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Children of Darkness Playbill - January 1930
Children of Darkness
Broadway
Original
Biltmore Theatre
261 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Edwin Justus Mayer
People (16)
Charles Dalton
Jonathan Wild
(Original)
Mary Ellis
Laetitia
(Original)
J. Kerby Hawkes
Mr. Cartwright
(Original)
Walter Kingsford
Mr. Snap
(Original)
Richard Menefee
Mr. Firece
(Original)
William Plunkett
Bailiff
(Original)
Eugene Powers
Lord Wainwright
(Original)
Joseph Skinner
Bailiff
(Original)
Basil Sydney
Count La Ruse
(Original)
Albert Vees
First Bailiff
(Original)
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Charles Dalton
Jonathan Wild
(Original)
Mary Ellis
Laetitia
(Original)
J. Kerby Hawkes
Mr. Cartwright
(Original)
Walter Kingsford
Mr. Snap
(Original)
Richard Menefee
Mr. Firece
(Original)
William Plunkett
Bailiff
(Original)
Eugene Powers
Lord Wainwright
(Original)
Joseph Skinner
Bailiff
(Original)
Basil Sydney
Count La Ruse
(Original)
Albert Vees
First Bailiff
(Original)
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Edwin Justus Mayer
Writer
Director
Robert Edmond Jones
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Richard Menefee
Stage Manager
Nicholas Holde
General Manager
Bernard Simon
Press Representative
Kenneth MacGowan
Producer
Joseph Verner Reed
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
7
1930
Closing Date
Mar
1
1930
Performances
79
as of Dec 04, 2025
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