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Prison Bars

Broadway

Original

Prison Bars Playbill - May 1928

Prison Bars Playbill - May 1928

Prison Bars

Broadway

Original

Frolic Theatre
214 W. 42nd St., Roof, New York, NY, New York, NY

SYNOPSIS:

playwright: Carl Bixby

People (7)

Carl Bixby

Sir Harold
(Original)

Horace Canning

Richard Coeur de Lion
(Original)

O. J. Gude, Jr.

Sir Gaston
(Original)

Octavia Hicks

Lady Edithe
(Original)

Nat Nazarro, Jr.

Performer
(Original)

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Carl Bixby

Sir Harold
(Original)

Horace Canning

Richard Coeur de Lion
(Original)

O. J. Gude, Jr.

Sir Gaston
(Original)

Octavia Hicks

Lady Edithe
(Original)

Nat Nazarro, Jr.

Performer
(Original)

Carl Bixby

Writer

Walter Hartwig

Producer

The Manhattan Little Theatre Club, Inc.

Producer

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Pro Info

Opening Date

May 9 1928

Closing Date

May 9 1928

Performances

1 as of Feb 28, 2026

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