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Carnival
Broadway
Original
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Carnival Playbill - April 1929
Carnival
Broadway
Original
Forrest Theatre
230 W. 49th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William R. Doyle
People (17)
Virginia True Boardman
Mrs. Spencer
(Original)
Frank G. Bond
Mr. Spencer
(Original)
Josephine Evans
Mildred Connors
(Original)
Walter Fenner
Blackie
(Original)
Anne Forrest
Helen Herbert
(Original)
Norman Foster
Bobbie Spencer
(Original)
Adele Gilbert
Billie
(Original)
Germaine Giroux
Fifi
(Original)
Frank Horton
Shorty
(Original)
Bee Jackson
Ju Ju
(Original)
Esther Keefe
Babe
(Original)
Ramona Kogan
Liz
(Original)
Sybil Larayne
Kitty
(Original)
Antrim Short
Fred Spalding
(Original)
Agnes Young
Lillian
(Original)
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Virginia True Boardman
Mrs. Spencer
(Original)
Frank G. Bond
Mr. Spencer
(Original)
Josephine Evans
Mildred Connors
(Original)
Walter Fenner
Blackie
(Original)
Anne Forrest
Helen Herbert
(Original)
Norman Foster
Bobbie Spencer
(Original)
Adele Gilbert
Billie
(Original)
Germaine Giroux
Fifi
(Original)
Frank Horton
Shorty
(Original)
Bee Jackson
Ju Ju
(Original)
Esther Keefe
Babe
(Original)
Ramona Kogan
Liz
(Original)
Sybil Larayne
Kitty
(Original)
Antrim Short
Fred Spalding
(Original)
Agnes Young
Lillian
(Original)
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William R. Doyle
Writer
Irving Lande
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
24
1929
Closing Date
May
1
1929
Performances
24
as of Mar 02, 2026
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