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The Humbug
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The Humbug Playbill - December 1929
The Humbug
Broadway
Original
Ambassador Theatre
219 W. 49th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Max Marcin
People (14)
Jack Bennett
Mr. Dobbs
(Original)
King Calder
Dr. Norman Ware
(Original)
Margaret Doty
Mrs. Dobbs
(Original)
Wheeler Dryden
Lawson Coombs
(Original)
Eleanor Griffith
Alice Trask
(Original)
John Halliday
Dr. Alexis Collender
(Original)
Paul Harvey
Roger Loft
(Original)
Dorothy Lyons
Louise
(Original)
John Lyons
Wilson Romer
(Original)
Corinne Ross
Mrs. Theresa Forndyce
(Original)
P.R. Scammon
Professor Justin Forbes
(Original)
Myrtle Stanton
Nora
(Original)
Kay Strozzi
Mrs. Valerie Loft
(Original)
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Jack Bennett
Mr. Dobbs
(Original)
King Calder
Dr. Norman Ware
(Original)
Margaret Doty
Mrs. Dobbs
(Original)
Wheeler Dryden
Lawson Coombs
(Original)
Eleanor Griffith
Alice Trask
(Original)
John Halliday
Dr. Alexis Collender
(Original)
Paul Harvey
Roger Loft
(Original)
Dorothy Lyons
Louise
(Original)
John Lyons
Wilson Romer
(Original)
Corinne Ross
Mrs. Theresa Forndyce
(Original)
P.R. Scammon
Professor Justin Forbes
(Original)
Myrtle Stanton
Nora
(Original)
Kay Strozzi
Mrs. Valerie Loft
(Original)
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Max Marcin
Writer
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
27
1929
Closing Date
Dec
1
1929
Performances
13
as of Mar 12, 2026
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The Humbug - December 2, 1929
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The Humbug - December 2, 1929
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