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Back Fire Playbill - June 1932
Back Fire
Broadway
Original
Vanderbilt Theatre
148 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jerrold Robert
People (12)
Barbara Beals
Betty Davis
(Original)
Alice Campbell
Helen
(Original)
Donald Gallaher
Eugene Breckenridge
(Original)
Alf Helton
Doctor Norris
(Original)
Alice May Tuck
Mrs. Davis
(Original)
Robert Ober
George Davis
(Original)
Doris Packer
Doris Urquehart
(Original)
Alexander Stewart
Arthur Sinclaire
(Original)
Mabel Taliaferro
Sally Newton
(Original)
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Barbara Beals
Betty Davis
(Original)
Alice Campbell
Helen
(Original)
Donald Gallaher
Eugene Breckenridge
(Original)
Alf Helton
Doctor Norris
(Original)
Alice May Tuck
Mrs. Davis
(Original)
Robert Ober
George Davis
(Original)
Doris Packer
Doris Urquehart
(Original)
Alexander Stewart
Arthur Sinclaire
(Original)
Mabel Taliaferro
Sally Newton
(Original)
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Jerrold Robert
Writer
Maurice McRae
Director
Broome Stagers
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
13
1932
Closing Date
Jun
1
1932
Performances
8
as of Apr 13, 2026
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