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George E. Mack

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Actor 1866–1948 On stage 19041942

George E. Mack (1866–1948) was an American actor who appeared in 1930s Broadway musicals including the Gershwins' Of Thee I Sing (1931) as Senator Lyons and Cole Porter's Anything Goes (1934).

On stage 18 productions, 38 years

1904 Bird Center Majestic Theatre · Original 13 perf.
1904 Sergeant Kitty Dalys Theatre · Original 55 perf.
1906 Mamselle Sallie Grand Opera House · Original · directed by Charles H. Jones 24 perf.
1911 A Country Girl Herald Square Theatre · Revival · directed by Melville Stewart 32 perf.
1911 London Follies Webers Music Hall · Original 11 perf.
1911 The Red Widow Astor Theatre · Original · directed by Frederick G. Latham 128 perf.
1914 The Beauty Shop Astor Theatre · Original · directed by R.H. Burnside 88 perf.
1917 Rambler Rose Empire Theatre · Original · directed by W. H. Bentley 72 perf.
1920 The Girl from Home Globe Theatre · Original · directed by R.H. Burnside 24 perf.
1923 Barnum Was Right Frazee Theatre · Original 88 perf.
1924 Sitting Pretty Fulton Theatre · Original · directed by Fred G. Latham, Julian Alfred 95 perf.
1925 China Rose Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by R.H. Burnside 120 perf.
1925 Holka Polka Lyric Theatre · Original · directed by Oscar Eagle 21 perf.
1931 Of Thee I Sing Music Box · Original · directed by George S. Kaufman 441 perf.
1933 Let ‘Em Eat Cake Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by George S. Kaufman 90 perf.
1934 Anything Goes Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Howard Lindsay 420 perf.
1938 Leave It to Me! Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Samuel Spewack 291 perf.
1942 Keep 'em Laughing 44th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Clifford Fischer 77 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

William Gaxton 5 productions
Victor Moore 5 productions
Edward H. Robins 3 productions
Yvonne Gray 2 productions
William Lafferty 2 productions
William Burress 2 productions
Vivian Barry 2 productions
Tom Curley 2 productions
Terry Lawlor 2 productions
Ruth Bond 2 productions
Ruth Adams 2 productions
Robert Burton 2 productions

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In the literature4 passages

  • Cast: William Gaxton, Ethel Merman, Victor Moore, Bettina Hall, Vera Dunn, Leslie Barrie, Vivian Vance, Helen Raymond, George E. Mack, Houston Richardsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Benson), Ralph Riggs (Chief Justice), Dudley Clements (Matthew Arnold Fulton), George E. Mack (Senator Robert E. Lyons), Edward H. Robins (Senator Carver Jones), Sam Mann (Louis Lippman), and Harold Moffet (Francis X. Gilhooley).theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
  • introduced by Dudley Clements (Fulton), Harold Moffet (Gilhooley), George E. Mack (Senator Lyons), Sam Mann (Lippman), Edward H. Robins (Senator Jones), and ensemble. “How Beautiful” was introduced by the ensemble. ““Never Was There a Girl So Fair” was introduced by principals and ensemble, and ‘Some Girls Can Bake a Pie”’ was introduced…theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
  • George E. Mack (Senator Robert E. Lyons), Harold Moffet (Francis X. Gilhooley), Grace Worth (Trixie Flynn), Consuelo Flowerton (Mrs. Lyons), George Kirk (Lieutenant), and Richard Temple (John P. Tweedledee). The lyrics to “Let Em Eat Caviar” are not knowntheatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt

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