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Night Hostess Playbill - September 1928
Night Hostess Playbill - December 1928
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Night Hostess
Broadway
Original
Martin Beck Theatre
302 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Philip Dunning
People (48)
Jane Allyn
Rita
(Original)
Gail De Hart
Julia
(Original)
Norman Foster
Rags Conway
(Original)
Maurice Freeman
Ben Fischer
(Original)
Porter Hall
Tish
(Original)
Averell Harris
Chris Miller
(Original)
John L. Kearney
Herman
(Original)
Louise Kirtland
Peggy
(Original)
Charles Laite
Tom Hayes
(Original)
Henry Lawrence
Joe
(Original)
Lilian Lyndon
Dot
(Original)
Ruth Lyons
Buddy Miles
(Original)
Francis O'Reiley
Hennessy
(Original)
Graham Velsey
Cyril Keane
(Original)
Harold Woolf
Frank Wardell
(Original)
Carl Alps
Musician
(Original)
Harry L. Beck
Winner and Loser
(Original)
J. S. Boatsman
First Chump
(Original)
William Cox
Croupier
(Original)
Chester De Whirst
Second Chump
(Original)
Jane Dix
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Phillip Frank
Croupier
(Original)
Jacob Frank
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Jeff Gaines
Croupier
(Original)
Beth Gear
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Helen Henderson
Other Hostesses
(Original)
Katharine Hepburn
Other Hostesses
(Original)
John Humphrey
Other Attendant
(Original)
Elsie Hyde
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Bjorn Koefoed
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Norman Levene
Musician
(Original)
Michael Mack
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Helen McKay
Other Hostesses
(Original)
Burleigh Morton
Winner and Loser
(Original)
James G. Morton
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Nicholas Nardullo
Musician
(Original)
George Nolan
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Ned Norton
Musician
(Original)
Doris Podmore
Other Hostesses
(Original)
May Rice
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Larry Roland
Musician
(Original)
Janet Spitzer
Other Hostesses
(Original)
Peggy Vaughn
Other Hostesses
(Original)
Barbara Willison
Other Hostesses
(Original)
George Wright, Jr.
Other Attendant
(Original)
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Jane Allyn
Rita
(Original)
Gail De Hart
Julia
(Original)
Norman Foster
Rags Conway
(Original)
Maurice Freeman
Ben Fischer
(Original)
Porter Hall
Tish
(Original)
Averell Harris
Chris Miller
(Original)
John L. Kearney
Herman
(Original)
Louise Kirtland
Peggy
(Original)
Charles Laite
Tom Hayes
(Original)
Henry Lawrence
Joe
(Original)
Lilian Lyndon
Dot
(Original)
Ruth Lyons
Buddy Miles
(Original)
Francis O'Reiley
Hennessy
(Original)
Graham Velsey
Cyril Keane
(Original)
Harold Woolf
Frank Wardell
(Original)
Carl Alps
Musician
(Original)
Harry L. Beck
Winner and Loser
(Original)
J. S. Boatsman
First Chump
(Original)
William Cox
Croupier
(Original)
Chester De Whirst
Second Chump
(Original)
Jane Dix
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Phillip Frank
Croupier
(Original)
Jacob Frank
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Jeff Gaines
Croupier
(Original)
Beth Gear
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Helen Henderson
Other Hostesses
(Original)
Katharine Hepburn
Other Hostesses
(Original)
John Humphrey
Other Attendant
(Original)
Elsie Hyde
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Bjorn Koefoed
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Norman Levene
Musician
(Original)
Michael Mack
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Helen McKay
Other Hostesses
(Original)
Burleigh Morton
Winner and Loser
(Original)
James G. Morton
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Nicholas Nardullo
Musician
(Original)
George Nolan
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Ned Norton
Musician
(Original)
Doris Podmore
Other Hostesses
(Original)
May Rice
Winner and Loser
(Original)
Larry Roland
Musician
(Original)
Janet Spitzer
Other Hostesses
(Original)
Peggy Vaughn
Other Hostesses
(Original)
Barbara Willison
Other Hostesses
(Original)
George Wright, Jr.
Other Attendant
(Original)
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Philip Dunning
Writer
Winchell B. Smith
Staging
John Golden
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
12
1928
Closing Date
Dec
1
1928
Performances
117
as of Dec 15, 2025
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