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The War Song Playbill - December 1928
The War Song
Broadway
Original
National Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Bella Spewack
,
Sam Spewack
,
George Jessel
People (33)
Ted Athey
Dr. Hayman
(Original)
T. F. Benson
Priv. Chickopopolis
(Original)
Shirley Booth
Emily Rosen
(Original)
Clyde Franklin
First Sergeant Michael Gilhooley
(Original)
William Gargan
Priv. James Perkins
(Original)
Gene Raymond
Sid Swanson
(Original)
Peter K. Hawley
Priv. Higgenbotham
(Original)
Edwin Jerome
Mr. King of the Y.M.C.A.
(Original)
George Jessel
Eddie Rosen
(Original)
Patricia Kenny
Mrs. James Perkins
(Original)
Paul Ker
Herman Wagner
(Original)
Lola Lane
Sally Moss
(Original)
Clara Langsner
Mrs. Rosen
(Original)
Joseph Latham
Priv. Harris Winters
(Original)
Capt. Herman Lehmann
Brinkerhoff
(Original)
Edward Leiter
Bob Elkins
(Original)
Col. Edmund Loewe
Major Von Stoch
(Original)
Paul O'Brien
Corporal Ringling
(Original)
Major S. Albon Rumann
Von Bergen
(Original)
H.C. Warren
Priv. Chickopopolis
(Original)
Charles Wilson
Captain Conroy
(Original)
Harry Bass
Third German Guard
(Original)
Lieut. Hans Golle
German Sargeant
(Original)
Eda Heinemann
Social Worker
(Original)
Charles Peters
An M.P.
(Original)
Lieut. Paul Schultz
German Operator
(Original)
Frank Spelvin
Civilian Officer
(Original)
Harry Von Zynda
First German Guard
(Original)
Carl Worms
Second German Guard
(Original)
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Ted Athey
Dr. Hayman
(Original)
T. F. Benson
Priv. Chickopopolis
(Original)
Shirley Booth
Emily Rosen
(Original)
Clyde Franklin
First Sergeant Michael Gilhooley
(Original)
William Gargan
Priv. James Perkins
(Original)
Gene Raymond
Sid Swanson
(Original)
Peter K. Hawley
Priv. Higgenbotham
(Original)
Edwin Jerome
Mr. King of the Y.M.C.A.
(Original)
George Jessel
Eddie Rosen
(Original)
Patricia Kenny
Mrs. James Perkins
(Original)
Paul Ker
Herman Wagner
(Original)
Lola Lane
Sally Moss
(Original)
Clara Langsner
Mrs. Rosen
(Original)
Joseph Latham
Priv. Harris Winters
(Original)
Capt. Herman Lehmann
Brinkerhoff
(Original)
Edward Leiter
Bob Elkins
(Original)
Col. Edmund Loewe
Major Von Stoch
(Original)
Paul O'Brien
Corporal Ringling
(Original)
Major S. Albon Rumann
Von Bergen
(Original)
H.C. Warren
Priv. Chickopopolis
(Original)
Charles Wilson
Captain Conroy
(Original)
Harry Bass
Third German Guard
(Original)
Lieut. Hans Golle
German Sargeant
(Original)
Eda Heinemann
Social Worker
(Original)
Charles Peters
An M.P.
(Original)
Lieut. Paul Schultz
German Operator
(Original)
Frank Spelvin
Civilian Officer
(Original)
Harry Von Zynda
First German Guard
(Original)
Carl Worms
Second German Guard
(Original)
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George Jessel
Writer
Bella Spewack
Writer
Sam Spewack
Writer
Albert Lewis
Staging
Producer
Sam H. Harris
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
24
1928
Closing Date
Dec
1
1928
Performances
80
as of Dec 05, 2025
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