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Kibitzer
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Original
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Kibitzer Playbill - February 1929
Kibitzer
Broadway
Original
Royale Theatre
242 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jo Swerling
,
Edward G. Robinson
People (31)
Hobart Cavanaugh
Emil Schmidt
(Original)
Tom Fadden
Loomis
(Original)
Samuel T. Godfrey
Briggs
(Original)
Jeanne Greene
Josie
(Original)
Charles Hammond
Hanson
(Original)
Nelan H. Jaap
Bill Livingston
(Original)
Jacob Katzman
Yankel
(Original)
Louis Le Bay
Sarnov
(Original)
Alexis Polianov
Kikoupoupoulous
(Original)
Michael Porter
Michaels
(Original)
Eugene Powers
James Livingston
(Original)
Al Roberts
Marks
(Original)
Edward G. Robinson
Lazarus
(Original)
Arthur S. Ross
Meyer
(Original)
Walter F. Scott
Mullins
(Original)
James Whittaker
Nolan
(Original)
C. Jay Williams
Wescott
(Original)
Stanley G. Wood
Phillips
(Original)
Travis "Weather" Hoke
A Barometer Salesman
(Original)
Beatrice Bayard
2nd Neighbor
(Original)
Rex Boyd
2nd Kibitzer
(Original)
Martha Edwards
1st Neighbor
(Original)
Agnew Horine
2nd Customer
(Original)
Henry Howard
1st Kibitzer
(Original)
Hunter Kaufman
Photographer
(Original)
Fred M. Mitchell
A Butcher
(Original)
Lloyd Russell
1st Customer
(Original)
George Spelvin
Customer
(Original)
An Officer
(Original)
Vincent Strain
Reporter
(Original)
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Hobart Cavanaugh
Emil Schmidt
(Original)
Tom Fadden
Loomis
(Original)
Samuel T. Godfrey
Briggs
(Original)
Jeanne Greene
Josie
(Original)
Charles Hammond
Hanson
(Original)
Nelan H. Jaap
Bill Livingston
(Original)
Jacob Katzman
Yankel
(Original)
Louis Le Bay
Sarnov
(Original)
Alexis Polianov
Kikoupoupoulous
(Original)
Michael Porter
Michaels
(Original)
Eugene Powers
James Livingston
(Original)
Al Roberts
Marks
(Original)
Edward G. Robinson
Lazarus
(Original)
Arthur S. Ross
Meyer
(Original)
Walter F. Scott
Mullins
(Original)
James Whittaker
Nolan
(Original)
C. Jay Williams
Wescott
(Original)
Stanley G. Wood
Phillips
(Original)
Travis "Weather" Hoke
A Barometer Salesman
(Original)
Beatrice Bayard
2nd Neighbor
(Original)
Rex Boyd
2nd Kibitzer
(Original)
Martha Edwards
1st Neighbor
(Original)
Agnew Horine
2nd Customer
(Original)
Henry Howard
1st Kibitzer
(Original)
Hunter Kaufman
Photographer
(Original)
Fred M. Mitchell
A Butcher
(Original)
Lloyd Russell
1st Customer
(Original)
George Spelvin
Customer
(Original)
An Officer
(Original)
Vincent Strain
Reporter
(Original)
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Edward G. Robinson
Writer
Jo Swerling
Writer
Patterson McNutt
Director
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
18
1929
Closing Date
Jun
1
1929
Performances
120
as of Jan 30, 2026
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