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Nigger Rich (the Big Shot)
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Nigger Rich (the Big Shot) Playbill - September 1929
Nigger Rich (the Big Shot)
Broadway
Original
Royale Theatre
242 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (15)
Don Beddoe
Blake
(Original)
John A. Butler
Joe Burns
(Original)
Eric Dressler
Mike Kelly
(Original)
Elvia Enders
Helen Page
(Original)
Helen Flint
Nina Welman
(Original)
Franklyn Fox
Ray Cole
(Original)
Adelaide Hibbard
Mrs. Mason
(Original)
Rikel Kent
Martin
(Original)
William Lemuels
Tucker
(Original)
Roderick Maybee
Denning
(Original)
Richard Taber
Gunny Jones
(Original)
Spencer Tracy
Eddie Perkins
(Original)
Gene West
Gates
(Original)
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Don Beddoe
Blake
(Original)
John A. Butler
Joe Burns
(Original)
Eric Dressler
Mike Kelly
(Original)
Elvia Enders
Helen Page
(Original)
Helen Flint
Nina Welman
(Original)
Franklyn Fox
Ray Cole
(Original)
Adelaide Hibbard
Mrs. Mason
(Original)
Rikel Kent
Martin
(Original)
William Lemuels
Tucker
(Original)
Roderick Maybee
Denning
(Original)
Richard Taber
Gunny Jones
(Original)
Spencer Tracy
Eddie Perkins
(Original)
Gene West
Gates
(Original)
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John McGowan
Writer
Director
Lee Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
20
1929
Closing Date
Sep
30
1929
Performances
11
as of Jan 05, 2026
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