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The Blue Flame
Broadway
Original
The Blue Flame
Broadway
Original
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George V. Hobart
,
John Willard
People (22)
Theda Bara
Ruth Gordon
(Original)
Joseph Buckley
Barnes
(Original)
Helen Curry
Cicely Varnum
(Original)
Alan Dinehart
John Varnum
(Original)
Donald Gallaher
Larry Winston
(Original)
Jack Gibson
Ah Foo
(Original)
Henry Herbert
Quong Toy
(Original)
Kenneth Hill
Ned Maddox
(Original)
Earl House
The Stranger
(Original)
Frank Hughes
Patterson
(Original)
DeWitt Jennings
Inspector Ryan
(Original)
Tessie Lawrence
Nora Macree
(Original)
Thais Lawton
Clarissa Archibald
(Original)
Robert Lee
Wung Ming
(Original)
Martin Malloy
Grogan
(Original)
Harry Minturn
Tom Dorgan
(Original)
Tom O'Hara
Miller
(Original)
Royal C. Stout
Ling Foo
(Original)
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Theda Bara
Ruth Gordon
(Original)
Joseph Buckley
Barnes
(Original)
Helen Curry
Cicely Varnum
(Original)
Alan Dinehart
John Varnum
(Original)
Donald Gallaher
Larry Winston
(Original)
Jack Gibson
Ah Foo
(Original)
Henry Herbert
Quong Toy
(Original)
Kenneth Hill
Ned Maddox
(Original)
Earl House
The Stranger
(Original)
Frank Hughes
Patterson
(Original)
DeWitt Jennings
Inspector Ryan
(Original)
Tessie Lawrence
Nora Macree
(Original)
Thais Lawton
Clarissa Archibald
(Original)
Robert Lee
Wung Ming
(Original)
Martin Malloy
Grogan
(Original)
Harry Minturn
Tom Dorgan
(Original)
Tom O'Hara
Miller
(Original)
Royal C. Stout
Ling Foo
(Original)
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George V. Hobart
Writer
John Willard
Writer
Leta Vance Nicholson
Source Material (from a play)
A. H. Woods
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
15
1920
Closing Date
Apr
1
1920
Performances
48
as of Mar 10, 2026
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