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Jack Waldron

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Actor 1893–1969 On stage 19241955

Jack Waldron (born Jack Kestenbaum; February 3, 1893 – November 21, 1969) was an American actor-comedian, singer and dancer.

On stage 7 productions, 31 years

1924 Flossie Lyric Theatre · Original · directed by Jack Connors 31 perf.
1926 The Great Temptations Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by J. J. Shubert 223 perf.
1928 Hello, Daddy Mansfield Theatre · Original · directed by John Murray Anderson 198 perf.
1929 Woof, Woof Royale Theatre · Original · directed by William Caryl 46 perf.
1952 Pal Joey Broadhurst Theatre · Revival · directed by Robert Alton 540 perf.
1954 The Pajama Game St. James Theatre · Original · directed by George Abbott & Jerome Robbins 1,063 perf.
1955 The Vamp Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by “Production” directed by David Alexander and “entire production” supervised by Robert Alton 60 perf.

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Worked with more than once6 names

Phyllis Dorne 2 productions
Madeline Grey 2 productions
Jae Voll 2 productions
Helen Gallagher 2 productions
David Neuman 2 productions
Buzz Miller 2 productions

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In the literature5 passages

  • Cast : Jack Waldron (Mike), Harold Lang (Joey), Helen Wood (Kid), Helen Gallagher (Gladys), Janyce Ann Wagner (Agnes), Phyllis Dorne (Mickey), Frances Krell (Diane), Lynn Joelson (Dottie), Eleanor Boleyn (Sandra), Rita Tanno (Adele), Gloria O’Malley (Francine), Pat Northrop (Linda), Vivienne Segal (Vera), Barbara Nichols (Valerie), George…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast : Jack Waldron (Myron H. Hubbard), Bibi Osterwald (Bessie Bisco), Steve Reeves (Muscle Man, Samson), Paul Lipson (Barney Ostertag), Oliver J. Oxheart (David Atkinson), Phyllis Dorne (Ticket Girl), Robert Rippy (Dick Hicks aka Stanley Hubermyer), Malcolm Lee Beggs (Stark Clayton), Elsie Chelsea (Patricia Hammerlee), Jack Harrold (Blue…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act One: “The Spiel” (Jack Waldron, Bibi Osterwald, Patrons of the Coliseum); “The Flickers” (Phyllis Dorne, Patrons); “Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone” (Carol Channing, Will Geer, Sandyl Cordell); “That’s Where a Man Fits In” (Carol Channing); “I’ve Always Loved You” (Carol Channing, Farm Folk); “You’re Colossal” (Patricia Hammerlee, Ro…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast: Vivienne Segal, Harold Lang, Helen Gallagher, Lionel Stander, Patricia Northrop, Elaine Stritch, Helen Wood, Barbara Nichols, Jack Waldron, Robert Fortierebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • “Let’s play horse. I’ll be the front end and you just be yourself.”—JACK WALDRON to a hecklerebooks/Hadleigh, Boze/Broadway Babylon - Boze Hadleigh.txt

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