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Prisoners of War
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Prisoners of War Playbill - January 1935
Prisoners of War
Broadway
Original
Ritz Theatre
219 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
J. R. Ackerly
People (13)
Daisy Belmore
Mrs. Prendergast
(Original)
Francis Compton
Lieutenant Adelby
(Original)
Lowell Gilmore
Lieutenant Tetford
(Original)
Barton Hepburn
Captain Conrad
(Original)
Alfred A. Hesse
Dr. Croz
(Original)
Charles McClelland
Captain Rickman
(Original)
Dorothee Nolan
Marie
(Original)
John Parrish
Jellerton
(Original)
Ben Starkie
Second Lieutenant Grayle
(Original)
Zolya Talma
Madame Louis
(Original)
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Daisy Belmore
Mrs. Prendergast
(Original)
Francis Compton
Lieutenant Adelby
(Original)
Lowell Gilmore
Lieutenant Tetford
(Original)
Barton Hepburn
Captain Conrad
(Original)
Alfred A. Hesse
Dr. Croz
(Original)
Charles McClelland
Captain Rickman
(Original)
Dorothee Nolan
Marie
(Original)
John Parrish
Jellerton
(Original)
Ben Starkie
Second Lieutenant Grayle
(Original)
Zolya Talma
Madame Louis
(Original)
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J. R. Ackerly
Writer
Frank Merlin
Staging
Producer
Cleon Throckmorton
Scenic Designer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
28
1935
Closing Date
Feb
1
1935
Performances
8
as of Jan 31, 2026
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