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Vivian Hart

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ActorOn stage 19251935

Vivian Hart was an American singer-actress who appeared in the operetta Countess Maritza (1926) and created the role of Joan in the Gershwins' Strike Up the Band (1930).

On stage 22 productions, 10 years

1925 Earl Carroll's Vanities [1925] Earl Carroll Theatre · Original · directed by David Bennett 199 perf.
1926 Countess Maritza Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by J. C. Huffman 321 perf.
1927 Lace Petticoat Forrest Theatre · Original · directed by J. J. Hughes 15 perf.
1927 Patience Theatre Masque · Revival · directed by Robert Milton 16 perf.
1929 The Silver Swan Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Leroy J. Prinz 21 perf.
1930 The Chocolate Soldier Jolsons 59th Street Theatre · Revival · directed by Milton Aborn 25 perf.
1930 The Prince of Pilsen Jolsons 59th Street Theatre · Revival · directed by Milton Aborn 16 perf.
1931 Iolanthe Erlangers Theatre · Revival · directed by Milton Aborn 24 perf.
1931 Patience Erlangers Theatre · Revival · directed by Milton Aborn 16 perf.
1931 The Chimes of Normandy Erlangers Theatre · Revival · directed by Milton Aborn 16 perf.
1931 The Chocolate Soldier Erlangers Theatre · Revival · directed by Milton Aborn 16 perf.
1931 The Pirates Of Penzance Erlangers Theatre · Revival · directed by Milton Aborn 24 perf.
1932 Robin Hood Erlangers Theatre · Revival · directed by Milton Aborn 29 perf.
1932 The Gondoliers Erlangers Theatre · Revival · directed by Milton Aborn 8 perf.
1934 Iolanthe Majestic Theatre · Revival · directed by Lee Daly 8 perf.
1934 The Mikado Majestic Theatre · Revival · directed by Lee Daly 24 perf.
1934 The Pirates Of Penzance Majestic Theatre · Revival · directed by Lee Daly 16 perf.
1934 Trial by Jury & H.M.S. Pinafore Majestic Theatre · Revival · directed by Lee Daly 16 perf.
1935 The Gondoliers Adelphi Theatre · Revival · directed by R.H. Burnside 12 perf.
1935 The Mikado Adelphi Theatre · Revival · directed by R.H. Burnside 16 perf.
1935 The Pirates Of Penzance Adelphi Theatre · Revival · directed by R.H. Burnside 12 perf.
1935 The Yeomen of the Guard Adelphi Theatre · Revival 12 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Frances Baviello 14 productions
William Danforth 12 productions
Vera Ross 11 productions
Eleanor Gilmore 11 productions
Howard Marsh 9 productions
Herbert Waterous 9 productions
Gertrude Waldon 9 productions
Frank Moulan 9 productions
Siegfried Langer 8 productions
Roy Cropper 8 productions
Olga Schumacher 8 productions
Hobson Young 8 productions

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In the literature4 passages

  • Cast: Yvonne D’Arle, Walter Woolf, Odette Myrtil, Carl Randall, Harry K. Morton, Vivian Hart, George Hassellebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • (Holmes), Vivian Hart (Joan), Max Hoffman, Jr. (Timothy), and ensemble. Alternate title: “Ensemble.” Revised and included in the 1930 Strike Up the Band under the title “He Knows Milk,” and published in the piano-theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
  • HOPING THAT SOMEDAY YOU’D CARE Introduced by Roger Pryor (Jim) and Vivian Hart (Joan). The music to the verse was used for the verse of “Soon” in the 1930 revision of Strike Up the Band. No. 93 in the George and Ira Gershwin Special Numbered Song File.theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
  • JIM, CONSIDER WHAT YOU ARE DOING! Introduced by Vivian Hart (Joan), Lew Hearn (Holmes), Roberttheatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt

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