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Polly Preferred
Broadway
Original
Little Theatre
240 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Guy Bolton
People (30)
William Bailey
Pierre Jones
(Original)
William Betts
Doorman
(Original)
David Burns
Mr. B
(Original)
Augustus Collette
Mr. Y
(Original)
George Deaner
Kito
(Original)
Marjorie Eggleston
Sophie
(Original)
Briggs French
Farelly
(Original)
Betty Fromen
Colored Maid
(Original)
William Harrigan
Bob Cooley
(Original)
Dorrance M. Hubbell
Waiter at the Automat
(Original)
Charles Laite
Owen Kennedy
(Original)
Richard Malchien
Harold Nathan
(Original)
Virginia Lee Moore
Miss C
(Original)
Beatrice Nichols
Jimmie
(Original)
Arthur Pierce
Mr. A
(Original)
Gosta E. Richter
Page Boy at the Biltmore
(Original)
Edna Rivers
Miss D
(Original)
Thomas W. Ross
Joe Rutherford
(Original)
George Spelvin
Mr. X
(Original)
Genevieve Tobin
Polly Brown
(Original)
Arline Tucker
Guest at the Biltmore
(Original)
Edward Van Sloan
Crawford Boswell
(Original)
Harold Waldridge
Morris
(Original)
Ada Waters
Stenographer
(Original)
Sam White
Red Cap
(Original)
John Wray
Baker
(Original)
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William Bailey
Pierre Jones
(Original)
William Betts
Doorman
(Original)
David Burns
Mr. B
(Original)
Augustus Collette
Mr. Y
(Original)
George Deaner
Kito
(Original)
Marjorie Eggleston
Sophie
(Original)
Briggs French
Farelly
(Original)
Betty Fromen
Colored Maid
(Original)
William Harrigan
Bob Cooley
(Original)
Dorrance M. Hubbell
Waiter at the Automat
(Original)
Charles Laite
Owen Kennedy
(Original)
Richard Malchien
Harold Nathan
(Original)
Virginia Lee Moore
Miss C
(Original)
Beatrice Nichols
Jimmie
(Original)
Arthur Pierce
Mr. A
(Original)
Gosta E. Richter
Page Boy at the Biltmore
(Original)
Edna Rivers
Miss D
(Original)
Thomas W. Ross
Joe Rutherford
(Original)
George Spelvin
Mr. X
(Original)
Genevieve Tobin
Polly Brown
(Original)
Arline Tucker
Guest at the Biltmore
(Original)
Edward Van Sloan
Crawford Boswell
(Original)
Harold Waldridge
Morris
(Original)
Ada Waters
Stenographer
(Original)
Sam White
Red Cap
(Original)
John Wray
Baker
(Original)
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Guy Bolton
Writer
Winchell Smith
Staging
F. Ray Comstock
Producer
Morris Gest
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
11
1923
Closing Date
Jun
1
1923
Performances
184
as of Dec 03, 2025
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