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Kempy

Broadway

Revival

Kempy Playbill - May 1927

Kempy Playbill - May 1927

Kempy

Broadway

Revival

Hudson Theatre
141 W. 44th St., New York, NY

SYNOPSIS:

playwright: Elliott Nugent, J. C. Nugent

People (9)

Clara Blandick

"Ma" Bence
(Original)

Frederica Going

Jane Wade
(Original)

William J. Kelly

"Duke" Merrill
(Original)

Norma Lee

Katherine Bence
(Original)

Ruth Nugent

Ruth Bence
(Original)

Elliott Nugent

"Kempy" James
(Original)

J. C. Nugent

"Dad" Bence
(Original)

Edd Russell

Ben Wade
(Original)

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Clara Blandick

"Ma" Bence
(Original)

Frederica Going

Jane Wade
(Original)

William J. Kelly

"Duke" Merrill
(Original)

Norma Lee

Katherine Bence
(Original)

Ruth Nugent

Ruth Bence
(Original)

Elliott Nugent

"Kempy" James
(Original)

J. C. Nugent

"Dad" Bence
(Original)

Edd Russell

Ben Wade
(Original)

Elliott Nugent

Writer

J. C. Nugent

Writer

Staging

Murray Phillips

Producer

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Pro Info

Opening Date

May 11 1927

Closing Date

Jun 18 1927

Performances

46 as of Dec 04, 2025

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