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Poppa
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Poppa Playbill - December 1928
Poppa
Broadway
Original
Biltmore Theatre
261 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Bella Spewack
,
Sam Spewack
People (19)
Anna Appel
Mrs. Schwitzky
(Original)
Wilton C. Herman
Mr. Finkel
(Original)
Sylvia Regan
Marjorie
(Original)
Sam Jaffe
Pincus Schwitzky
(Original)
Mara Keval
Mrs. Rosenthal
(Original)
Martin Malloy
Mr. Schlossberg
(Original)
William E. Morris
Jake Harris
(Original)
Raymond O'Brien
"Big Boy" Shapiro
(Original)
Mary Ricard
Ruth Schwitzky
(Original)
George Sawyer
Flannery
(Original)
Edward Shaw
Philip Rosenthal
(Original)
Lillian Toller
Fifi
(Original)
Harold Waldridge
Herbert Schwitzky
(Original)
Paula Walter
Mrs. Finkel
(Original)
Morris J. Ward
Detective
(Original)
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Anna Appel
Mrs. Schwitzky
(Original)
Wilton C. Herman
Mr. Finkel
(Original)
Sylvia Regan
Marjorie
(Original)
Sam Jaffe
Pincus Schwitzky
(Original)
Mara Keval
Mrs. Rosenthal
(Original)
Martin Malloy
Mr. Schlossberg
(Original)
William E. Morris
Jake Harris
(Original)
Raymond O'Brien
"Big Boy" Shapiro
(Original)
Mary Ricard
Ruth Schwitzky
(Original)
George Sawyer
Flannery
(Original)
Edward Shaw
Philip Rosenthal
(Original)
Lillian Toller
Fifi
(Original)
Harold Waldridge
Herbert Schwitzky
(Original)
Paula Walter
Mrs. Finkel
(Original)
Morris J. Ward
Detective
(Original)
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Bella Spewack
Writer
Sam Spewack
Writer
George Abbott
Staging
H. S. Kraft
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
24
1928
Closing Date
Mar
1
1929
Performances
96
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Poppa - December 24, 1928
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