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A Primer for Lovers
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A Primer for Lovers Playbill - November 1929
A Primer for Lovers
Broadway
Original
Longacre Theatre
220 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William J. Hurlbut
People (12)
Gwendolyn De Lany
Katie
(Original)
Joseph Greene
Walters
(Original)
Rose Hobart
Marguerite Brace
(Original)
Charles Laite
John Elliott
(Original)
Ann Mason
Lucy Elliott
(Original)
Dorothy Mortimer
Virginia Beechmore
(Original)
Gavin Muir
Ned Jacques
(Original)
Alison Skipworth
Jessica Featherston
(Original)
Robert Warwick
Elkin Beechmore
(Original)
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Gwendolyn De Lany
Katie
(Original)
Joseph Greene
Walters
(Original)
Rose Hobart
Marguerite Brace
(Original)
Charles Laite
John Elliott
(Original)
Ann Mason
Lucy Elliott
(Original)
Dorothy Mortimer
Virginia Beechmore
(Original)
Gavin Muir
Ned Jacques
(Original)
Alison Skipworth
Jessica Featherston
(Original)
Robert Warwick
Elkin Beechmore
(Original)
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William J. Hurlbut
Writer
William Adams
Staging
Herman Gantvoort
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
18
1929
Closing Date
Dec
1
1929
Performances
24
as of Feb 24, 2026
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A Primer For Lovers - November 25, 1929
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A Primer For Lovers - November 25, 1929
A Primer For Lovers - November 25, 1929
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