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Elmer the Great Playbill - September 1928
Elmer the Great
Broadway
Original
Lyceum Theatre
149 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Ring Lardner
People (32)
Bill Bender
Bone Bonham
(Original)
Thomas Blake
Bull Wade
(Original)
Dan Carey
Nosey Noonan
(Original)
Jack Clifford
High Hip Healy
(Original)
Frederick De Cordova
Cy Allen
(Original)
Edgar Eastman
Ed Murphy
(Original)
Arthur Finnegan
Mr. Stillman
(Original)
Kay Francis
Evelyn Corey
(Original)
Thomas V. Gillen
Nick
(Original)
D. J. Hamilton
Oscar
(Original)
Harold Healy
Dave Walker
(Original)
Gordon Hicks
Kid Crowley
(Original)
Rodney Hildebrand
Gabby Sutton
(Original)
Walter Huston
Elmer Kane
(Original)
Charles Johnson
Odd Olds
(Original)
Mary Lohman
Martha
(Original)
Edith Luckett
Amy Gillan
(Original)
Lida MacMillan
Mrs. Kane
(Original)
Kate Morgan
Sarah
(Original)
Ted Newton
Pinky Doyle
(Original)
John Pierson
Mr. Grayson
(Original)
George Sawyer
Grouch Stevens
(Original)
Henry Shelvey
Johnny Abbott
(Original)
Mark Sullivan
Ben Beeson
(Original)
Nan Sunderland
Nellie Poole
(Original)
Everett Surratt
Joe Mullen
(Original)
Barney Thronton
Kit Graham
(Original)
Edwin Walter
Chief Harris
(Original)
Jack Williams
Slat Stout
(Original)
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Bill Bender
Bone Bonham
(Original)
Thomas Blake
Bull Wade
(Original)
Dan Carey
Nosey Noonan
(Original)
Jack Clifford
High Hip Healy
(Original)
Frederick De Cordova
Cy Allen
(Original)
Edgar Eastman
Ed Murphy
(Original)
Arthur Finnegan
Mr. Stillman
(Original)
Kay Francis
Evelyn Corey
(Original)
Thomas V. Gillen
Nick
(Original)
D. J. Hamilton
Oscar
(Original)
Harold Healy
Dave Walker
(Original)
Gordon Hicks
Kid Crowley
(Original)
Rodney Hildebrand
Gabby Sutton
(Original)
Walter Huston
Elmer Kane
(Original)
Charles Johnson
Odd Olds
(Original)
Mary Lohman
Martha
(Original)
Edith Luckett
Amy Gillan
(Original)
Lida MacMillan
Mrs. Kane
(Original)
Kate Morgan
Sarah
(Original)
Ted Newton
Pinky Doyle
(Original)
John Pierson
Mr. Grayson
(Original)
George Sawyer
Grouch Stevens
(Original)
Henry Shelvey
Johnny Abbott
(Original)
Mark Sullivan
Ben Beeson
(Original)
Nan Sunderland
Nellie Poole
(Original)
Everett Surratt
Joe Mullen
(Original)
Barney Thronton
Kit Graham
(Original)
Edwin Walter
Chief Harris
(Original)
Jack Williams
Slat Stout
(Original)
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Ring Lardner
Writer
Sam Forrest
Staging
George M. Cohan
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
24
1928
Closing Date
Oct
27
1928
Performances
40
as of Dec 03, 2025
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Elmer The Great - September 24, 1928
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