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Black Velvet
Broadway
Original
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Black Velvet Playbill - September 1927
Black Velvet
Broadway
Original
Liberty Theatre
234 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Willard Robertson
People (15)
Peter Bentley
Joe Lancaster
(Original)
A.S. Byron
General John William Darr
(Original)
Kate Byron
Alice Darr
(Original)
Leonard Doyle
Yeller Richmond
(Original)
Parker Fennelly
Charles Ware
(Original)
Joseph Greene
Calhoun Darr
(Original)
Nadea Hall
Cleo
(Original)
Leona Hogarth
Patricia Harper
(Original)
Nelan H. Jaap
John William Darr, 3rd
(Original)
Louis Le Bay
The Peddler
(Original)
Jimmie Rosen
Sampson
(Original)
Charles Slattery
Smith
(Original)
Frank Sylvester
Mr. Harper
(Original)
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Peter Bentley
Joe Lancaster
(Original)
A.S. Byron
General John William Darr
(Original)
Kate Byron
Alice Darr
(Original)
Leonard Doyle
Yeller Richmond
(Original)
Parker Fennelly
Charles Ware
(Original)
Joseph Greene
Calhoun Darr
(Original)
Nadea Hall
Cleo
(Original)
Leona Hogarth
Patricia Harper
(Original)
Nelan H. Jaap
John William Darr, 3rd
(Original)
Louis Le Bay
The Peddler
(Original)
Jimmie Rosen
Sampson
(Original)
Charles Slattery
Smith
(Original)
Frank Sylvester
Mr. Harper
(Original)
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Willard Robertson
Writer
Director
M. J. Nicholas
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
27
1927
Closing Date
Oct
1
1927
Performances
15
as of Jan 05, 2026
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