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Shavings
Broadway
Original
Knickerbocker Theatre
1396 Broadway (West 38th St.), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Marion Short
,
Pauline Phelps
People (16)
Harry Beresford
J. Edward Winslow
(Original)
James Bradbury
Captain Sam Hunniwell
(Original)
Charles Dow Clark
Phineas Babbitt
(Original)
Dudley Clements
Roscoe Holway
(Original)
Mitchell Harris
Major Leonard Grover
(Original)
Saxon Kling
Charles Phillips
(Original)
Douglas MacPherson
Leander Babbitt
(Original)
Eleanor Martin
Mrs. Powless
(Original)
Clara Moores
Ruth Armstrong
(Original)
George Neville
Gabriel Bearse
(Original)
Lillian Roth
Barbara Armstrong
(Original)
Vivian Tobin
Maude Hunniwell
(Original)
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Harry Beresford
J. Edward Winslow
(Original)
James Bradbury
Captain Sam Hunniwell
(Original)
Charles Dow Clark
Phineas Babbitt
(Original)
Dudley Clements
Roscoe Holway
(Original)
Mitchell Harris
Major Leonard Grover
(Original)
Saxon Kling
Charles Phillips
(Original)
Douglas MacPherson
Leander Babbitt
(Original)
Eleanor Martin
Mrs. Powless
(Original)
Clara Moores
Ruth Armstrong
(Original)
George Neville
Gabriel Bearse
(Original)
Lillian Roth
Barbara Armstrong
(Original)
Vivian Tobin
Maude Hunniwell
(Original)
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Pauline Phelps
Writer
Marion Short
Writer
Joseph C. Lincoln
Source Material (from a novel)
Henry W. Savage
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
16
1920
Closing Date
Jun
1
1920
Performances
122
as of Dec 05, 2025
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