Productions
Diamond Lil
- Apr 9, 1928
Royale Theatre (Original)
Diamond Lil
- Feb 5, 1949
Coronet Theatre (Revival)
Diamond Lil
- Sep 14, 1951
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