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The Assumption of Hannele
Broadway
Original
The Assumption of Hannele
Broadway
Original
Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Gerhart Hauptmann
People (20)
Morris Ankrum
Dr. Wachler
(Original)
Charles Ellis
Hanke
(Original)
Edward Forbes
Pleschke
(Original)
Charles Francis
Mattern
(Original)
Mrs. Edmund Gurney
Tulpe
(Original)
Alice John
Sister Martha
(Original)
The Deaconess
(Original)
Paul Kalkhurst
Schmidt
(Original)
Eva Le Gallienne
Hannele
(Original)
Paul Leyssac
Berger
(Original)
Merle Maddern
The Form of Hannele's Dead Mother
(Original)
Basil Rathbone
Gottwald
(Original)
The Stranger
(Original)
Olive Valerie
Hete
(Original)
Henry Warwick
Seidel
(Original)
Georgia Backus
Third Woman
(Original)
Teddy Jones
A Child
(Original)
Agnes McCarthy
Second Woman
(Original)
Owen Meech
The Village Tailor
(Original)
Florence Walcott
First Woman
(Original)
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Morris Ankrum
Dr. Wachler
(Original)
Charles Ellis
Hanke
(Original)
Edward Forbes
Pleschke
(Original)
Charles Francis
Mattern
(Original)
Mrs. Edmund Gurney
Tulpe
(Original)
Alice John
Sister Martha
(Original)
The Deaconess
(Original)
Paul Kalkhurst
Schmidt
(Original)
Eva Le Gallienne
Hannele
(Original)
Paul Leyssac
Berger
(Original)
Merle Maddern
The Form of Hannele's Dead Mother
(Original)
Basil Rathbone
Gottwald
(Original)
The Stranger
(Original)
Olive Valerie
Hete
(Original)
Henry Warwick
Seidel
(Original)
Georgia Backus
Third Woman
(Original)
Teddy Jones
A Child
(Original)
Agnes McCarthy
Second Woman
(Original)
Owen Meech
The Village Tailor
(Original)
Florence Walcott
First Woman
(Original)
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Gerhart Hauptmann
Writer
John D. Williams
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
15
1924
Closing Date
Feb
29
1924
Performances
3
as of Dec 03, 2025
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