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The Breadwinner
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The Breadwinner Playbill - Sept 1931
The Breadwinner
Broadway
Original
Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
W. Somerset Maugham
People (10)
Irene Blair
Diana
(Original)
Eric Cowley
Alfred Granger
(Original)
Betty Linley
Judy
(Original)
Marie Löhr
Margery
(Original)
Angus MacLeod
Patrick
(Original)
A. E. Matthews
Charles Battle
(Original)
Charley Powers
Timothy
(Original)
Eleanor Woodruff
Dorothy
(Original)
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Irene Blair
Diana
(Original)
Eric Cowley
Alfred Granger
(Original)
Betty Linley
Judy
(Original)
Marie Löhr
Margery
(Original)
Angus MacLeod
Patrick
(Original)
A. E. Matthews
Charles Battle
(Original)
Charley Powers
Timothy
(Original)
Eleanor Woodruff
Dorothy
(Original)
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W. Somerset Maugham
Writer
A. E. Matthews
Staging
Messmore Kendall
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
22
1931
Closing Date
Nov
7
1931
Performances
55
as of Mar 26, 2026
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