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The Betrothal
Broadway
Original
The Betrothal
Broadway
Original
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Maurice Maeterlinck
People (20)
Henry Carvill
The Great Peasant
(Original)
Claude Cooper
Drunken Ancestor
(Original)
Georges Du Bois
Murderer Ancestor
(Original)
Augustin Duncan
The Great Ancestor
(Original)
Elwyn Eaton
The Great Mendicant
(Original)
Sylvia Field
Joy
(Original)
Gladys George
Jalline
(Original)
Winifred Lenihan
Belline
(Original)
Barry Macollum
The Sick Ancestor
(Original)
Mrs. Jacques Martin
The Fairy Berylune
(Original)
Lillian Roth
Tyltyl's Grandchild
(Original)
Reggie Sheffield
Tyltyl
(Original)
Allen Thomas
The Rich Ancestor
(Original)
Henry Travers
Daddy Tyl
(Original)
June Walker
Roselle
(Original)
George Wolcott
Tyltyl's Last Born
(Original)
"Boots" Wooster
Milette
(Original)
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Henry Carvill
The Great Peasant
(Original)
Claude Cooper
Drunken Ancestor
(Original)
Georges Du Bois
Murderer Ancestor
(Original)
Augustin Duncan
The Great Ancestor
(Original)
Elwyn Eaton
The Great Mendicant
(Original)
Sylvia Field
Joy
(Original)
Gladys George
Jalline
(Original)
Winifred Lenihan
Belline
(Original)
Barry Macollum
The Sick Ancestor
(Original)
Mrs. Jacques Martin
The Fairy Berylune
(Original)
Lillian Roth
Tyltyl's Grandchild
(Original)
Reggie Sheffield
Tyltyl
(Original)
Allen Thomas
The Rich Ancestor
(Original)
Henry Travers
Daddy Tyl
(Original)
June Walker
Roselle
(Original)
George Wolcott
Tyltyl's Last Born
(Original)
"Boots" Wooster
Milette
(Original)
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Maurice Maeterlinck
Writer
Alexander Teixeira De Mattos
Translation
Winthrop Ames
Director
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
18
1918
Closing Date
Mar
1
1919
Performances
120
as of Dec 19, 2025
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