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Speak Easy Playbill - September 1927
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Speak Easy
Broadway
Original
Mansfield Theatre
256 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George Rosener
People (16)
Leopold Badia
Willy Boy
(Original)
Donald Campbell
Paul Martin
(Original)
Leo G. Carroll
"Fuzzy" Arnold
(Original)
John Crone
"Junkie" Joe
(Original)
Dorothy Hall
Alice Woods
(Original)
Beatrice Lee
Daisy
(Original)
Marie Pettes
Old Annie
(Original)
Kate Pierce Roemer
Teddy
(Original)
Adelaide Rondelle
Rita
(Original)
Ann Shoemaker
"Min" Denton
(Original)
Ruthelma Stevens
Virginia Arnold
(Original)
Arthur R. Vinton
"Cannon" Costello
(Original)
Edward Woods
Jack Vickery
(Original)
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Leopold Badia
Willy Boy
(Original)
Donald Campbell
Paul Martin
(Original)
Leo G. Carroll
"Fuzzy" Arnold
(Original)
John Crone
"Junkie" Joe
(Original)
Dorothy Hall
Alice Woods
(Original)
Beatrice Lee
Daisy
(Original)
Marie Pettes
Old Annie
(Original)
Kate Pierce Roemer
Teddy
(Original)
Adelaide Rondelle
Rita
(Original)
Ann Shoemaker
"Min" Denton
(Original)
Ruthelma Stevens
Virginia Arnold
(Original)
Arthur R. Vinton
"Cannon" Costello
(Original)
Edward Woods
Jack Vickery
(Original)
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Edward Knoblock
Writer
George Rosener
Writer
William B. Friedlander
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
26
1927
Closing Date
Nov
1
1927
Performances
57
as of Apr 15, 2026
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