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The Boomerang
Broadway
Original
The Boomerang
Broadway
Original
Belasco Theatre
111 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Winchell Smith
,
Victor Mapes
People (26)
William Boag
Hartley
(Original)
A.S. Byron
Dr. Gerald Sumner
(Original)
John Clements
Mr. Stone
(Original)
Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh
Mrs. Creighton Woodbridge
(Original)
Gilbert Douglas
Preston De Witt
(Original)
Wallace Eddinger
Budd Woodbridge
(Original)
Martha Hedman
Virginia Xelva
(Original)
Richard Malchien
Heinrich
(Original)
Dorothy Megrew
Gertrude Ludlow
(Original)
Josephine Parks
Marion Sumner
(Original)
Ruth Shepley
Grace Tyler
(Original)
Ida Waterman
Mrs. Creighton Woodbridge
(Replacement)
Margaret Cadman
Guest
(Original)
Betty Dwight
Guest
(Original)
Cecil Dwight
Guest
(Original)
Earl Evans
Guest
(Original)
Helen Marche
Guest
(Original)
George Spelvin
Guest
(Original)
James Ward
Guest
(Original)
Robert Wynn
Guest
(Original)
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William Boag
Hartley
(Original)
A.S. Byron
Dr. Gerald Sumner
(Original)
John Clements
Mr. Stone
(Original)
Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh
Mrs. Creighton Woodbridge
(Original)
Gilbert Douglas
Preston De Witt
(Original)
Wallace Eddinger
Budd Woodbridge
(Original)
Martha Hedman
Virginia Xelva
(Original)
Richard Malchien
Heinrich
(Original)
Dorothy Megrew
Gertrude Ludlow
(Original)
Josephine Parks
Marion Sumner
(Original)
Ruth Shepley
Grace Tyler
(Original)
Margaret Cadman
Guest
(Original)
Betty Dwight
Guest
(Original)
Cecil Dwight
Guest
(Original)
Earl Evans
Guest
(Original)
Helen Marche
Guest
(Original)
George Spelvin
Guest
(Original)
James Ward
Guest
(Original)
Robert Wynn
Guest
(Original)
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Victor Mapes
Writer
Winchell Smith
Writer
Louis F. Massen
General Stage Director
Ernest M. Gros
Scenic Design
Henri Bendel, Inc.
Miss Hedman's Gowns
William Boag
Stage Manager
David Belasco
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
10
1915
Closing Date
Nov
1
1916
Performances
522
as of Dec 04, 2025
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