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The Backslapper
Broadway
Original
The Backslapper
Broadway
Original
Hudson Theatre
141 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Paul Dickey
,
Mann Page
People (17)
Harry Browne
Bob Aiden
(Original)
Frank Conlan
Sam
(Original)
Jack Daniels
Lester
(Original)
Donald Dillaway
Ralph
(Original)
Joe Duckworth
Chick
(Original)
Malcolm Duncan
Dave Kennedy
(Original)
Florence Earle
Sarah
(Original)
Mary Fowler
Beth Lane
(Original)
Leila Frost
Gloria Dennis
(Original)
Leon Hatton
Slats
(Original)
Lee Patrick
Mrs. Kennedy
(Original)
Roger Pryor
Douglas Lane
(Original)
Frank Sylvester
Judge Dennis
(Original)
Charles Trowbridge
John Trainor
(Original)
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Harry Browne
Bob Aiden
(Original)
Frank Conlan
Sam
(Original)
Jack Daniels
Lester
(Original)
Donald Dillaway
Ralph
(Original)
Joe Duckworth
Chick
(Original)
Malcolm Duncan
Dave Kennedy
(Original)
Florence Earle
Sarah
(Original)
Mary Fowler
Beth Lane
(Original)
Leila Frost
Gloria Dennis
(Original)
Leon Hatton
Slats
(Original)
Lee Patrick
Mrs. Kennedy
(Original)
Roger Pryor
Douglas Lane
(Original)
Frank Sylvester
Judge Dennis
(Original)
Charles Trowbridge
John Trainor
(Original)
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Paul Dickey
Writer
Producer
Mann Page
Writer
John Henry Mears
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
11
1925
Closing Date
May
1
1925
Performances
33
as of Mar 07, 2026
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