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Business Before Pleasure
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Business Before Pleasure
Broadway
Original
Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre
234 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jules Eckert Goodman
,
Montague Glass
People (19)
Frank Allworth
Performer
(Original)
James F. Ayres
Performer
(Original)
Barney Bernard
Performer
(Original)
Alexander Carr
Performer
(Original)
Willis Claire
Performer
(Original)
Mathilde Cottrelly
Performer
(Original)
Jessie Dawe
Performer
(Original)
Alice Endres
Performer
(Original)
Jules A. Ferrar
Performer
(Original)
Robert Gibson
Performer
(Original)
Clara Joel
Performer
(Original)
Lottie Kendall
Performer
(Original)
George Le Guere
Performer
(Original)
Edwin Mordant
Performer
(Original)
Helen Sevilla
Performer
(Original)
C. Hooper Trask
Performer
(Original)
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Frank Allworth
Performer
(Original)
James F. Ayres
Performer
(Original)
Barney Bernard
Performer
(Original)
Alexander Carr
Performer
(Original)
Willis Claire
Performer
(Original)
Mathilde Cottrelly
Performer
(Original)
Jessie Dawe
Performer
(Original)
Alice Endres
Performer
(Original)
Jules A. Ferrar
Performer
(Original)
Robert Gibson
Performer
(Original)
Clara Joel
Performer
(Original)
Lottie Kendall
Performer
(Original)
George Le Guere
Performer
(Original)
Edwin Mordant
Performer
(Original)
Helen Sevilla
Performer
(Original)
C. Hooper Trask
Performer
(Original)
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Montague Glass
Writer
Jules Eckert Goodman
Writer
A. H. Woods
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
15
1917
Closing Date
Jun
1
1918
Performances
357
as of Apr 15, 2026
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