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The Tightwad
Broadway
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The Tightwad Playbill - April 1927
The Tightwad
Broadway
Original
49th Street Theatre
235 W. 49th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Robert Keith
People (11)
King Calder
Tommy Jordan
(Original)
Marie Carroll
Mamie Harris
(Original)
Alexander Clark, Jr.
John Taylor
(Original)
Cebra Graves
Orval Stone
(Original)
Allen Moore
Elmer Taylor
(Original)
Lucile Nikolas
Edna Taylor
(Original)
Leah Winslow
Mrs. Taylor
(Original)
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King Calder
Tommy Jordan
(Original)
Marie Carroll
Mamie Harris
(Original)
Alexander Clark, Jr.
John Taylor
(Original)
Cebra Graves
Orval Stone
(Original)
Allen Moore
Elmer Taylor
(Original)
Lucile Nikolas
Edna Taylor
(Original)
Leah Winslow
Mrs. Taylor
(Original)
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Robert Keith
Writer
A.H. Van Buren
Staging
Lee Shubert
Producer
J.J. Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
16
1927
Closing Date
Apr
30
1927
Performances
9
as of Jan 07, 2026
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