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Up Pops the Devil
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Up Pops the Devil Playbill - September 1930
Up Pops the Devil
Broadway
Original
Theatre Masque
252 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Albert Hackett
,
Frances Goodrich
People (17)
Florence Auer
Mrs. Kent
(Original)
Spencer Barnes
A Laundryman
(Original)
Sally Bates
Anne
(Original)
George W. Callahan
Mr. Platt
(Original)
Brian Donlevy
George Kent
(Original)
Albert Hackett
Biney
(Original)
Henry Howard
Drunken Man
(Original)
Jack Klendon
Kelly
(Original)
John Marston
Gilbert Morrell
(Original)
Janet McLeay
Luella May Carroll
(Original)
Mabel Montgomery
Mrs. Platt
(Original)
James G. Morton
John
(Original)
Roger Pryor
Steve Merrick
(Original)
Mildred Wall
Polly Griscom
(Original)
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Florence Auer
Mrs. Kent
(Original)
Spencer Barnes
A Laundryman
(Original)
Sally Bates
Anne
(Original)
George W. Callahan
Mr. Platt
(Original)
Brian Donlevy
George Kent
(Original)
Albert Hackett
Biney
(Original)
Henry Howard
Drunken Man
(Original)
Jack Klendon
Kelly
(Original)
John Marston
Gilbert Morrell
(Original)
Janet McLeay
Luella May Carroll
(Original)
Mabel Montgomery
Mrs. Platt
(Original)
James G. Morton
John
(Original)
Roger Pryor
Steve Merrick
(Original)
Mildred Wall
Polly Griscom
(Original)
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Frances Goodrich
Writer
Albert Hackett
Writer
Worthington Miner
Staging
Lee Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
1
1930
Closing Date
Jan
10
1931
Performances
148
as of Jan 20, 2026
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