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Legal Murder
Broadway
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Legal Murder
Broadway
Original
President Theatre
247 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Dennis Donoghue
People (21)
Alfonzo Ashley
Roy
(Original)
Burt Cartwright
Judge
(Original)
William Clifford
Joe Green
(Original)
Rudolph Europe
Ben
(Original)
Richard Freye
Paul Claver
(Original)
Betty Jennings
Liza
(Original)
Maxwell Jones
Med
(Original)
Zeb Jones
Sam Jackson
(Original)
Baby Kid
Rastus Johnson
(Original)
David Krotchman
Defense Attorney
(Original)
Robert Lee
Frog
(Original)
Aimee Leslie
Ma Jackson
(Original)
Glen McKay
Scotty
(Original)
Marian McLaughlin
Dixie Mary
(Original)
Earl Pillard
Smitty
(Original)
Alonzo Settles
Ned
(Original)
W.E. Triplett
Prosecuting Attorney
(Original)
Marjorie Warfield
June
(Original)
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Alfonzo Ashley
Roy
(Original)
Burt Cartwright
Judge
(Original)
William Clifford
Joe Green
(Original)
Rudolph Europe
Ben
(Original)
Richard Freye
Paul Claver
(Original)
Betty Jennings
Liza
(Original)
Maxwell Jones
Med
(Original)
Zeb Jones
Sam Jackson
(Original)
Baby Kid
Rastus Johnson
(Original)
David Krotchman
Defense Attorney
(Original)
Robert Lee
Frog
(Original)
Aimee Leslie
Ma Jackson
(Original)
Glen McKay
Scotty
(Original)
Marian McLaughlin
Dixie Mary
(Original)
Earl Pillard
Smitty
(Original)
Alonzo Settles
Ned
(Original)
W.E. Triplett
Prosecuting Attorney
(Original)
Marjorie Warfield
June
(Original)
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Dennis Donoghue
Writer
S. Jay Kaufman
Staging
A . J. Allen Productions
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
15
1934
Closing Date
Feb
28
1934
Performances
7
as of Dec 05, 2025
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