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Loose Ankles
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Loose Ankles
Broadway
Original
Biltmore Theatre
261 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Sam Janney
People (24)
George W. Barbier
Major Ainsworth Elling
(Original)
Charles D. Brown
Terry Francis
(Original)
Moon Carroll
Ethel
(Original)
Kathleen Comegys
Ann Harper
(Original)
Robert Lucius Cook
J. Esmelton Stotes
(Original)
Jeanne De Me
Agnes
(Original)
Barbara Gray
Jessica
(Original)
Fred House
Harvey
(Original)
Carlotta Irwin
Betty Brent
(Original)
Kenneth Lawton
Jasper
(Original)
Frank A. Lyon
Linton Hawkins
(Original)
Ethel Martin
Aunt Sarah
(Original)
Osgood Perkins
Andy Barton
(Original)
Lavinia Shannon
Aunt Katherine
(Original)
Leonore Sorsby
Frances Drayton
(Original)
Harold Vermilyea
Gil Barry
(Original)
Ernest Cossart
Major Ainsworth Elling
(Replacement)
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George W. Barbier
Major Ainsworth Elling
(Original)
Charles D. Brown
Terry Francis
(Original)
Moon Carroll
Ethel
(Original)
Kathleen Comegys
Ann Harper
(Original)
Robert Lucius Cook
J. Esmelton Stotes
(Original)
Jeanne De Me
Agnes
(Original)
Barbara Gray
Jessica
(Original)
Fred House
Harvey
(Original)
Carlotta Irwin
Betty Brent
(Original)
Kenneth Lawton
Jasper
(Original)
Frank A. Lyon
Linton Hawkins
(Original)
Ethel Martin
Aunt Sarah
(Original)
Osgood Perkins
Andy Barton
(Original)
Lavinia Shannon
Aunt Katherine
(Original)
Leonore Sorsby
Frances Drayton
(Original)
Harold Vermilyea
Gil Barry
(Original)
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Sam Janney
Writer
Brock Pemberton
Staging
Producer
R. W. Bergman
Scenery Painting
Margaret Pemberton
Gowns Supervisor
Maxwell Sholes
Stage Manager
William J. McHale
General Manager
Albert J. Hyde
Business Manager
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
16
1926
Closing Date
Jan
1
1927
Performances
168
as of Feb 11, 2026
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Loose Ankles - August 16, 1926
Loose Ankles - August 16, 1926
Loose Ankles - August 16, 1926
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