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East of Suez
Broadway
Original
East of Suez
Broadway
Original
Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre
234 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
W. Somerset Maugham
People (12)
John Halliday
George Conway
(Original)
Geoffrey Kerr
Harold Knox
(Original)
Howard Lang
Lee Tai Cheng
(Original)
Leonard Mudie
Henry Anderson
(Original)
Gypsy O'Brien
Sylvia Knox
(Original)
Catherine Proctor
Amah
(Original)
Florence Reed
Daisy
(Original)
Nathaniel Sack
Wu
(Original)
Miss Koven
An Acolyte
(Original)
John Spencer
A Buddhist Priest
(Original)
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John Halliday
George Conway
(Original)
Geoffrey Kerr
Harold Knox
(Original)
Howard Lang
Lee Tai Cheng
(Original)
Leonard Mudie
Henry Anderson
(Original)
Gypsy O'Brien
Sylvia Knox
(Original)
Catherine Proctor
Amah
(Original)
Florence Reed
Daisy
(Original)
Nathaniel Sack
Wu
(Original)
Miss Koven
An Acolyte
(Original)
John Spencer
A Buddhist Priest
(Original)
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W. Somerset Maugham
Writer
A. H. Woods
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
21
1922
Closing Date
Dec
1
1922
Performances
100
as of Jan 05, 2026
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