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When Crummles Played
Broadway
Original
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When Crummels Played Playbill - October 1928
When Crummles Played
Broadway
Original
Garrick Theatre
67 W. 35th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Nigel Playfair
People (18)
Nancy Bevill
Miss Bravassa
(Original)
The Entertainment
(Original)
Nell Carter
Mrs. Millwood
(Original)
Mrs. Vincent Crummles
(Original)
Margaret De Mille
Harlequin
(Original)
Miss Belvawney
(Original)
Officer and Jailer
(Original)
Lee Elmore
Mr. Fluggers
(Original)
Servant, Crowd, etc.
(Original)
Geoffrey Harwood
Frederic Trueman
(Original)
Master P. Crummles
(Original)
Plantaloon
(Original)
Harry Hilliard
Mr. Folair
(Original)
The Entertainment
(Original)
Halliwell Hobbes
Thorowgood
(Original)
Vincent Crummles
(Original)
Nancie B. Marsland
Lucy (Servant)
(Original)
Miss Snevellicci
(Original)
Mylor Merriam
Nicholas Nickleby
(Original)
Hugh Miller
George Barnwell
(Original)
Master Crummles
(Original)
Parker Mills
Smike
(Original)
Maureen O'Moor
Columbine
(Original)
Maria
(Original)
Miss Ninetta Crummles
(Original)
Hilda Plowright
Mrs. Grudden
(Original)
Officer and Jailer
(Original)
Byron Russell
Blun (Servant)
(Original)
Mr. Snittle Timberry
(Original)
John Troughton
Mr. Lenville
(Original)
Clown
(Original)
Servant, Crowd, etc.
(Original)
J. P. Wilson
Mr. Snevellicci
(Original)
Uncle Barnwell
(Original)
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Nancy Bevill
Miss Bravassa
(Original)
The Entertainment
(Original)
Nell Carter
Mrs. Millwood
(Original)
Mrs. Vincent Crummles
(Original)
Margaret De Mille
Harlequin
(Original)
Miss Belvawney
(Original)
Officer and Jailer
(Original)
Lee Elmore
Mr. Fluggers
(Original)
Servant, Crowd, etc.
(Original)
Geoffrey Harwood
Frederic Trueman
(Original)
Master P. Crummles
(Original)
Plantaloon
(Original)
Harry Hilliard
Mr. Folair
(Original)
The Entertainment
(Original)
Halliwell Hobbes
Thorowgood
(Original)
Vincent Crummles
(Original)
Nancie B. Marsland
Lucy (Servant)
(Original)
Miss Snevellicci
(Original)
Mylor Merriam
Nicholas Nickleby
(Original)
Hugh Miller
George Barnwell
(Original)
Master Crummles
(Original)
Parker Mills
Smike
(Original)
Maureen O'Moor
Columbine
(Original)
Maria
(Original)
Miss Ninetta Crummles
(Original)
Hilda Plowright
Mrs. Grudden
(Original)
Officer and Jailer
(Original)
Byron Russell
Blun (Servant)
(Original)
Mr. Snittle Timberry
(Original)
John Troughton
Mr. Lenville
(Original)
Clown
(Original)
Servant, Crowd, etc.
(Original)
J. P. Wilson
Mr. Snevellicci
(Original)
Uncle Barnwell
(Original)
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Nigel Playfair
Writer
Halliwell Hobbes
Director
Charles L. Wagner
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
1
1928
Closing Date
Dec
1
1928
Performances
40
as of Jan 09, 2026
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