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Tell Her the Truth
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Tell Her the Truth Playbill - Oct 1932
Tell Her the Truth
Broadway
Original
Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Bert Lee
,
R. P. Weston
book:
Bert Lee
,
R. P. Weston
music:
Joseph Tunbridge
,
Jack Waller
People (28)
Hobart Cavanaugh
Maclean
(Original)
Edith Davis
Helen
(Original)
Berta Donn
Martha
(Original)
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Ralston
(Original)
Lillian Emerson
Gwen
(Original)
William Frawley
Mr. Parkin
(Original)
Louise Kirtland
Ethel
(Original)
Jack Sheehan
Bobbie
(Original)
Andrew Tombes
Mr. Ralston
(Original)
Raymond Walburn
Dick
(Original)
Thelma White
Polly
(Original)
Dorothy Essig
Special Vocalization
(Original)
Muriel Muth
Special Vocalization
(Original)
May Muth
Special Vocalization
(Original)
Molly O'Doherty
Performer
(Original)
Lou Parker
Office Boy
(Original)
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Hobart Cavanaugh
Maclean
(Original)
Edith Davis
Helen
(Original)
Berta Donn
Martha
(Original)
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Ralston
(Original)
Lillian Emerson
Gwen
(Original)
William Frawley
Mr. Parkin
(Original)
Louise Kirtland
Ethel
(Original)
Jack Sheehan
Bobbie
(Original)
Andrew Tombes
Mr. Ralston
(Original)
Raymond Walburn
Dick
(Original)
Thelma White
Polly
(Original)
Dorothy Essig
Special Vocalization
(Original)
Muriel Muth
Special Vocalization
(Original)
May Muth
Special Vocalization
(Original)
Molly O'Doherty
Performer
(Original)
Lou Parker
Office Boy
(Original)
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Bert Lee
Book
Lyrics
R. P. Weston
Book
Lyrics
Joseph Tunbridge
Music
Jack Waller
Music
Frederic S. Isham
Source Material ("Nothing but the Truth")
James Montgomery
Source Material ("Nothing But the Truth")
Morris Green
Director
Producer
Henry Thomas
Director
Joseph Teichner Studios
Scenic Design
Jay-Thorpe
Costume Design
Tillie Leblang
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
28
1932
Closing Date
Nov
5
1932
Performances
11
as of Dec 20, 2025
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