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A Tale of the Wolf
Broadway
Original
A Tale of the Wolf
Broadway
Original
Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Ferenc Molnár
People (20)
Mathilde Baring
Mrs. Ritter
(Original)
Seldon Bennett
Lieutenant Zagon
(Original)
William Clifford
Mr. Balin
(Original)
Frederick Earle
Lieutenant Mikhail
(Original)
Wallace Eddinger
George Szabo
(Original)
Hilda Plowright
Mitzi
(Original)
Phyllis Povah
Vilma
(Original)
Charles Walters
Peterle
(Original)
Roland Young
Dr. Eugene Kelemen
(Original)
Robert Clark
Bus Boy
(Original)
Edward Elkas
Headwaiter
(Original)
Herbert Farjeon
First Waiter
(Original)
George Greenberg
Second Waiter
(Original)
Winifred Harris
The Countess
(Original)
Rose Keane
Maid
(Original)
Geraldine O'Brien
Governess
(Original)
Edna Vaughn
Cook
(Original)
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Mathilde Baring
Mrs. Ritter
(Original)
Seldon Bennett
Lieutenant Zagon
(Original)
William Clifford
Mr. Balin
(Original)
Frederick Earle
Lieutenant Mikhail
(Original)
Wallace Eddinger
George Szabo
(Original)
Hilda Plowright
Mitzi
(Original)
Phyllis Povah
Vilma
(Original)
Charles Walters
Peterle
(Original)
Roland Young
Dr. Eugene Kelemen
(Original)
Robert Clark
Bus Boy
(Original)
Edward Elkas
Headwaiter
(Original)
Herbert Farjeon
First Waiter
(Original)
George Greenberg
Second Waiter
(Original)
Winifred Harris
The Countess
(Original)
Rose Keane
Maid
(Original)
Geraldine O'Brien
Governess
(Original)
Edna Vaughn
Cook
(Original)
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Ferenc Molnár
Writer
Frank Reicher
Staging
Charles Frohman, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
7
1925
Closing Date
Oct
31
1925
Performances
13
as of Dec 04, 2025
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