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Arabesque
Broadway
Original
National Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Ruth White Warfield
playwright:
Cloyd Head
,
Eunice Tietjens
People (76)
Hortense Alden
Laila
(Original)
Conrad Cantzen
Baba Youssef
(Original)
Curtis Cooksey
Ahmed Ben Tahar
(Original)
Etienne Girardot
The Caid of Nadour
(Original)
Victor Hammond
Ali
(Original)
Yuji Itow
The Muezzin
(Original)
Helen Judson
Halima
(Original)
Sarat Lahiri
Abdullah
(Original)
Bela Lugosi
The Sheik of Hammam
(Original)
Kay McKay
Maroc
(Original)
Sara Sothern
M'na
(Original)
George Thornton
Abs
(Original)
Olive West
Mabouba
(Original)
Hamad Attab
A Pilgrim
(Original)
Geraldine Ballard
Arab Child
(Original)
Merlin Ballard
Arab Child
(Original)
Mohammed Basher
Cloth Merchant
(Original)
Mohammed Ben Ali
The Ever-Yawning Rug Merchant
(Original)
Charles Berkley
Bearded Jew
(Original)
Hamad Bisher
The Herdsman
(Original)
Clayton Braun
The Tailor
(Original)
John Brewster
An Innocent Bedouin
(Original)
Florence Brinton
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Earle Caddock
A Rich Jew
(Original)
Ruth Daniels
The Rich Jew's Wife
(Original)
Bus Daniels
Grocer
(Original)
Boyd Davis
Tall Bedouin
(Original)
Claude Dougal
Arab Guest
(Original)
Anna Duncan
The Dancing Girl
(Original)
Rona Fray
Bridesmaid
(Original)
B. A. Fripp
Arab Guest
(Original)
M. Garboat
Short Orderly
(Original)
James Gaylor
Grain Vendor
(Original)
Lackaye Grant
Arab Guest
(Original)
Gladys Green
Berber Woman
(Original)
Ali Halel
Porter who carries crates
(Original)
Robert Halloway
Arab Child
(Original)
Mustapha Hantoot
Dancing Boy
(Original)
Ismut Hassen
Woodpeddler
(Original)
Elsbeth Herbert
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Mohammed Houssain
Dancing Boy
(Original)
Larry Jason
The Rich Jew's Son
(Original)
Irene Joseph
Berber Woman
(Original)
Raphael Kados
Coppersmith
(Original)
Helen Kim
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Jacob Kingsberry
Chief Bedouin
(Original)
Naoe Kondo
The Sheik's Sister
(Original)
Raise Lehassen
The Money Changer
(Original)
Mactar Lehedder
Dancing Boy
(Original)
Louise Mainland
The Arab Woman
(Original)
Beine Makter
The Barber
(Original)
Yetta Malamude
The Sheik's Aunt
(Original)
Hardwick Nevin
Perfumer
(Original)
Marie Offerman
The Rich Jew's Daughter
(Original)
George Offerman, Jr.
Arab Child
(Original)
Hamad B. Omar
Dancing Boy
(Original)
Logan Paul
The Ragged Old Begger
(Original)
Nancy Pethbridge
The Rich Jew's Daughter
(Original)
Julia Ralph
The Sheik's Mother
(Original)
Edward Ray
Porter
(Original)
Herman O. Roberts
Jeweler
(Original)
Samuel Rosen
A Kief Smoker
(Original)
Prince Singh
The Public Letter Writer
(Original)
William Skavlan
The Subcaid
(Original)
Philip Spector
Old Bedouin
(Original)
Roland Twombley
Cobbler
(Original)
Ben Welden
Cafe Proprietor
(Original)
Chief Whitehawk
Waiter
(Original)
Elsie Winslow
A Negro Servant Woman
(Original)
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Hortense Alden
Laila
(Original)
Conrad Cantzen
Baba Youssef
(Original)
Curtis Cooksey
Ahmed Ben Tahar
(Original)
Etienne Girardot
The Caid of Nadour
(Original)
Victor Hammond
Ali
(Original)
Yuji Itow
The Muezzin
(Original)
Helen Judson
Halima
(Original)
Sarat Lahiri
Abdullah
(Original)
Bela Lugosi
The Sheik of Hammam
(Original)
Kay McKay
Maroc
(Original)
Sara Sothern
M'na
(Original)
George Thornton
Abs
(Original)
Olive West
Mabouba
(Original)
Hamad Attab
A Pilgrim
(Original)
Geraldine Ballard
Arab Child
(Original)
Merlin Ballard
Arab Child
(Original)
Mohammed Basher
Cloth Merchant
(Original)
Mohammed Ben Ali
The Ever-Yawning Rug Merchant
(Original)
Charles Berkley
Bearded Jew
(Original)
Hamad Bisher
The Herdsman
(Original)
Clayton Braun
The Tailor
(Original)
John Brewster
An Innocent Bedouin
(Original)
Florence Brinton
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Earle Caddock
A Rich Jew
(Original)
Ruth Daniels
The Rich Jew's Wife
(Original)
Bus Daniels
Grocer
(Original)
Boyd Davis
Tall Bedouin
(Original)
Claude Dougal
Arab Guest
(Original)
Anna Duncan
The Dancing Girl
(Original)
Rona Fray
Bridesmaid
(Original)
B. A. Fripp
Arab Guest
(Original)
M. Garboat
Short Orderly
(Original)
James Gaylor
Grain Vendor
(Original)
Lackaye Grant
Arab Guest
(Original)
Gladys Green
Berber Woman
(Original)
Ali Halel
Porter who carries crates
(Original)
Robert Halloway
Arab Child
(Original)
Mustapha Hantoot
Dancing Boy
(Original)
Ismut Hassen
Woodpeddler
(Original)
Elsbeth Herbert
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Mohammed Houssain
Dancing Boy
(Original)
Larry Jason
The Rich Jew's Son
(Original)
Irene Joseph
Berber Woman
(Original)
Raphael Kados
Coppersmith
(Original)
Helen Kim
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Jacob Kingsberry
Chief Bedouin
(Original)
Naoe Kondo
The Sheik's Sister
(Original)
Raise Lehassen
The Money Changer
(Original)
Mactar Lehedder
Dancing Boy
(Original)
Louise Mainland
The Arab Woman
(Original)
Beine Makter
The Barber
(Original)
Yetta Malamude
The Sheik's Aunt
(Original)
Hardwick Nevin
Perfumer
(Original)
Marie Offerman
The Rich Jew's Daughter
(Original)
George Offerman, Jr.
Arab Child
(Original)
Hamad B. Omar
Dancing Boy
(Original)
Logan Paul
The Ragged Old Begger
(Original)
Nancy Pethbridge
The Rich Jew's Daughter
(Original)
Julia Ralph
The Sheik's Mother
(Original)
Edward Ray
Porter
(Original)
Herman O. Roberts
Jeweler
(Original)
Samuel Rosen
A Kief Smoker
(Original)
Prince Singh
The Public Letter Writer
(Original)
William Skavlan
The Subcaid
(Original)
Philip Spector
Old Bedouin
(Original)
Roland Twombley
Cobbler
(Original)
Ben Welden
Cafe Proprietor
(Original)
Chief Whitehawk
Waiter
(Original)
Elsie Winslow
A Negro Servant Woman
(Original)
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Cloyd Head
Writer
Eunice Tietjens
Writer
Ruth White Warfield
Composer
Norman Bel Geddes
Director
Scenic Design
Producer
Michi Itow
Choreographer
Cleon Throckmorton
Scenic Design
Richard G. Herndon
Producer
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
20
1925
Closing Date
Nov
7
1925
Performances
23
as of Dec 04, 2025
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