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The Song Writer
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The Song Writer Playbill - Aug 1928
The Song Writer
Broadway
Original
48th Street Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Abner Silver
,
Herb Magidson
,
Phil Baker
,
Sid Silvers
music:
Georgie Price
playwright:
Crane Wilbur
People (20)
Beatrice Blinn
Ruth Sabath
(Original)
Irving Hirsch
Willie Abrams
(Original)
Hugh Huntley
J. Rodman Peck
(Original)
Mayo Methot
Patricia Thayer
(Original)
Jennie Moscowitz
Mrs. Bernard
(Original)
Neil Pratt
Andy Little
(Original)
Georgie Price
David Bernard
(Original)
Robert Sinclair
Benny Hart
(Original)
Bea Thrift
Dolly Ryan
(Original)
F. A. Walton
Joe
(Original)
Ethel Wilson
Fanny Kaye
(Original)
Marian Winston
Belle Ryan
(Original)
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Beatrice Blinn
Ruth Sabath
(Original)
Irving Hirsch
Willie Abrams
(Original)
Hugh Huntley
J. Rodman Peck
(Original)
Mayo Methot
Patricia Thayer
(Original)
Jennie Moscowitz
Mrs. Bernard
(Original)
Neil Pratt
Andy Little
(Original)
Georgie Price
David Bernard
(Original)
Robert Sinclair
Benny Hart
(Original)
Bea Thrift
Dolly Ryan
(Original)
F. A. Walton
Joe
(Original)
Ethel Wilson
Fanny Kaye
(Original)
Marian Winston
Belle Ryan
(Original)
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Crane Wilbur
Writer
Georgie Price
Music
Phil Baker
Lyrics
Herb Magidson
Lyrics
Abner Silver
Lyrics
Sid Silvers
Lyrics
Alexander Leftwich
Staging
William Oden Waller
Scenic Design
Alexander Yokel
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
13
1928
Closing Date
Sep
29
1928
Performances
56
as of Nov 27, 2025
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