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Ada Beats the Drum
Broadway
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Ada Beats the Drum Playbill - May 1930
Ada Beats the Drum
Broadway
Original
John Golden Theatre
202 W. 58th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (15)
Auguste Aramini
Gendarme
(Original)
George W. Barbier
Ed Hubbard
(Original)
Mary Boland
Ada Hubbard
(Original)
Frank Charlton
Mr. Sims
(Original)
Jules Epailly
Dmitri
(Original)
N. Gelikhovsky
Gendarme
(Original)
Louza Riane
Jacqueline
(Original)
Marcel Rousseau
Alonzo
(Original)
Natalie Schafer
Nadine Wentworth
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
A Cure
(Original)
Hal Thompson
Bow-Tie
(Original)
Nydia Westman
Leila Hubbard
(Original)
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Auguste Aramini
Gendarme
(Original)
George W. Barbier
Ed Hubbard
(Original)
Mary Boland
Ada Hubbard
(Original)
Frank Charlton
Mr. Sims
(Original)
Jules Epailly
Dmitri
(Original)
N. Gelikhovsky
Gendarme
(Original)
Louza Riane
Jacqueline
(Original)
Marcel Rousseau
Alonzo
(Original)
Natalie Schafer
Nadine Wentworth
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
A Cure
(Original)
Hal Thompson
Bow-Tie
(Original)
Nydia Westman
Leila Hubbard
(Original)
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John A. Kirkpatrick
Writer
Geoffrey Kerr
Director
John Golden
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
8
1930
Closing Date
Jun
1
1930
Performances
46
as of Jan 03, 2026
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