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The Butter and Egg Man

Broadway

Original

The Butter and Egg Man

Broadway

Original

Longacre Theatre
220 W. 48th St., New York, NY

SYNOPSIS:

playwright: George S. Kaufman

People (16)

George Alison

A. J. Patterson
(Original)

Marion Barney

Mary Martin
(Original)

John A. Butler

Jack McClure
(Original)

Tom Fadden

Waiter
(Original)

Sylvia Field

Jane Weston
(Original)

Gregory Kelly

Peter Jones
(Original)

Denman Maley

Oscar Fritchie
(Original)

Robert Middlemass

Joseph Lehman
(Original)

Harry Neville

Cecil Benham
(Original)

Eloise Stream

Peggy Marlowe
(Original)

Harry Stubbs

Bernie Sampson
(Original)

Puritan Townsend

Kitty Humphreys
(Original)

Lucille Webster

Fanny Lehman
(Original)

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George Alison

A. J. Patterson
(Original)

Marion Barney

Mary Martin
(Original)

John A. Butler

Jack McClure
(Original)

Tom Fadden

Waiter
(Original)

Sylvia Field

Jane Weston
(Original)

Gregory Kelly

Peter Jones
(Original)

Denman Maley

Oscar Fritchie
(Original)

Robert Middlemass

Joseph Lehman
(Original)

Harry Neville

Cecil Benham
(Original)

Eloise Stream

Peggy Marlowe
(Original)

Harry Stubbs

Bernie Sampson
(Original)

Puritan Townsend

Kitty Humphreys
(Original)

Lucille Webster

Fanny Lehman
(Original)

George S. Kaufman

Writer

James Gleason

Director

Crosby Gaige

Producer

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Pro Info

Opening Date

Sep 23 1925

Closing Date

Apr 17 1926

Performances

243 as of Jan 08, 2026

Inside The Playbill

The Butter And Egg Man - October 19, 1925

The Butter And Egg Man - October 19, 1925

The Butter And Egg Man - October 19, 1925

The Butter And Egg Man - October 19, 1925

The Butter And Egg Man - October 19, 1925

The Butter And Egg Man - October 19, 1925

The Butter And Egg Man - October 19, 1925

The Butter And Egg Man - October 19, 1925

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