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Invitation to a Murder Playbill - May 1924
Invitation to a Murder
Broadway
Original
Theatre Masque
252 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Rufus King
People (15)
Walter Abel
Doctor Linton
(Original)
Humphrey Bogart
Horatio Channing
(Original)
Edgar Charles
Mr. Dickson
(Original)
Sherling Oliver
Peter Thorne
(Original)
Walter Plinge
Detective Sergeant Selbridge
(Original)
Jane Seymour
Jeanette Thorne
(Original)
James Shelburne
Martin
(Original)
Gale Sondergaard
Lorinda Channing
(Original)
William Valentine
Walter Channing
(Original)
Juan Varro
Pedro
(Original)
Daphne Warren-Wilson
Estelle Channing
(Original)
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Walter Abel
Doctor Linton
(Original)
Humphrey Bogart
Horatio Channing
(Original)
Edgar Charles
Mr. Dickson
(Original)
Sherling Oliver
Peter Thorne
(Original)
Walter Plinge
Detective Sergeant Selbridge
(Original)
Jane Seymour
Jeanette Thorne
(Original)
James Shelburne
Martin
(Original)
Gale Sondergaard
Lorinda Channing
(Original)
William Valentine
Walter Channing
(Original)
Juan Varro
Pedro
(Original)
Daphne Warren-Wilson
Estelle Channing
(Original)
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Rufus King
Writer
A.H. Van Buren
Staging
Robert Barnhart
Scenic Design
Ben F. Stein
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
17
1934
Closing Date
Jul
1934
Performances
53
as of Dec 04, 2025
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