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Electra
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Revival
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Electra Playbill - December 1927
Electra
Broadway
Revival
Gallo Opera House
254 W. 54th St, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Dimitri Mitropoulos
,
Richard Malaby
People (18)
Margaret Anglin
Electra
(Original)
Herbert Barr
Torch Boy
(Original)
Betty Beeman
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
Ruth Chandler
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
Doris Dagmar
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
Clarence Derwent
Guardian
(Original)
Grace Fisher
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
Marjorie Hamilton
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
Elwyn Harvey
Chrysothemis
(Original)
Paul Heller
Torch Boy
(Original)
Grace Lynn
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
Ian Maclaren
Aegisthus
(Original)
Antoinette Perry
Clytemnestra
(Original)
Howard Phillips
Pylades
(Original)
Ralph Roeder
Orestes
(Original)
Dorothy Scott
Leader of the Chorus
(Original)
Elizabeth Zachary
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
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Margaret Anglin
Electra
(Original)
Herbert Barr
Torch Boy
(Original)
Betty Beeman
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
Ruth Chandler
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
Doris Dagmar
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
Clarence Derwent
Guardian
(Original)
Grace Fisher
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
Marjorie Hamilton
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
Elwyn Harvey
Chrysothemis
(Original)
Paul Heller
Torch Boy
(Original)
Grace Lynn
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
Ian Maclaren
Aegisthus
(Original)
Antoinette Perry
Clytemnestra
(Original)
Howard Phillips
Pylades
(Original)
Ralph Roeder
Orestes
(Original)
Dorothy Scott
Leader of the Chorus
(Original)
Elizabeth Zachary
Chorus of Argive Maidens
(Original)
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Sophocles
Writer
Margaret Anglin
Director
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
1
1927
Closing Date
Dec
1
1927
Performances
12
as of Dec 03, 2025
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