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Hudson Theatre
141 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Robert Middlemass
People (13)
Nicholas Adams
Benjamin Kaplan
(Original)
Olive Burgoyne
Calpurnia
(Original)
Virginia Curley
Miss Mullens
(Original)
Paul Floyd
Theodore Roosevelt Smith
(Original)
John M. Kline
Mr. Mullens
(Original)
Mary Lawlor
Betty Harper
(Original)
Lynne Overman
Peter Harper
(Original)
Clara Palmer
Mrs. Mullens
(Original)
Olive Reeves-Smith
Elsie Knowles
(Original)
Raymond Walburn
Claude Knowles
(Original)
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Nicholas Adams
Benjamin Kaplan
(Original)
Olive Burgoyne
Calpurnia
(Original)
Virginia Curley
Miss Mullens
(Original)
Paul Floyd
Theodore Roosevelt Smith
(Original)
John M. Kline
Mr. Mullens
(Original)
Mary Lawlor
Betty Harper
(Original)
Lynne Overman
Peter Harper
(Original)
Clara Palmer
Mrs. Mullens
(Original)
Olive Reeves-Smith
Elsie Knowles
(Original)
Raymond Walburn
Claude Knowles
(Original)
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Robert Middlemass
Writer
Hugh Ford
Staging
Producer
Harry Askin
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
20
1932
Closing Date
Sep
30
1932
Performances
7
as of Feb 09, 2026
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