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It's a Wise Child
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It's a Wise Child - August 1929
It's a Wise Child
Broadway
Original
Belasco Theatre
111 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Laurence E. Johnson
People (14)
Leila Bennett
Bertha
(Original)
Humphrey Bogart
Roger Baldwin
(Original)
Harlan Briggs
G.A. Appleby
(Original)
Porter Hall
Otho Peabody
(Original)
Olga Krolow
Alice Peabody
(Original)
Helen Lowell
Mrs. Stanton
(Original)
Mildred McCoy
Joyce Stanton
(Original)
Sidney Toler
Cool Kelly
(Original)
George Walcott
Bill Stanton
(Original)
Minor Watson
James Stevens
(Original)
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Leila Bennett
Bertha
(Original)
Humphrey Bogart
Roger Baldwin
(Original)
Harlan Briggs
G.A. Appleby
(Original)
Porter Hall
Otho Peabody
(Original)
Olga Krolow
Alice Peabody
(Original)
Helen Lowell
Mrs. Stanton
(Original)
Mildred McCoy
Joyce Stanton
(Original)
Sidney Toler
Cool Kelly
(Original)
George Walcott
Bill Stanton
(Original)
Minor Watson
James Stevens
(Original)
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Laurence E. Johnson
Writer
David Belasco
Director
Producer
Joseph Wickes
Scenic Design
George Hadden
Supervising Art Director
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
6
1929
Closing Date
Jun
28
1930
Performances
378
as of Dec 20, 2025
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It's A Wise Child - August 12, 1929
It's A Wise Child - August 12, 1929
It's A Wise Child - August 12, 1929
It's A Wise Child - August 12, 1929
It's A Wise Child - August 12, 1929
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