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A Bill of Divorcement
Broadway
Original
A Bill of Divorcement
Broadway
Original
George M. Cohan's Theatre
1482 Broadway at W. 43rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Clemence Dane
People (12)
John Astley
Kit Pumphrey
(Original)
Janet Beecher
Margaret Fairfield
(Original)
Lillian Brennard
Bassett
(Original)
Katharine Cornell
Sydney Fairfield
(Original)
Fred Graham
The Rev. Christopher Pumphrey
(Original)
Ada King
Hester Fairfield
(Original)
Arnold Lucy
Dr. Alliot
(Original)
Alan Pollock
Hilary Fairfield
(Original)
Charles Waldron
Gray Meredith
(Original)
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John Astley
Kit Pumphrey
(Original)
Janet Beecher
Margaret Fairfield
(Original)
Lillian Brennard
Bassett
(Original)
Katharine Cornell
Sydney Fairfield
(Original)
Fred Graham
The Rev. Christopher Pumphrey
(Original)
Ada King
Hester Fairfield
(Original)
Arnold Lucy
Dr. Alliot
(Original)
Alan Pollock
Hilary Fairfield
(Original)
Charles Waldron
Gray Meredith
(Original)
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Clemence Dane
Writer
Basil Dean
Staging
Charles Dillingham
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
10
1921
Closing Date
Mar
4
1922
Performances
173
as of Feb 17, 2026
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