''Loud Speaker'' is a play by American playwright

John Howard Lawson John Howard Lawson (September 25, 1894 – August 11, 1977) was an American writer, specializing in plays and screenplays. After starting with plays for theaters in New York City, he worked in Hollywood on writing for films. He was the first pres ...

. It was first produced by the New Playwrights' Theatre at the 52nd Street Theatre in

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, opening on March 2 1927. Harry Wagstaff Gribble directed,

Mordecai Gorelik Mordecai (Max) Gorelik (August 25, 1899 – March 7, 1990) was an American theatrical designer, producer and director. Life and work Born August 25, 1899, in Shchedrin near Minsk, Russia, Mordecai (Max) Gorelik immigrated with his family to the U ...

designed the sets, Eugene L. Berton composed its music, and

Leonard Sillman Leonard Sillman (May 9, 1908 - January 23, 1982) was an American Broadway producer. Born in Detroit, Michigan on May 9, 1908, he was the brother of June Carroll, the brother-in-law of Sidney Carroll and the uncle of Steve Reich and Jonathan Carroll. ...

choreographed its dances.

Characters

* Harry U. Collins * Peterson * Emma Collins * Maid * Clare Collins * Josephus * Johnnie Dunne * Floradora Finnigan * A Stranger with a Beard * Dorothy Dunne * Armenian Iky * 1st Reporter * 2nd Reporter * 3rd Reporter * 1st Photographer * 2nd Photographer * The Harlem Committee * The Imperial Serenaders

Sources

* Lawson, John Howard. 1927. ''Loud Speaker: A Farce''. New York: The Macaulay Company.

External links

* {{IBDB show, 5566 1927 plays Broadway plays Plays by John Howard Lawson Modernist theatre