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Zeppelin Playbill - January 1929
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Zeppelin
Broadway
Original
National Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Earle Crooker
,
Lowell Brentano
,
McElbert Moore
People (25)
Charles S. Abbe
Prof. Philip Keane
(Original)
Alden Chase
Roger Bates
(Original)
Wallis Clark
Capt. Koll
(Original)
John Gruenwald
Hans
(Original)
Paul Guilfoyle
John Clayton
(Original)
Gordon Hawthorne
Boatman
(Original)
Alfred A. Hesse
Steward
(Original)
Rose Hobart
Wynne Madison
(Original)
John M. James
Otto
(Original)
Priscilla Knowles
Mrs. Burnham
(Original)
Bjorn Koefoed
Chief Mech. Heinrich
(Original)
Milton Krimes
Radio Operator
(Original)
Joan Marion
Connie Vail
(Original)
Julian Noa
Prof. Alexander MacKenzie
(Original)
Edward Powell
Lt. Sobel
(Original)
Frederick Rudin
Karl
(Original)
Zolya Talma
Lola Bartel
(Original)
C. W. Van Voorhis
Dr. Donald Vail
(Original)
Raymond Walburn
Ed Totten
(Original)
Edward Woods
Del Rodman
(Original)
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Charles S. Abbe
Prof. Philip Keane
(Original)
Alden Chase
Roger Bates
(Original)
Wallis Clark
Capt. Koll
(Original)
John Gruenwald
Hans
(Original)
Paul Guilfoyle
John Clayton
(Original)
Gordon Hawthorne
Boatman
(Original)
Alfred A. Hesse
Steward
(Original)
Rose Hobart
Wynne Madison
(Original)
John M. James
Otto
(Original)
Priscilla Knowles
Mrs. Burnham
(Original)
Bjorn Koefoed
Chief Mech. Heinrich
(Original)
Milton Krimes
Radio Operator
(Original)
Joan Marion
Connie Vail
(Original)
Julian Noa
Prof. Alexander MacKenzie
(Original)
Edward Powell
Lt. Sobel
(Original)
Frederick Rudin
Karl
(Original)
Zolya Talma
Lola Bartel
(Original)
C. W. Van Voorhis
Dr. Donald Vail
(Original)
Raymond Walburn
Ed Totten
(Original)
Edward Woods
Del Rodman
(Original)
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Lowell Brentano
Writer
Earle Crooker
Writer
McElbert Moore
Writer
Frank Merlin
Director
Jimmie Cooper
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
14
1929
Closing Date
Mar
1
1929
Performances
72
as of Dec 06, 2025
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