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Torch Song
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Torch Song Playbill - August 1930
Torch Song
Broadway
Original
Plymouth Theatre
236 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Kenyon Nicholson
People (16)
Frank Andrews
Capt. Dwight Mellish
(Original)
Reed Brown, Jr.
Howard Palmer
(Original)
June Clayworth
Betty Secrest
(Original)
Hal K. Dawson
Joe Kramer
(Original)
Russell Hicks
Carl Loomis
(Original)
Pearl Hight
Lottie
(Original)
Aphie James
Mary Mellish
(Original)
John Junior
Fred Geer
(Original)
Henriette Kaye
Ruby Nellis
(Original)
Guy Kibbee
Cass Wheeler
(Original)
Mayo Methot
Ivy Stevens
(Original)
Dennie Moore
Edna Kinsey
(Original)
Larry Oliver
Otto
(Original)
Paul Porter
Tink
(Original)
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Frank Andrews
Capt. Dwight Mellish
(Original)
Reed Brown, Jr.
Howard Palmer
(Original)
June Clayworth
Betty Secrest
(Original)
Hal K. Dawson
Joe Kramer
(Original)
Russell Hicks
Carl Loomis
(Original)
Pearl Hight
Lottie
(Original)
Aphie James
Mary Mellish
(Original)
John Junior
Fred Geer
(Original)
Henriette Kaye
Ruby Nellis
(Original)
Guy Kibbee
Cass Wheeler
(Original)
Mayo Methot
Ivy Stevens
(Original)
Dennie Moore
Edna Kinsey
(Original)
Larry Oliver
Otto
(Original)
Paul Porter
Tink
(Original)
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Kenyon Nicholson
Writer
Arthur Hopkins
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
27
1930
Closing Date
Nov
1
1930
Performances
87
as of Jan 27, 2026
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