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The Spider
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Chanin's 46th Street Theatre
226 W 46th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Lowell Brentano
,
Fulton Oursler
People (37)
John Halliday
Chatrand, the Great
(Original)
Anton Ascher
Dick
(Original)
John Burkell
Bill
(Original)
D. J. Flanagan
Officer Dougherty
(Original)
Germaine Giroux
Estelle
(Original)
Alfred Goldie
Officer Casey
(Original)
Charles Hamlin
Officer Jones
(Original)
Roy Hargrave
Alexander, the Boy with the Radio Eyes
(Original)
John Kelly
Officer Shayne
(Original)
Priscilla Knowles
Mrs. Wimbleton
(Original)
Edward Mann
Harry
(Original)
Henry Phillippi
Officer Burke
(Original)
John Rogers
Officer Simpson
(Original)
Clifford Stone
Officer Thornton
(Original)
H. Yano
Tommy
(Original)
Murray Alper
The Reporter
(Original)
Thomas B. Findlay
The Inspector
(Original)
Eleanor Griffith
The Girl
(Original)
John O. Hewitt
The Sergeant
(Original)
The Electrician
(Replacement)
Arthur Stuart Hull
The Doctor
(Original)
Lytell & Fant
The Chocolate Cake-Eaters
(Original)
Mack & La Rue
The Skating Marvels of the Century
(Original)
Donald MacKenzie
The Man
(Original)
William E. Morris
The Manager
(Original)
Walter Travers
The House Leader
(Original)
John F. Morrissey
The Sergeant
(Replacement)
Pathe News
News Reel
(Replacement)
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John Halliday
Chatrand, the Great
(Original)
Anton Ascher
Dick
(Original)
John Burkell
Bill
(Original)
D. J. Flanagan
Officer Dougherty
(Original)
Germaine Giroux
Estelle
(Original)
Alfred Goldie
Officer Casey
(Original)
Charles Hamlin
Officer Jones
(Original)
Roy Hargrave
Alexander, the Boy with the Radio Eyes
(Original)
John Kelly
Officer Shayne
(Original)
Priscilla Knowles
Mrs. Wimbleton
(Original)
Edward Mann
Harry
(Original)
Henry Phillippi
Officer Burke
(Original)
John Rogers
Officer Simpson
(Original)
Clifford Stone
Officer Thornton
(Original)
H. Yano
Tommy
(Original)
Murray Alper
The Reporter
(Original)
Thomas B. Findlay
The Inspector
(Original)
Eleanor Griffith
The Girl
(Original)
John O. Hewitt
The Sergeant
(Original)
Arthur Stuart Hull
The Doctor
(Original)
Lytell & Fant
The Chocolate Cake-Eaters
(Original)
Mack & La Rue
The Skating Marvels of the Century
(Original)
Donald MacKenzie
The Man
(Original)
William E. Morris
The Manager
(Original)
Walter Travers
The House Leader
(Original)
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Lowell Brentano
Writer
Fulton Oursler
Writer
Albert Lewis
Director
Producer
William Oden Waller
Scenic Design
Scenery Painting
Ray Perkins
Incidental Music
Jack Kingsbury
Stage Manager
Edward Mann
Assistant Stage Manager
J. Frank Gibbons
Business Manager
Alexander Yokel
Press Representative
Sam H. Harris
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
22
1927
Closing Date
Dec
1
1927
Performances
319
as of Nov 29, 2025
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