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Kempy
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Kempy
Broadway
Original
Belmont Theatre
125 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Elliott Nugent
,
J. C. Nugent
People (10)
Robert Lee Allen
Ben Wade
(Original)
Helen Carew
Jane Wade
(Original)
Jessie Crommette
"Ma" Bence
(Original)
Grant Mitchell
"Duke" Merrill
(Original)
Elliott Nugent
"Kempy" Jones
(Original)
J. C. Nugent
"Dad" Bence
(Original)
Ruth Nugent
Ruth Bence
(Original)
Lotus Robb
Katherine Bence
(Original)
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Robert Lee Allen
Ben Wade
(Original)
Helen Carew
Jane Wade
(Original)
Jessie Crommette
"Ma" Bence
(Original)
Grant Mitchell
"Duke" Merrill
(Original)
Elliott Nugent
"Kempy" Jones
(Original)
J. C. Nugent
"Dad" Bence
(Original)
Ruth Nugent
Ruth Bence
(Original)
Lotus Robb
Katherine Bence
(Original)
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J. C. Nugent
Writer
Elliott Nugent
Writer
Augustin Duncan
Staging
Richard G. Herndon
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
15
1922
Closing Date
Nov
11
1922
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