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Maggie the Magnificent
Broadway
Original
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Maggie the Magnificent Playbill - May 1929
Maggie the Magnificent
Broadway
Original
Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George Kelly
People (14)
Marion S. Barney
Mrs. Reed
(Original)
Joan Blondell
Etta
(Original)
James Cagney
Elwood
(Original)
Mary Cecil
Mrs. Buchanan
(Original)
Doris Dagmar
Mrs. Groves
(Original)
Mary Frey
Katie Giles
(Original)
Rankin Mansfield
House Boy
(Original)
Ellen Mortimer
Mrs. Winters
(Original)
Frank Rowan
Ward
(Original)
Shirley Warde
Margaret
(Original)
J. P. Wilson
Burnley
(Original)
Frances Woodbury
Stella
(Original)
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Marion S. Barney
Mrs. Reed
(Original)
Joan Blondell
Etta
(Original)
James Cagney
Elwood
(Original)
Mary Cecil
Mrs. Buchanan
(Original)
Doris Dagmar
Mrs. Groves
(Original)
Mary Frey
Katie Giles
(Original)
Rankin Mansfield
House Boy
(Original)
Ellen Mortimer
Mrs. Winters
(Original)
Frank Rowan
Ward
(Original)
Shirley Warde
Margaret
(Original)
J. P. Wilson
Burnley
(Original)
Frances Woodbury
Stella
(Original)
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George Kelly
Writer
Staging
Laurence Rivers, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
21
1929
Closing Date
Nov
16
1929
Performances
32
as of Jan 31, 2026
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Maggie The Magnificent - October 28, 1929
Maggie The Magnificent - October 28, 1929
Maggie The Magnificent - October 28, 1929
Maggie The Magnificent - October 28, 1929
Maggie The Magnificent - October 28, 1929
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