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Merton of the Movies
Broadway
Original
Merton of the Movies
Broadway
Original
Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Marc Connelly
,
George S. Kaufman
People (35)
Mel. A. Buser
The Cross-Eyed Man
(Original)
Lewis Buxton
Weller's Cameraman
(Original)
Romaine Callender
J. Sloane Henshaw
(Original)
E.J. Chatterly
Sigmund's Cameraman
(Original)
Alexander Clark, Jr.
Harold Parmalee
(Original)
Albert Cowles
Sigmund's Cameraman
(Original)
A. L. Ehrman
Mr. Patterson
(Original)
Edward M. Favor
Amos G. Gashwiler
(Original)
Gladys Feldman
Beulah Baxter
(Original)
Agnes Findlay
Felice
(Original)
Mary Elizabeth Forbes
Muriel Mercer
(Original)
Tom Hadaway
Weller
(Original)
Glenn Hunter
Merton Gill
(Original)
Billy Janney
Jimmy
(Original)
Wilton Lackaye, Jr.
Eddie
(Original)
Joseph Lothian
Weller's Cameraman
(Original)
Edwin Maxwell
Sigmund Rosenblatt
(Original)
The Man from Bigart
(Original)
Bert Melville
Elmer Huff
(Original)
Saul Mile
Max
(Original)
J. K. Murray
Lester Montague
(Original)
Florence Nash
The Montague Girl
(Original)
Esther Pinch
Tessie Kerns
(Original)
Lynn Pratt
A Mysterious Visitor
(Original)
W. H. Seniro
Charley Harper
(Original)
Clara Sidney
Mrs. Patterson
(Original)
G. S. Spelvin
A Sheik
(Original)
Yashi Turi
Togo
(Original)
Lucille Webster
Casting Director
(Original)
John Webster
Jeff Baird
(Original)
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Mel. A. Buser
The Cross-Eyed Man
(Original)
Lewis Buxton
Weller's Cameraman
(Original)
Romaine Callender
J. Sloane Henshaw
(Original)
E.J. Chatterly
Sigmund's Cameraman
(Original)
Alexander Clark, Jr.
Harold Parmalee
(Original)
Albert Cowles
Sigmund's Cameraman
(Original)
A. L. Ehrman
Mr. Patterson
(Original)
Edward M. Favor
Amos G. Gashwiler
(Original)
Gladys Feldman
Beulah Baxter
(Original)
Agnes Findlay
Felice
(Original)
Mary Elizabeth Forbes
Muriel Mercer
(Original)
Tom Hadaway
Weller
(Original)
Glenn Hunter
Merton Gill
(Original)
Billy Janney
Jimmy
(Original)
Wilton Lackaye, Jr.
Eddie
(Original)
Joseph Lothian
Weller's Cameraman
(Original)
Edwin Maxwell
Sigmund Rosenblatt
(Original)
The Man from Bigart
(Original)
Bert Melville
Elmer Huff
(Original)
Saul Mile
Max
(Original)
J. K. Murray
Lester Montague
(Original)
Florence Nash
The Montague Girl
(Original)
Esther Pinch
Tessie Kerns
(Original)
Lynn Pratt
A Mysterious Visitor
(Original)
W. H. Seniro
Charley Harper
(Original)
Clara Sidney
Mrs. Patterson
(Original)
G. S. Spelvin
A Sheik
(Original)
Yashi Turi
Togo
(Original)
Lucille Webster
Casting Director
(Original)
John Webster
Jeff Baird
(Original)
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George S. Kaufman
Writer
Marc Connelly
Writer
Harry Leon Wilson
Adapted from a Story
Hugh Ford
Staging
Producer
George C. Tyler
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
13
1922
Closing Date
Oct
20
1923
Performances
398
as of Dec 05, 2025
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