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Louder, Please
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Louder Please! Playbill - Nov 1931
Louder Please! Playbill - Dec 1931
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Louder, Please
Broadway
Original
Theatre Masque
252 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Norman Krasna
People (18)
Buford Armitage
Allen West
(Original)
Charles Brokaw
Frederick Garrett
(Original)
Louise Brooks
Polly Madison
(Original)
Aleta Freel
Kathryn Block
(Original)
Robert Gleckler
Bailey
(Original)
Percy Kilbride
Snitz Gumble
(Original)
Charles Laite
George Brody
(Original)
Millard Mitchell
Eddie Maney
(Original)
Allan Nagle
Charlie Harris
(Original)
Henry Sherwood
Santa Claus
(Original)
J.H. Stoddard
Bernie
(Original)
Frank M. Thomas
Kendall King
(Original)
Lee Tracy
Herbert White
(Original)
Mildred Wall
Ruth
(Original)
Charles G. Wilson
Herman Schneider
(Original)
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Buford Armitage
Allen West
(Original)
Charles Brokaw
Frederick Garrett
(Original)
Louise Brooks
Polly Madison
(Original)
Aleta Freel
Kathryn Block
(Original)
Robert Gleckler
Bailey
(Original)
Percy Kilbride
Snitz Gumble
(Original)
Charles Laite
George Brody
(Original)
Millard Mitchell
Eddie Maney
(Original)
Allan Nagle
Charlie Harris
(Original)
Henry Sherwood
Santa Claus
(Original)
J.H. Stoddard
Bernie
(Original)
Frank M. Thomas
Kendall King
(Original)
Lee Tracy
Herbert White
(Original)
Mildred Wall
Ruth
(Original)
Charles G. Wilson
Herman Schneider
(Original)
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Norman Krasna
Writer
George Abbott
Staging
A. L. Jones
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
12
1931
Closing Date
Jan
1932
Performances
68
as of Dec 15, 2025
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