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Romantic Mr. Dickens
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Romantic Mr. Dickens
Broadway
Original
Playhouse Theatre
137 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
H. H. Harper
,
Marguerite Harper
People (21)
Diana Barrymore
Caroline Bronson
(Original)
Tom Bate
Queen's Lacky
(Original)
Marshall Bradford
Mr. Spenlow
(Original)
Lachland Campbell
Timmy
(Original)
Cathleen Cordell
A Lady-of-the-Evening
(Original)
Lawrence Fletcher
Henry Kolle
(Original)
Gertrude Flynn
Dora Spenlow (Later Dora Winter)
(Original)
Elwyne Harvey
Georgina Hogarth
(Original)
Mary Heberden
Marianne Leigh
(Original)
Roland Hogue
Mr. Twilling, the Vicar
(Original)
Robert Keith
Charles Dickens
(Original)
Thais Lawton
Baroness Burdett-Coutts
(Original)
Emily Lorraine
Martha
(Original)
Marita Sylva
A Girl
(Original)
Zolya Talma
Mrs. Charles Dickens
(Original)
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Diana Barrymore
Caroline Bronson
(Original)
Tom Bate
Queen's Lacky
(Original)
Marshall Bradford
Mr. Spenlow
(Original)
Lachland Campbell
Timmy
(Original)
Cathleen Cordell
A Lady-of-the-Evening
(Original)
Lawrence Fletcher
Henry Kolle
(Original)
Gertrude Flynn
Dora Spenlow (Later Dora Winter)
(Original)
Elwyne Harvey
Georgina Hogarth
(Original)
Mary Heberden
Marianne Leigh
(Original)
Roland Hogue
Mr. Twilling, the Vicar
(Original)
Robert Keith
Charles Dickens
(Original)
Thais Lawton
Baroness Burdett-Coutts
(Original)
Emily Lorraine
Martha
(Original)
Marita Sylva
A Girl
(Original)
Zolya Talma
Mrs. Charles Dickens
(Original)
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H. H. Harper
Writer
Marguerite Harper
Writer
Arthur Sircom
Director
Watson Barratt
Scenic Design
Ernest Schrapps
Costume Design
John Tuerk
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
2
1940
Closing Date
Dec
7
1940
Performances
8
as of Dec 04, 2025
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