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Drifting
Broadway
Original
Drifting
Broadway
Original
Playhouse Theatre
137 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
John Colton
,
Preston Gibson
,
D. H. Andrews
People (30)
Allen Atwell
Wang
(Original)
Frank Backus
Komisky
(Original)
Millie Beland
Chu Che La Lu
(Original)
William Blaisdell
Number One Mafu
(Original)
Ramirez
(Original)
Humphrey Bogart
Ernie Crockett
(Original)
Third Husband
(Original)
Alice Brady
Cassie Cook
(Original)
Cornelius Bull
Number Two Mafu
(Original)
Leonard Cary
Lady Beamish
(Original)
Jane Corcoran
A Monger of Lost Dolls
(Original)
Mrs. Cook
(Original)
Burr Curruth
Dr. Hepburn
(Original)
Harry Davies
Capt. Jack John Micheljohn
(Original)
Marguerite de Marhanno
The Woman of Tung Kow
(Original)
Maxwell Driscoll
Flock
(Original)
Barry Fitz Patrick
A China Boy (2)
(Original)
Coolie
(Original)
First Body Servant
(Original)
Willie Bates
(Original)
Franklyn Fox
Monsieur Repin
(Original)
Jack Grattan
Tommy Hepburn
(Original)
Lumsden Hare
Dr. Li Shen Kueng
(Original)
Olaf Laven
Number Three Mafu
(Original)
Second Body Servant
(Original)
Winifred Lawshe
Rangoon Rose
(Original)
Geraldine McCreery
A Sorceress
(Original)
Leward Meeker
First Husband
(Original)
Molyneaux
(Original)
Florence Short
Mrs. Polly Voo Frances
(Original)
Edwin Thompson
A China Boy (1)
(Original)
A Holy Beggar
(Original)
A Priest of Buddha
(Original)
Second Husband
(Original)
Blanche Wallace
Foo Chow Lizzie
(Original)
Eve Ware
A Road Woman From Nowhere
(Original)
Robert Warwick
Badlands McKinney
(Original)
H. Mortimer White
Deacon Cook
(Original)
The Jhanzi Kahn
(Original)
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Allen Atwell
Wang
(Original)
Frank Backus
Komisky
(Original)
Millie Beland
Chu Che La Lu
(Original)
William Blaisdell
Number One Mafu
(Original)
Ramirez
(Original)
Humphrey Bogart
Ernie Crockett
(Original)
Third Husband
(Original)
Alice Brady
Cassie Cook
(Original)
Cornelius Bull
Number Two Mafu
(Original)
Leonard Cary
Lady Beamish
(Original)
Jane Corcoran
A Monger of Lost Dolls
(Original)
Mrs. Cook
(Original)
Burr Curruth
Dr. Hepburn
(Original)
Harry Davies
Capt. Jack John Micheljohn
(Original)
Marguerite de Marhanno
The Woman of Tung Kow
(Original)
Maxwell Driscoll
Flock
(Original)
Barry Fitz Patrick
A China Boy (2)
(Original)
Coolie
(Original)
First Body Servant
(Original)
Willie Bates
(Original)
Franklyn Fox
Monsieur Repin
(Original)
Jack Grattan
Tommy Hepburn
(Original)
Lumsden Hare
Dr. Li Shen Kueng
(Original)
Olaf Laven
Number Three Mafu
(Original)
Second Body Servant
(Original)
Winifred Lawshe
Rangoon Rose
(Original)
Geraldine McCreery
A Sorceress
(Original)
Leward Meeker
First Husband
(Original)
Molyneaux
(Original)
Florence Short
Mrs. Polly Voo Frances
(Original)
Edwin Thompson
A China Boy (1)
(Original)
A Holy Beggar
(Original)
A Priest of Buddha
(Original)
Second Husband
(Original)
Blanche Wallace
Foo Chow Lizzie
(Original)
Eve Ware
A Road Woman From Nowhere
(Original)
Robert Warwick
Badlands McKinney
(Original)
H. Mortimer White
Deacon Cook
(Original)
The Jhanzi Kahn
(Original)
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D. H. Andrews
Writer
John Colton
Writer
John Cromwell
Staging
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
2
1922
Closing Date
Feb
1
1922
Performances
63
as of Jan 10, 2026
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