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The Breaks
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The Breaks Playbill - April 1928
The Breaks
Broadway
Original
Klaw Theatre
251 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Elliott Nugent
,
J. C. Nugent
People (12)
Harry D. Blakemore
Amos Strett
(Original)
Frederic Burt
Landis
(Original)
Conrad Cantzen
"Belch" Atkins
(Original)
Helen Carew
Jane
(Original)
Claude Cooper
Hank Dolf
(Original)
Edward H. Loeffler
Badger
(Original)
Elliott Nugent
Jim Dolf
(Original)
J. C. Nugent
Jed Willis
(Original)
Sylvia Sidney
Amy
(Original)
Malcolm Williams
Manson
(Original)
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Harry D. Blakemore
Amos Strett
(Original)
Frederic Burt
Landis
(Original)
Conrad Cantzen
"Belch" Atkins
(Original)
Helen Carew
Jane
(Original)
Claude Cooper
Hank Dolf
(Original)
Edward H. Loeffler
Badger
(Original)
Elliott Nugent
Jim Dolf
(Original)
J. C. Nugent
Jed Willis
(Original)
Sylvia Sidney
Amy
(Original)
Malcolm Williams
Manson
(Original)
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J. C. Nugent
Writer
Director
Elliott Nugent
Writer
Alan Dinehart
Director
Richard G. Herndon
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
16
1928
Closing Date
Apr
30
1928
Performances
8
as of Jan 31, 2026
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