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Barnum Was Right
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Barnum Was Right
Broadway
Original
Frazee Theatre
254 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Philip Bartholomae
,
John Meehan
People (16)
Robert Adams
Seymour Standish
(Original)
Elwood F. Bostwick
Samuel Locke
(Original)
Donald Brian
Fred Farrell
(Original)
Marion Coakley
Miriam Locke
(Original)
Will Deming
Burke
(Original)
George E. Mack
Guiseppi Verdi
(Original)
Denman Maley
Harrison
(Original)
Enid Markey
Mrs. Tuttle
(Original)
Neil Martin
Mr. Tuttle
(Original)
William E. Morris
Felix Hammer
(Original)
Lilyan Tashman
Phoebe O'Dare
(Original)
Suzanne Willa
Sarah
(Original)
Arthur J. Wood
Pierre
(Original)
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Robert Adams
Seymour Standish
(Original)
Elwood F. Bostwick
Samuel Locke
(Original)
Donald Brian
Fred Farrell
(Original)
Marion Coakley
Miriam Locke
(Original)
Will Deming
Burke
(Original)
George E. Mack
Guiseppi Verdi
(Original)
Denman Maley
Harrison
(Original)
Enid Markey
Mrs. Tuttle
(Original)
Neil Martin
Mr. Tuttle
(Original)
William E. Morris
Felix Hammer
(Original)
Lilyan Tashman
Phoebe O'Dare
(Original)
Suzanne Willa
Sarah
(Original)
Arthur J. Wood
Pierre
(Original)
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Philip Bartholomae
Writer
John Meehan
Writer
Staging
Louis F. Werba
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
12
1923
Closing Date
May
26
1923
Performances
88
as of Dec 04, 2025
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