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Murder on the Second Floor
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Murder on the Second Floor Playbill - September 1929
Murder on the Second Floor
Broadway
Original
Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre
234 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Frank Vosper
People (13)
Charles D. Brown
Joseph Reynolds
(Original)
O.B. Clarence
Edward Armitage
(Original)
Florence Edney
Mrs. Rose Armitage
(Original)
Phyllis Konstam
Sylvia Armitage
(Original)
Viola Lyel
Lucy Timson
(Original)
Laurence Olivier
Hugh Bromilow
(Original)
George Probert
Jam Singh
(Original)
John R. Turnbull
A Police Inspector
(Original)
Henry Warwick
A Police Constable
(Original)
Dursilla Wills
Miss Snell
(Original)
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Charles D. Brown
Joseph Reynolds
(Original)
O.B. Clarence
Edward Armitage
(Original)
Florence Edney
Mrs. Rose Armitage
(Original)
Phyllis Konstam
Sylvia Armitage
(Original)
Viola Lyel
Lucy Timson
(Original)
Laurence Olivier
Hugh Bromilow
(Original)
George Probert
Jam Singh
(Original)
John R. Turnbull
A Police Inspector
(Original)
Henry Warwick
A Police Constable
(Original)
Dursilla Wills
Miss Snell
(Original)
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Frank Vosper
Writer
William Mollison
Director
A. H. Woods
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
11
1929
Closing Date
Oct
1
1929
Performances
45
as of Mar 02, 2026
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