Original 1928-9 Broadway Cast
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Hives | Robert Greig* |
| Mrs. Rittenhouse | Margaret Dumont* |
| Arabella Rittenhouse | Alice Wood |
| Roscoe W. Chandler | Louis Sorin* |
| Wally Winston | Bert Mathews |
| Mrs. Whitehead | Margaret Irving* |
| Grace Carpenter | Bobbie Perkins |
| M. Doucet | Arthur Lipson |
| John Parker | Milton Watson |
| Mary Stewart | Bernice Ackerman |
| Horatio Jamison | Zeppo Marx* |
| Jeffrey T. Spaulding | Groucho Marx* |
| Emanuel Ravelli | Chico Marx* |
| The Professor | Harpo Marx* |
*Reprised the role in the film adaptation.
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