Jack Carson(1910-1963)

Stage: Appeared (as "John P. Wintergreen"; only Broadway role) in "Of Thee I Sing" on Broadway. Musical comedy (revival). Book by George S. Kaufman (also director) and Morrie Ryskind. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Musical Director: Maurice Levine. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Dance arrangements by David Baker. Assistant Musical Dir.: John Morris. Assistant Orchestrator: Seymour Ginzler. Scenic Design by Albert Johnson. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Lighting Design by Peggy Clark. Assistant to Irene Sharaff: Florence Klotz. Musical Numbers and Ensembles Staged by 'Jack Donohue (I)'. Ziegfeld Theatre: 5 May 1952- 5 Jul 1952 (72 performances). Cast: Paul Hartman (as "Alexander Throttlebottom"), Florenz Ames (as "The French Ambassador"), Arlene Anderson (as "Showgirl"), Ken Ayers (as "Flunkie" / "Singer"), Vicki Barrett (as "Dancer"), Jean Bartel (as "Beauty Contestant" / "Showgirl"), Betty Buday (as "Dancer"), Claudia Campbell (as "Singer"), Louise Carlyle (as "Chambermaid" / "Singer"), Norman Clayton (as "Singer"), Georgine Darcy (as "Dancer"), Crandall Diehl (as "Dancer"), Gregg Evans (as "Showgirl"), Charlotte Foley (as "Showgirl"), Donald Foster (as "Sen. Robert E. Lyons"), Howard Freeman (as "Sen. Carver Jones"), Warren Galjour (as "Singer"), J. Corkey Geil (as "Dancer"), Skeet Guenther (as "Dancer"), Jay Harwick (as "Singer"), Keith Kaldenberg (as "Singer"), Joe Kerrigan (as "Singer"), Michael King (as "Flunkie" / "Singer"), William Krach (as "Flunkie" / "Singer"), Lenore Lonergan (as "Diana Devereaux"), Jonathan Lucas (as "Sam Jenkins"), Joan Mann (as "Emily Benson"), Mort Marshall (as "Announcer" / "Chief Senate Clerk"), James McCracken (as "Singer"), Al McGranary (as "Chief Flunky"), Peggy Merber (as "Dancer"), Betty Oakes (as "Mary Turner"), J. Pat O'Malley (as "Francis X. Gilhooley"), Bob Oran (as "Yusef Yussevitch"), Helen Rice (as "Singer"), Dorothy Richards (as "Showgirl"), Jeanne Schlegel (as "Singer"), Frank Seabolt (as "Dancer"), Robert F. Simon (as "Louis Lippman"), Siri (as "Showgirl"), Loring Smith (as "Matthew Arnold Fulton"), Joanne Spiller (as "Singer"), Pat Stanley (as "Dancer"), Abe Stein (as "Vladimir Vidovitch"), Bob Tucker (as "Dancer"), Jeanne Tyler (as "Showgirl"), Gloria Van Dorpe (as "Singer"), Charlotte Van Lein (as "Showgirl"), Larry Weber (as "Singer"), Tom Wells (as "Attaché"), Jack Whiting (as "The Chief Justice" / "Guide" / "Senator from Massachusettes"), Parker Wilson (as "A Sightseer" / "Dancer"). Understudies: Vicki Barrett (as "Emily Benson"), Jean Bartel (as "Diana Devereaux"), J. Corkey Geil (as "Sam Jenkins"), Mort Marshall (as "Alexander Throttlebottom"), Al McGranary (as "Matthew Arnold Fulton"), Helen Rice (as "Mary Turner"), Tom Wells (as "Announcer" / "Chief Senate Clerk" / "Francis X. Gilhooley"), Jack Whiting (as "John P. Wintergreen"). Produced by Chandler Cowles and Ben Segal.