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History as Was Playbill - May 1927
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Frolic Theatre
214 W. 42nd St., Roof, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Maurice Marks
People (19)
Walter Claypoole
Sir Walter Raleigh
(Original)
Calvert Cole
Slave
(Original)
Homer Croy
Starret
(Original)
Harold Dobrer
Cohen
(Original)
Lucile Fulton
A Dancer
(Original)
William Hampton
Slave
(Original)
Frank Heinz
Soldier
(Original)
Arlene Kiliani
Josephine
(Original)
Anthony Leonard
First Tailor
(Original)
Blanche Lopez
Stenographer
(Original)
Maurice Mayer
Second Tailor
(Original)
Lawson Paynter
Napoleon
(Original)
Clarence Perry
Sergeant
(Original)
Morton Savell
Ramese I
(Original)
Cameron Shipp
Secretary
(Original)
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Walter Claypoole
Sir Walter Raleigh
(Original)
Calvert Cole
Slave
(Original)
Homer Croy
Starret
(Original)
Harold Dobrer
Cohen
(Original)
Lucile Fulton
A Dancer
(Original)
William Hampton
Slave
(Original)
Frank Heinz
Soldier
(Original)
Arlene Kiliani
Josephine
(Original)
Anthony Leonard
First Tailor
(Original)
Blanche Lopez
Stenographer
(Original)
Maurice Mayer
Second Tailor
(Original)
Lawson Paynter
Napoleon
(Original)
Clarence Perry
Sergeant
(Original)
Morton Savell
Ramese I
(Original)
Cameron Shipp
Secretary
(Original)
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Maurice Marks
Writer
Bertha Mandel
Director
Walter Hartwig
Producer
The Manhattan Little Theatre Club, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
4
1927
Closing Date
May
4
1927
Performances
1
as of Dec 05, 2025
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