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Clair De Lune
Broadway
Original
Clair De Lune
Broadway
Original
Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Michael Strange
People (22)
Jerry Albra
Drummer Boy
(Original)
Ethel Barrymore
The Queen
(Original)
John Barrymore
Gwymplane Soldier
(Original)
Olga Borowska
An Indian Slave
(Original)
Betty Carsdale
Lady Jenny St. Wynne
(Original)
Roy Cochrane
Lord Arranton
(Original)
Jane Cooper
Dea
(Original)
Henry Daniell
Prince Charles of Vaucluse
(Original)
Johnson DeLoyle
Drummer Boy
(Original)
J.S. DeWolfe
Mr. Pynge
(Original)
Shirley Gale
Madame Chevenix
(Original)
Henrietta Goodwin
Chiffon
(Original)
Herbert Grimwood
Phedro
(Original)
Violet Kemble-Cooper
The Duchess of Beaumont
(Original)
Dennis King
The Marquis of Trois Fleures
(Original)
Ina Rorke
Lady Brawford
(Original)
Guy Standing, Jr.
Piccolo
(Original)
E. Lyall Swete
Ursus
(Original)
Albert Tovell
A Minister of State
(Original)
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Jerry Albra
Drummer Boy
(Original)
Ethel Barrymore
The Queen
(Original)
John Barrymore
Gwymplane Soldier
(Original)
Olga Borowska
An Indian Slave
(Original)
Betty Carsdale
Lady Jenny St. Wynne
(Original)
Roy Cochrane
Lord Arranton
(Original)
Jane Cooper
Dea
(Original)
Henry Daniell
Prince Charles of Vaucluse
(Original)
Johnson DeLoyle
Drummer Boy
(Original)
J.S. DeWolfe
Mr. Pynge
(Original)
Shirley Gale
Madame Chevenix
(Original)
Henrietta Goodwin
Chiffon
(Original)
Herbert Grimwood
Phedro
(Original)
Violet Kemble-Cooper
The Duchess of Beaumont
(Original)
Dennis King
The Marquis of Trois Fleures
(Original)
Ina Rorke
Lady Brawford
(Original)
Guy Standing, Jr.
Piccolo
(Original)
E. Lyall Swete
Ursus
(Original)
Albert Tovell
A Minister of State
(Original)
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Michael Strange
Writer
Victor Hugo
Source Material (from "The Man Who Laughed")
E. Lyall Swete
Staging
Charles Frohman, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
18
1921
Closing Date
Jun
11
1921
Performances
64
as of Apr 02, 2026
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