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An Innocent Idea
Broadway
Original
An Innocent Idea
Broadway
Original
Fulton Theatre
210 W. 46th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Martin Brown
People (19)
Elizabeth Alexander
Mrs. Lee
(Original)
Helen Barnes
Myrtilla Marne
(Original)
Edna A. Crawford
Mrs. Lord
(Original)
Miriam Doyle
Philomena Rose
(Original)
Sadie Duff
Mrs. Coyle
(Original)
Russell Fillmore
Ernest Geer
(Original)
Florence Gerald
Mrs. Case
(Original)
Teddy Hart
Bell Boy
(Original)
Harold Howard
Hector Home
(Original)
Renee Johnson
Mrs. Turk
(Original)
Robert Emmett Keane
Henry Bird
(Original)
Loral Lake
Henderson Wing
(Original)
Rose Mintz
Fannie Fish
(Original)
Amy Ongley
Chambermaid
(Original)
Arthur Villars
Waiter
(Original)
Antoinette Walker
Lily Dell
(Original)
Claire Whitney
Bonnie Wing
(Original)
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Elizabeth Alexander
Mrs. Lee
(Original)
Helen Barnes
Myrtilla Marne
(Original)
Edna A. Crawford
Mrs. Lord
(Original)
Miriam Doyle
Philomena Rose
(Original)
Sadie Duff
Mrs. Coyle
(Original)
Russell Fillmore
Ernest Geer
(Original)
Florence Gerald
Mrs. Case
(Original)
Teddy Hart
Bell Boy
(Original)
Harold Howard
Hector Home
(Original)
Renee Johnson
Mrs. Turk
(Original)
Robert Emmett Keane
Henry Bird
(Original)
Loral Lake
Henderson Wing
(Original)
Rose Mintz
Fannie Fish
(Original)
Amy Ongley
Chambermaid
(Original)
Arthur Villars
Waiter
(Original)
Antoinette Walker
Lily Dell
(Original)
Claire Whitney
Bonnie Wing
(Original)
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Martin Brown
Writer
Charles Emerson Cook
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
25
1920
Closing Date
May
31
1920
Performances
7
as of Dec 05, 2025
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