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Sun-up
Broadway
Revival
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Sun-up Playbill - May 1930
Sun-up
Broadway
Revival
Waldorf Theatre
116 W. 50th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Lula Vollmer
People (11)
J. Paul Ardeeser
Sheriff Weeks
(Original)
Franklin H. Allen
Rufe Cagel
(Original)
Paul Brenner
The Stranger
(Original)
Allen Krimbelbine
Bud
(Original)
Eugene V. O'Brien
Rufe Cagel
(Original)
Genevieve Ryan
Widow Cagel
(Original)
Louise Willmarth
Emmy
(Original)
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J. Paul Ardeeser
Sheriff Weeks
(Original)
Franklin H. Allen
Rufe Cagel
(Original)
Paul Brenner
The Stranger
(Original)
Allen Krimbelbine
Bud
(Original)
Eugene V. O'Brien
Rufe Cagel
(Original)
Genevieve Ryan
Widow Cagel
(Original)
Louise Willmarth
Emmy
(Original)
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Lula Vollmer
Writer
Charles S. Costello
Book Adaptor
Director
Walter Hartwig
Producer
The Manhattan Little Theatre Club, Inc.
Associated Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
9
1930
Closing Date
May
9
1930
Performances
1
as of Feb 01, 2026
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