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First Mortgage Playbill - October 1929
First Mortgage
Broadway
Original
Broadhurst Theatre
235 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Louis Weitzenkorn
People (16)
Richard Abbott
Elmer's Brother-in-Law
(Original)
Walter Abel
Elmer Gray
(Original)
Frank Burton
Grocery Boy
(Original)
Maxwell Driscoll
Mr. Hofnagle
(Original)
Ray Earles
Bill
(Original)
Sara Haden
Elmer's Sister
(Original)
Beatrice Hendricks
Elmer's Wife
(Original)
Walter O. Hill
Mr. Tarbot
(Original)
Leona Maricle
Gracie Turner
(Original)
Dodson Mitchell
Elmer's Father
(Original)
Josephine Morse
Elmer's Mother
(Original)
Ely Solomon
Dan
(Original)
Dorothy Walters
Elmer's Aunt
(Original)
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Richard Abbott
Elmer's Brother-in-Law
(Original)
Walter Abel
Elmer Gray
(Original)
Frank Burton
Grocery Boy
(Original)
Maxwell Driscoll
Mr. Hofnagle
(Original)
Ray Earles
Bill
(Original)
Sara Haden
Elmer's Sister
(Original)
Beatrice Hendricks
Elmer's Wife
(Original)
Walter O. Hill
Mr. Tarbot
(Original)
Leona Maricle
Gracie Turner
(Original)
Dodson Mitchell
Elmer's Father
(Original)
Josephine Morse
Elmer's Mother
(Original)
Ely Solomon
Dan
(Original)
Dorothy Walters
Elmer's Aunt
(Original)
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Louis Weitzenkorn
Writer
José Ruben
Staging
H. M. Hayman
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
29
1929
Closing Date
Nov
1
1929
Performances
4
as of Dec 20, 2025
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