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A Successful Calamity
Broadway
Original
A Successful Calamity
Broadway
Original
Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Clare Kummer
People (14)
Katherine Alexander
Julia Parkingston
(Original)
Richard Barbee
Eddie
(Original)
Claus Bogel
Dr. Brodie
(Original)
William Devereaux
Connors
(Original)
Ruth Findlay
Marguerite
(Original)
William Gillette
Henry Wilton
(Original)
Manart Kippen
Pietro Rafaelo
(Original)
Charles W. Lane
John Belden
(Original)
Mlle. Marcelle
Albertine
(Original)
Richard Sterling
George Struthers
(Original)
Estelle Winwood
Emma Wilton
(Original)
Roland Young
Clarence Rivers
(Original)
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Katherine Alexander
Julia Parkingston
(Original)
Richard Barbee
Eddie
(Original)
Claus Bogel
Dr. Brodie
(Original)
William Devereaux
Connors
(Original)
Ruth Findlay
Marguerite
(Original)
William Gillette
Henry Wilton
(Original)
Manart Kippen
Pietro Rafaelo
(Original)
Charles W. Lane
John Belden
(Original)
Mlle. Marcelle
Albertine
(Original)
Richard Sterling
George Struthers
(Original)
Estelle Winwood
Emma Wilton
(Original)
Roland Young
Clarence Rivers
(Original)
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Clare Kummer
Writer
Arthur Hopkins
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
5
1917
Closing Date
Jun
1
1917
Performances
144
as of Mar 09, 2026
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