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Erstwhile Susan
Broadway
Original
Erstwhile Susan
Broadway
Original
Gaiety Theatre
1547 Broadway at W. 46th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Marian De Forest
People (19)
Samuel Aidenfelder
Joseph Yoder
(Original)
Hugh Chilvers
Robert Marsh
(Original)
Anita Clarendon
Mrs. Winthrop
(Original)
John W. Cope
Barnaby Dreary
(Original)
Harry Cowley
Absalom Puntz
(Original)
Madeline Delmar
Barnabetta Dreary
(Original)
Anne Faystone
Alice Meredith
(Original)
Mrs. Fiske
Juliet Miller
(Original)
Robert Stowe Gill
Jacob Dreary
(Original)
Maude Longnecker
Em. Wackernagel
(Original)
Owen Meech
Emanuel Dreary
(Original)
Wylda Millison
Ramah Schwenkfelders
(Original)
John Daly Murphy
Abel Buchter
(Original)
Edward H. Robins
Performer
(Original)
Marie Sasee
Jennie Getz
(Original)
Henry B. Vogel
Abraham Wackernagel
(Original)
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Samuel Aidenfelder
Joseph Yoder
(Original)
Hugh Chilvers
Robert Marsh
(Original)
Anita Clarendon
Mrs. Winthrop
(Original)
John W. Cope
Barnaby Dreary
(Original)
Harry Cowley
Absalom Puntz
(Original)
Madeline Delmar
Barnabetta Dreary
(Original)
Anne Faystone
Alice Meredith
(Original)
Mrs. Fiske
Juliet Miller
(Original)
Robert Stowe Gill
Jacob Dreary
(Original)
Maude Longnecker
Em. Wackernagel
(Original)
Owen Meech
Emanuel Dreary
(Original)
Wylda Millison
Ramah Schwenkfelders
(Original)
John Daly Murphy
Abel Buchter
(Original)
Edward H. Robins
Performer
(Original)
Marie Sasee
Jennie Getz
(Original)
Henry B. Vogel
Abraham Wackernagel
(Original)
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Marian De Forest
Writer
Helen R. Martin
Based on the novel "Barnabetta"
Corey-Williams-Riter, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
18
1916
Closing Date
Jun
1
1916
Performances
167
as of Jan 30, 2026
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