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Buddies
Broadway
Original
Selwyn Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
George V. Hobart
lyrics:
B. C. Hilliam
music:
B. C. Hilliam
People (20)
Donald Brian
Sonny
(Original)
Peggy Wood
Julie
(Original)
Roland Young
Babe
(Original)
Ralph Morgan
Babe
(Replacement)
Maxine Brown
Louise Maitland
(Original)
Richard Cramer
Rube
(Original)
Camilla Dalberg
Madame Benoit
(Original)
Edouard Durand
Alphonse Pettibois
(Original)
Pauline Garon
Babette
(Original)
George Bergen George
Hank
(Original)
Bert Melville
Buddy
(Original)
Robert Middlemass
Biff
(Original)
Annette Monteil
Marie
(Original)
Douglas Newbury
Orderly
(Original)
Adrian H. Rosely
Abie
(Original)
Horace A. Ruwe
Johnny
(Original)
Frank R. Woods
Pete
(Original)
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Donald Brian
Sonny
(Original)
Peggy Wood
Julie
(Original)
Roland Young
Babe
(Original)
Maxine Brown
Louise Maitland
(Original)
Richard Cramer
Rube
(Original)
Camilla Dalberg
Madame Benoit
(Original)
Edouard Durand
Alphonse Pettibois
(Original)
Pauline Garon
Babette
(Original)
George Bergen George
Hank
(Original)
Bert Melville
Buddy
(Original)
Robert Middlemass
Biff
(Original)
Annette Monteil
Marie
(Original)
Douglas Newbury
Orderly
(Original)
Adrian H. Rosely
Abie
(Original)
Horace A. Ruwe
Johnny
(Original)
Frank R. Woods
Pete
(Original)
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George V. Hobart
Book
B. C. Hilliam
Music
Lyrics
The Selwyns
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
27
1919
Closing Date
Jun
12
1920
Performances
259
as of Dec 03, 2025
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