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Candle Light
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Candle Light Playbill - October 1929
Candle Light
Broadway
Original
Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Siegfried Geyer
People (11)
Jack Carlton
Koeppke
(Original)
Robert English
Baron Von Rischenheim
(Original)
Leslie Howard
Josef
(Original)
Gertrude Lawrence
Marie
(Original)
Reginald Owen
Prince Rudolf Haseldorf-Schlobitten
(Original)
Ralph Roberts
A Waiter
(Original)
Betty Schuster
Baroness Von Rischenheim
(Original)
Rita Vale
Liserl
(Original)
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Jack Carlton
Koeppke
(Original)
Robert English
Baron Von Rischenheim
(Original)
Leslie Howard
Josef
(Original)
Gertrude Lawrence
Marie
(Original)
Reginald Owen
Prince Rudolf Haseldorf-Schlobitten
(Original)
Ralph Roberts
A Waiter
(Original)
Betty Schuster
Baroness Von Rischenheim
(Original)
Rita Vale
Liserl
(Original)
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Siegfried Geyer
Writer
P. G. Wodehouse
Book Adaptation
Gilbert Miller
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
30
1929
Closing Date
Jan
1
1930
Performances
128
as of Jan 31, 2026
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Candle Light - October 28, 1929
Candle Light - October 28, 1929
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Candle Light - October 28, 1929
Candle Light - October 28, 1929
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