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Possession Playbill - October 1928
Possession
Broadway
Original
Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Edgar Selwyn
People (14)
Joseph Baird
Doctor Graham
(Original)
Roberta Beatty
Edyth Grange
(Original)
Walter Connolly
Stanley Whiteman
(Original)
Robert W. Craig
Larry Beagle
(Original)
George Graham
George Marrow
(Original)
Edna Hibbard
Molly Russell
(Original)
Margaret Lawrence
Mrs. Anne Whiteman
(Original)
Robert Long
Officer
(Original)
Maude Malcolm
Rachel
(Original)
Robert Montgomery
Edward Whiteman
(Original)
William Postance
Hardy
(Original)
Charles Santon
Her Butler
(Original)
Pierre Watkin
J.P. Hassard
(Original)
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Joseph Baird
Doctor Graham
(Original)
Roberta Beatty
Edyth Grange
(Original)
Walter Connolly
Stanley Whiteman
(Original)
Robert W. Craig
Larry Beagle
(Original)
George Graham
George Marrow
(Original)
Edna Hibbard
Molly Russell
(Original)
Margaret Lawrence
Mrs. Anne Whiteman
(Original)
Robert Long
Officer
(Original)
Maude Malcolm
Rachel
(Original)
Robert Montgomery
Edward Whiteman
(Original)
William Postance
Hardy
(Original)
Charles Santon
Her Butler
(Original)
Pierre Watkin
J.P. Hassard
(Original)
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Edgar Selwyn
Writer
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
2
1928
Closing Date
Nov
1
1928
Performances
47
as of Dec 04, 2025
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