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General Post

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Original

General Post

Broadway

Original

Gaiety Theatre
1547 Broadway at W. 46th St., New York, NY, New York, NY

SYNOPSIS:

playwright: J. E. Harold Terry

People (9)

Cynthia Brooke

Performer
(Original)

William Courtenay

Performer
(Original)

Cecil Fletcher

Performer
(Original)

James Kearney

Performer
(Original)

T. Wigney Percyval

Performer
(Original)

Olive Tell

Performer
(Original)

Thomas A. Wise

Performer
(Original)

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Cynthia Brooke

Performer
(Original)

William Courtenay

Performer
(Original)

Cecil Fletcher

Performer
(Original)

James Kearney

Performer
(Original)

T. Wigney Percyval

Performer
(Original)

Olive Tell

Performer
(Original)

Thomas A. Wise

Performer
(Original)

J. E. Harold Terry

Writer

Charles Dillingham

Producer

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Pro Info

Opening Date

Dec 24 1917

Closing Date

Feb 1 1918

Performances

72 as of Dec 05, 2025

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