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Grounds for Divorce

Broadway

Original

Grounds for Divorce

Broadway

Original

Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY

SYNOPSIS:

playwright: Guy Bolton

People (12)

Bertha Belmore

Henriette Deschamps
(Original)

Gladys Burgess

Marte
(Original)

Ina Claire

Denise Sorbier
(Original)

Philip Merivale

Maurice Sorbier
(Original)

Edward Reese

Labelle
(Original)

H. Reeves-Smith

Felix Roget
(Original)

Georges Renavent

Marquis Guido Longoni
(Original)

Gladys Wilson

Marie Roget
(Original)

Cora Witherspoon

Marianne Regnault
(Original)

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Bertha Belmore

Henriette Deschamps
(Original)

Gladys Burgess

Marte
(Original)

Ina Claire

Denise Sorbier
(Original)

Philip Merivale

Maurice Sorbier
(Original)

Edward Reese

Labelle
(Original)

H. Reeves-Smith

Felix Roget
(Original)

Georges Renavent

Marquis Guido Longoni
(Original)

Gladys Wilson

Marie Roget
(Original)

Cora Witherspoon

Marianne Regnault
(Original)

Guy Bolton

Writer

Ernest Vajda

Source Material (from the Hungarian)

Henry Miller

Producer

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Pro Info

Opening Date

Sep 23 1924

Closing Date

Jan 1 1925

Performances

127 as of Dec 04, 2025

Inside The Playbill

Grounds For Divorce - September 23, 1924

Grounds For Divorce - September 23, 1924

Grounds For Divorce - September 23, 1924

Grounds For Divorce - September 23, 1924

Grounds For Divorce - September 23, 1924

Grounds For Divorce - September 23, 1924

Grounds For Divorce - September 23, 1924

Grounds For Divorce - September 23, 1924

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