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Black Boy
Broadway
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Black Boy
Broadway
Original
Comedy Theatre
110 W. 41st St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jim Tully
,
Frank Mitchell Dazey
People (16)
Robert Collyer
Squint
(Original)
James Ford
Eddie
(Original)
Edward Gargan
Whitey
(Original)
Charles Henderson
Mauler
(Original)
Fuller Mellish, Jr.
Shrimp
(Original)
Edward Redding
Square Deal
(Original)
Paul Robeson
Black Boy
(Original)
G. O. Taylor
Chauffeur
(Original)
Henry Troy
Langhorne Dubree
(Original)
Percy Verwayne
Yellow
(Original)
Edith Warren
Irene
(Original)
Major J. Andrew White
Radio Announcer
(Original)
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Robert Collyer
Squint
(Original)
James Ford
Eddie
(Original)
Edward Gargan
Whitey
(Original)
Charles Henderson
Mauler
(Original)
Fuller Mellish, Jr.
Shrimp
(Original)
Edward Redding
Square Deal
(Original)
Paul Robeson
Black Boy
(Original)
G. O. Taylor
Chauffeur
(Original)
Henry Troy
Langhorne Dubree
(Original)
Percy Verwayne
Yellow
(Original)
Edith Warren
Irene
(Original)
Major J. Andrew White
Radio Announcer
(Original)
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Frank Mitchell Dazey
Writer
Jim Tully
Writer
David Burton
Staging
Horace Liveright
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
6
1926
Closing Date
Nov
1
1926
Performances
37
as of Feb 01, 2026
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Black Boy - October 6, 1926
Black Boy - October 6, 1926
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