Stage: Adapted (w/
Kenneth S. Webb) material for "Gay Divorce", produced on Broadway. Musical comedy. Music / lyrics by
Cole Porter. Book by
Dwight Taylor. Based on an unproduced play by
J. Hartley Manners [posthumous credit]. Musical Director: Gene Salzer. Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek and Russell Bennett. Choreographed by Carl Randall and Barbara Newberry. Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner. Costumes under the supervision of Raymond Sovey. Directed by
Howard Lindsay. Ethel Barrymore Theatre (moved to The Shubert Theatre from 16 Jan 1933 to close): 29 Nov 1932-1 Jul 1933 (248 performances). Cast:
Fred Astaire,
Luella Gear,
Claire Luce, Edna Abbey, Helen Allen,
Eric Blore, Roland Bottomley, Joan Burgess, Martin Cravath, Eleanor Etheridge, Sonia B. Fitch, Jean Frontai, Mitzi Garner, Taylor Gordon, Billie Green, Ethel Hampton,
G.P. Huntley, Mary Jo Mathews,
Grace Moore, Pat Palmer,
Erik Rhodes (formerly credited as Ernest Sharpe), Bobbie Sheehan, Jacquie Simmons,
Betty Starbuck (as "Barbara"), Dorothy Waller. Produced by
Dwight Wiman and Tom Weatherly.
