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The Bat
Broadway
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The Bat
Broadway
Original
Morosco Theatre
217 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Avery Hopwood
,
Mary Roberts Rinehart
People (14)
Richard Barrows
Richard Fleming
(Original)
Edward Ellis
Doctor Wells
(Original)
Effie Ellsler
Miss Cornelia Van Gorder
(Original)
Kenneth Hunter
Reginald Beresford
(Original)
Harrison Hunter
Detective Anderson
(Original)
Anne Morrison
Miss Dale Ogden
(Original)
Harry Morvil
Billy
(Original)
Stuart Sage
Jack Brooks
(Original)
Robert Vaughan
An Unknown Man
(Original)
May Vokes
Lizzie Allen
(Original)
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Richard Barrows
Richard Fleming
(Original)
Edward Ellis
Doctor Wells
(Original)
Effie Ellsler
Miss Cornelia Van Gorder
(Original)
Kenneth Hunter
Reginald Beresford
(Original)
Harrison Hunter
Detective Anderson
(Original)
Anne Morrison
Miss Dale Ogden
(Original)
Harry Morvil
Billy
(Original)
Stuart Sage
Jack Brooks
(Original)
Robert Vaughan
An Unknown Man
(Original)
May Vokes
Lizzie Allen
(Original)
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Avery Hopwood
Writer
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Writer
Collin Kemper
Staging
Producer
Wagenhals
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
23
1920
Closing Date
Sep
1922
Performances
867
as of Jul 10, 2025
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The Bat - August 22, 1921
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