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A Prince There Was
Broadway
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A Prince There Was
Broadway
Original
George M. Cohan's Theatre
1482 Broadway at W. 43rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George M. Cohan
People (14)
Albert G. Andrews
Performer
(Original)
Walter Brown
Performer
(Original)
Wanda Carlyle
Performer
(Original)
George M. Cohan
Performer
(Original)
Ruth Donnelly
Performer
(Original)
Elizabeth Dunne
Performer
(Original)
Phoebe Hunt
Performer
(Original)
LeRoy Johnson
Performer
(Original)
George Parsons
Performer
(Original)
Jessie Ralph
Performer
(Original)
Ralph Sipperly
Performer
(Original)
Ernest Stallard
Performer
(Original)
Marie Vernon
Performer
(Original)
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Albert G. Andrews
Performer
(Original)
Walter Brown
Performer
(Original)
Wanda Carlyle
Performer
(Original)
George M. Cohan
Performer
(Original)
Ruth Donnelly
Performer
(Original)
Elizabeth Dunne
Performer
(Original)
Phoebe Hunt
Performer
(Original)
LeRoy Johnson
Performer
(Original)
George Parsons
Performer
(Original)
Jessie Ralph
Performer
(Original)
Ralph Sipperly
Performer
(Original)
Ernest Stallard
Performer
(Original)
Marie Vernon
Performer
(Original)
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George M. Cohan
Writer
Dorrough Aldrich
Source Material (from a story)
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
24
1918
Closing Date
May
1
1919
Performances
159
as of Jan 26, 2026
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