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The Wasp's Nest
Broadway
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The Wasp's Nest Playbill - October 1927
The Wasp's Nest
Broadway
Original
Wallack's Theatre
254 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Adelaide Matthews
,
Martha M. Stanley
People (15)
Frank Beaston
Roger McDowell
(Original)
James Boshell
Ben Hickman
(Original)
Dorothea Chard
Nancy Merrivale
(Original)
Gertrude Clemens
Lillie
(Original)
Gertrude Fowler
Mrs. Neely McDowell
(Original)
Richard Gordon
Reid Carson
(Original)
Albert Hyde
Lafe Curtis
(Original)
Rosemary King
Myrtle
(Original)
Frank McCormack
Hank
(Original)
Albert Phillips
Henry Fifield
(Original)
Victor Shipley
Steve Nelson
(Original)
Louise Sydmeth
Mrs. Emmeline Jessup
(Original)
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Frank Beaston
Roger McDowell
(Original)
James Boshell
Ben Hickman
(Original)
Dorothea Chard
Nancy Merrivale
(Original)
Gertrude Clemens
Lillie
(Original)
Gertrude Fowler
Mrs. Neely McDowell
(Original)
Richard Gordon
Reid Carson
(Original)
Albert Hyde
Lafe Curtis
(Original)
Rosemary King
Myrtle
(Original)
Frank McCormack
Hank
(Original)
Albert Phillips
Henry Fifield
(Original)
Victor Shipley
Steve Nelson
(Original)
Louise Sydmeth
Mrs. Emmeline Jessup
(Original)
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Adelaide Matthews
Writer
Martha M. Stanley
Writer
Frank McCormack
Director
Clarke Painter
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
25
1927
Closing Date
Nov
19
1927
Performances
31
as of Jan 30, 2026
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