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Backfire

Broadway

Original

Backfire

Broadway

Original

39th Street Theatre
119 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY

SYNOPSIS:

playwright: Stuart Fox

People (15)

Mary Boland

Performer
(Original)

William Bonelli

Performer
(Original)

Adrienne Bonnell

Performer
(Original)

Roy Briant

Performer
(Original)

Harry Brukhardt

Performer
(Original)

Caroline Campe

Performer
(Original)

Martin Cheesman

Performer
(Original)

Ogden Crane

Performer
(Original)

Henry Gsell

Performer
(Original)

Fred W. Peters

Performer
(Original)

Aileen Poe

Performer
(Original)

Frederick Truesdell

Performer
(Original)

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Mary Boland

Performer
(Original)

William Bonelli

Performer
(Original)

Adrienne Bonnell

Performer
(Original)

Roy Briant

Performer
(Original)

Harry Brukhardt

Performer
(Original)

Caroline Campe

Performer
(Original)

Martin Cheesman

Performer
(Original)

Ogden Crane

Performer
(Original)

Henry Gsell

Performer
(Original)

Fred W. Peters

Performer
(Original)

Aileen Poe

Performer
(Original)

Frederick Truesdell

Performer
(Original)

Stuart Fox

Writer

Walter N. Lawrence

Director

Producer

L. B. Parker

Director

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Pro Info

Opening Date

Oct 2 1916

Closing Date

Nov 1 1916

Performances

64 as of Feb 13, 2026

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