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Ivy Sawyer

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Actor 1898–1999 On stage 1916–1927

Ivy Sawyer (February 13, 1897 – November 16, 1999) was a British-born American cabaret and ballroom dancer, singer, and stage actress. The London-born Sawyer danced professionally with John Jarrot until she met and married fellow dancer/actor Joseph Santley. The two would dance and perform on stage together primarily in musical comedies for nearly two decades. They made their Broadway debut together in 1916 in Betty at the Globe Theatre and two years later played in the musical comedy Oh, My Dear! at the Princess Theatre. The couple appeared in the famous Irving Berlin Music Box Revues of the 1920s and later toured the United States, performing at major venues such as the National Theatre in…

On stage 10 productions, 11 years

1916 Betty Globe Theatre · Original · directed by Edward Royce 63 perf.
1918 Oh, My Dear! Princess Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Milton 189 perf.
1919 She’s A Good Fellow Globe Theatre · Original · directed by Fred G. Latham, Edward Royce 120 perf.
1920 The Half Moon Liberty Theatre · Original · directed by Fred G. Latham 48 perf.
1921 Music Box Revue [1921] Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short 440 perf.
1921 Music Box Revue Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short 440 perf.
1923 Music Box Revue [1923] Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short 273 perf.
1925 Mayflowers Forrest Theatre · Original · directed by William J. Wilson 81 perf.
1927 Just Fancy Casino Theatre · Original · directed by Johnny Ford 79 perf.
1927 Lucky New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short 71 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Joseph Santley 8 productions
Florence Moore 3 productions
Wilda Bennett 2 productions
Trude Marr 2 productions
The Brox Sisters 2 productions
Sam Bernard 2 productions
Raymond Hitchcock 2 productions
Peaches Tortoni 2 productions
Pauline Hall 2 productions
Paul Frawley 2 productions
Mlle Marguerite 2 productions
Miriam Hopkins 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 5 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature2 passages

  • “Flora Bella,” Raymond Hitchcock in “Betty” with Joseph Santley and Ivy Sawyer, Charlotte Greenwood in “So Long, Letty,” and “Follow Me” proved to be the final starring vehicle for Anna Held. “Ziegfeld Follies of 1916” boasted a cast including Ina Claire, W. C. Fields, Fannie Brice, Bert Williams, Ann Pennington, Bernard Granville, France…theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
  • MOORE, JOHN STEEL, IVY SAWYER, JOSEPH SANTLEY, GRACE MOORE, singing ‘‘YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS” in “MUSIC BOX REVUE”theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

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