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Purity
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Purity Playbill - Dec 1930
Purity
Broadway
Original
Ritz Theatre
219 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Rene Wachthausen
People (21)
Richard Bird
Henri
(Original)
Peggy Conklin
Yvonne
(Original)
Jan Lindermann
Gustave
(Original)
Maude Odell
Madame Michaud
(Original)
Pearl Ramoy
Henriette
(Original)
Florence Reed
Victoire
(Original)
Muriel Robinson
Julie
(Original)
Marcella Swanson
Jeanne
(Original)
Malcolm Williams
M. Leon
(Original)
Edward M. Favor
A Walking Advertisement
(Original)
Walter Fenner
A Man About Town
(Original)
Helene Girard
A Lady with a Dog
(Original)
Frank Horton
A Park Guard
(Original)
James Moore
An Old Man
(Original)
Loretto Shea
A Lady
(Original)
Frances Tannehill
A Little Girl
(Original)
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Richard Bird
Henri
(Original)
Peggy Conklin
Yvonne
(Original)
Jan Lindermann
Gustave
(Original)
Maude Odell
Madame Michaud
(Original)
Pearl Ramoy
Henriette
(Original)
Florence Reed
Victoire
(Original)
Muriel Robinson
Julie
(Original)
Marcella Swanson
Jeanne
(Original)
Malcolm Williams
M. Leon
(Original)
Edward M. Favor
A Walking Advertisement
(Original)
Walter Fenner
A Man About Town
(Original)
Helene Girard
A Lady with a Dog
(Original)
Frank Horton
A Park Guard
(Original)
James Moore
An Old Man
(Original)
Loretto Shea
A Lady
(Original)
Frances Tannehill
A Little Girl
(Original)
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Rene Wachthausen
Writer
Barre Dunbar
Adaptation
Ralph Roeder
Adaptation
Stanley Logan
Staging
Lee Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
25
1930
Closing Date
Jan
1
1931
Performances
12
as of Dec 03, 2025
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