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Rope Playbill - February 1928
Rope
Broadway
Original
Biltmore Theatre
261 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
T. S. Stribling
,
David Wallace
People (21)
James K. Applebee
Old Man Tolbert
(Original)
Anthony Blair
Buck Nailer
(Original)
Mary Carroll
Nessie Sutton
(Original)
Ralph Cummings
Railroad Jones
(Original)
Kenneth Dana
Stinker Smith
(Original)
James H. Dunmore
John
(Original)
Alan Goode
Willie Purvis
(Original)
Herbert Heywood
Peck Bradley
(Original)
Leslie Hunt
Rev. Tobe Blackman
(Original)
Betty Lee Morton
Pearlie Tolbert
(Original)
Caroline Newcomb
Miss Lydia Scovell
(Original)
Elizabeth Patterson
Mrs. Roxie Biggers
(Original)
Willard Robertson
Zed Parrum
(Original)
Clifton Self
Sheriff Bascom
(Original)
Bryant Sells
Tim Fraley
(Original)
Ben Smith
Abner Teeftallow
(Original)
Crane Wilbur
Henry Ditmas
(Original)
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James K. Applebee
Old Man Tolbert
(Original)
Anthony Blair
Buck Nailer
(Original)
Mary Carroll
Nessie Sutton
(Original)
Ralph Cummings
Railroad Jones
(Original)
Kenneth Dana
Stinker Smith
(Original)
James H. Dunmore
John
(Original)
Alan Goode
Willie Purvis
(Original)
Herbert Heywood
Peck Bradley
(Original)
Leslie Hunt
Rev. Tobe Blackman
(Original)
Betty Lee Morton
Pearlie Tolbert
(Original)
Caroline Newcomb
Miss Lydia Scovell
(Original)
Elizabeth Patterson
Mrs. Roxie Biggers
(Original)
Willard Robertson
Zed Parrum
(Original)
Clifton Self
Sheriff Bascom
(Original)
Bryant Sells
Tim Fraley
(Original)
Ben Smith
Abner Teeftallow
(Original)
Crane Wilbur
Henry Ditmas
(Original)
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T. S. Stribling
Writer
Source Material (based upon "Teeftallow")
David Wallace
Writer
Frank Merlin
Staging
James W. Elliott
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
22
1928
Closing Date
Mar
1
1928
Performances
31
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Rope - February 27, 1928
Rope - February 27, 1928
Rope - February 27, 1928
Rope - February 27, 1928
Rope - February 27, 1928
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