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Edgar Allan Poe
Broadway
Original
Edgar Allan Poe
Broadway
Original
Liberty Theatre
234 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (21)
William H. Barwald
J.H.B. Latrobe
(Original)
Mr. Gwynne
(Original)
Joyce Booth
Elmira Royster
(Original)
Hugh Chilvers
John Allan
(Original)
Redfield Clarke
John P. Kennedy
(Original)
Jennie A. Eustace
Mrs. Clem
(Original)
Peter Griffin
Decatur
(Original)
Jim Crow
(Original)
Paul Huber
Rufus Griswold
(Original)
Ethel Intropidi
Helen Whitman
(Original)
James Kirkwood
Edgar Allan Poe
(Original)
Alice Knowland
Mrs. John Allan
(Original)
Sadie
(Original)
Viola Leach
Frances Osgood
(Original)
Lila Lee
Virginia Clem
(Original)
Agnes Marc
Mamie
(Original)
James H. O'Brien
Bartender
(Original)
Washington
(Original)
Henry Oldridge
Blackie
(Original)
N.P. Willis
(Original)
Henry Pemberton
The Editor
(Original)
William Pryor
Banjo Joe
(Original)
George Saunders
Dr. James H. Miller
(Original)
Nick
(Original)
Laurence Tulloch
Mr. Gwynne
(Original)
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William H. Barwald
J.H.B. Latrobe
(Original)
Mr. Gwynne
(Original)
Joyce Booth
Elmira Royster
(Original)
Hugh Chilvers
John Allan
(Original)
Redfield Clarke
John P. Kennedy
(Original)
Jennie A. Eustace
Mrs. Clem
(Original)
Peter Griffin
Decatur
(Original)
Jim Crow
(Original)
Paul Huber
Rufus Griswold
(Original)
Ethel Intropidi
Helen Whitman
(Original)
James Kirkwood
Edgar Allan Poe
(Original)
Alice Knowland
Mrs. John Allan
(Original)
Sadie
(Original)
Viola Leach
Frances Osgood
(Original)
Lila Lee
Virginia Clem
(Original)
Agnes Marc
Mamie
(Original)
James H. O'Brien
Bartender
(Original)
Washington
(Original)
Henry Oldridge
Blackie
(Original)
N.P. Willis
(Original)
Henry Pemberton
The Editor
(Original)
William Pryor
Banjo Joe
(Original)
George Saunders
Dr. James H. Miller
(Original)
Nick
(Original)
Laurence Tulloch
Mr. Gwynne
(Original)
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Catherine Chisholm
Writer
Arthur Hurley
Staging
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
5
1925
Closing Date
Oct
31
1925
Performances
8
as of Jan 05, 2026
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