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Sun-up
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Revival
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Sun-up Playbill - October 1928
Sun-up
Broadway
Revival
Lucille La Verne Theatre
104 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Lula Vollmer
People (10)
Franklin H. Allen
Rufe Cagel
(Original)
Bernard Craven
The Stranger
(Original)
Anne Elstner
Emmy
(Original)
Lucille La Verne
Widow Cagel
(Original)
James Lee
Bob
(Original)
Charles MacDonald
Preacher
(Original)
Owen Meech
Pap Todd
(Original)
Walter Scott
Bud
(Original)
G. O. Taylor
Sheriff Weeks
(Original)
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Franklin H. Allen
Rufe Cagel
(Original)
Bernard Craven
The Stranger
(Original)
Anne Elstner
Emmy
(Original)
Lucille La Verne
Widow Cagel
(Original)
James Lee
Bob
(Original)
Charles MacDonald
Preacher
(Original)
Owen Meech
Pap Todd
(Original)
Walter Scott
Bud
(Original)
G. O. Taylor
Sheriff Weeks
(Original)
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Lula Vollmer
Writer
Lucille La Verne
Director
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
22
1928
Closing Date
Jan
19
1929
Performances
101
as of Mar 31, 2026
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