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The Best People
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The Best People
Broadway
Original
Lyceum Theatre
149 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Avery Hopwood
,
David Gray
People (17)
Eva Condon
Miss Tate
(Original)
Margaret Dale
Mrs. Lenox
(Original)
Hope Drown
Alice O'Neill
(Original)
George Graham
George Grafton
(Original)
Frances Howard
Marion Lenox
(Original)
Florence Johns
Millie
(Original)
Gavin Muir
Bertie Lenox
(Original)
James Rennie
Henry
(Original)
Charles Richman
Bronson Lenox
(Original)
William Valentine
Lord Rockmere
(Original)
Charles Adams
Footman
(Original)
Joseph Burton
A Waiter
(Original)
Roy Cochrane
Butler
(Original)
Lichfield Owen
A Waiter
(Original)
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Eva Condon
Miss Tate
(Original)
Margaret Dale
Mrs. Lenox
(Original)
Hope Drown
Alice O'Neill
(Original)
George Graham
George Grafton
(Original)
Frances Howard
Marion Lenox
(Original)
Florence Johns
Millie
(Original)
Gavin Muir
Bertie Lenox
(Original)
James Rennie
Henry
(Original)
Charles Richman
Bronson Lenox
(Original)
William Valentine
Lord Rockmere
(Original)
Charles Adams
Footman
(Original)
Joseph Burton
A Waiter
(Original)
Roy Cochrane
Butler
(Original)
Lichfield Owen
A Waiter
(Original)
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David Gray
Writer
Avery Hopwood
Writer
Charles Frohman, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
19
1924
Closing Date
Dec
1
1924
Performances
143
as of Dec 05, 2025
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