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Excess Baggage Playbill - December 1927
Excess Baggage
Broadway
Original
Ritz Theatre
219 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (41)
The Admirals
Band
(Original)
Maud Blair
Sarah Benton
(Original)
Nace Bonville
Jack Merrill
(Original)
William Boula
Joe DeLeon
(Original)
Herbert Clark
Val D'Errico
(Original)
Charles Dalton
Charlie
(Original)
John H. Dilson
Frank Arnold
(Original)
Mort Downey
George McCarthy
(Original)
Eric Dressler
Eddie Kane
(Original)
Vladimir Dubinsky
Bob
(Original)
Doris Eaton
Betty Ford
(Original)
Frances Goodrich
Rita Rydell
(Original)
Miriam Hopkins
Elsa McCoy
(Original)
Frank Horton
Al Kent
(Original)
Boyd Marshall
Herbert Crammon
(Original)
Frank McHugh
Jimmy Dunn
(Original)
Howard Morgan
Dad
(Original)
Lawrence O'Sullivan
Marvin
(Original)
Merald Tollefsen
Bill
(Original)
Denton Vane
Harry Hart
(Original)
Suzanne Willa
Mabel Ford
(Original)
Stuart Anderson
Bob
(Replacement)
Howard Borgerson
Bill
(Replacement)
Buster Reid
Charlie
(Replacement)
Ben Ruyle
Marvin
(Replacement)
Dorothy Van Alst
Betty Ford
(Replacement)
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The Admirals
Band
(Original)
Maud Blair
Sarah Benton
(Original)
Nace Bonville
Jack Merrill
(Original)
William Boula
Joe DeLeon
(Original)
Herbert Clark
Val D'Errico
(Original)
Charles Dalton
Charlie
(Original)
John H. Dilson
Frank Arnold
(Original)
Mort Downey
George McCarthy
(Original)
Eric Dressler
Eddie Kane
(Original)
Vladimir Dubinsky
Bob
(Original)
Doris Eaton
Betty Ford
(Original)
Frances Goodrich
Rita Rydell
(Original)
Miriam Hopkins
Elsa McCoy
(Original)
Frank Horton
Al Kent
(Original)
Boyd Marshall
Herbert Crammon
(Original)
Frank McHugh
Jimmy Dunn
(Original)
Howard Morgan
Dad
(Original)
Lawrence O'Sullivan
Marvin
(Original)
Merald Tollefsen
Bill
(Original)
Denton Vane
Harry Hart
(Original)
Suzanne Willa
Mabel Ford
(Original)
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John McGowan
Writer
Lew Brown
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Buddy DeSylva
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Ray Henderson
Featured Songs
Melville Burke
Director
John Boyle
Musical Staging
P. Dodd Ackerman
Scenic Design
Jenkins
Costume Design
Mahieu
Costume Design
Maison Simone
Costume Design
Paul Dickey
Production Supervisor
Edward Clarke Lilley
Technical Director
Barbour, Crimmins & Bryant
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
26
1927
Closing Date
Jun
30
1928
Performances
216
as of Mar 26, 2026
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