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The Broken Chain Playbill - February 1929
The Broken Chain
Broadway
Original
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
109 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William J. Perlman
People (29)
Edgar Barrier
Gabriel
(Original)
Seldon Bennett
Beryl
(Original)
Sara Biala
Razele
(Original)
Maurice Cass
Noah
(Original)
Mary Fowler
Esther
(Original)
Eduard Franz
Mordecai
(Original)
Angela Jacobs
Shifra
(Original)
Alan Lowe
Benjamin
(Original)
Frank McGlynn
Reb Velvele Slomner
(Original)
Harry Moss
Joseph
(Original)
J. Carrol Nash
Daniel
(Original)
Eugene Ordway
Isaac
(Original)
Jess Sidney
Samuel
(Original)
Geoffrey Wardwell
Emanuel Sutro
(Original)
Ralph Adams
Second Batlon
(Original)
George Bratt
Fourth Batlon
(Original)
Joy Douglas
A Mother
(Original)
Elaine Fay
Second Woman
(Original)
Sara Floyd
A Young Wife
(Original)
Walter Geer
A Young Husband
(Original)
Virginia Gregori
An Old Woman
(Original)
Douglas B. Krantzor
Third Batlon
(Original)
Martin Noble
An Old Man
(Original)
Second Stranger
(Original)
John Pote
A Hassid
(Original)
Stranger
(Original)
Dorothy Raymond
A Woman
(Original)
Max Von Mitzel
First Batlon
(Original)
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Edgar Barrier
Gabriel
(Original)
Seldon Bennett
Beryl
(Original)
Sara Biala
Razele
(Original)
Maurice Cass
Noah
(Original)
Mary Fowler
Esther
(Original)
Eduard Franz
Mordecai
(Original)
Angela Jacobs
Shifra
(Original)
Alan Lowe
Benjamin
(Original)
Frank McGlynn
Reb Velvele Slomner
(Original)
Harry Moss
Joseph
(Original)
J. Carrol Nash
Daniel
(Original)
Eugene Ordway
Isaac
(Original)
Jess Sidney
Samuel
(Original)
Geoffrey Wardwell
Emanuel Sutro
(Original)
Ralph Adams
Second Batlon
(Original)
George Bratt
Fourth Batlon
(Original)
Joy Douglas
A Mother
(Original)
Elaine Fay
Second Woman
(Original)
Sara Floyd
A Young Wife
(Original)
Walter Geer
A Young Husband
(Original)
Virginia Gregori
An Old Woman
(Original)
Douglas B. Krantzor
Third Batlon
(Original)
Martin Noble
An Old Man
(Original)
Second Stranger
(Original)
John Pote
A Hassid
(Original)
Stranger
(Original)
Dorothy Raymond
A Woman
(Original)
Max Von Mitzel
First Batlon
(Original)
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William J. Perlman
Writer
Mark Schweid
Director
Jacob A. Weiser
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
19
1929
Closing Date
Mar
1
1929
Performances
29
as of Nov 30, 2025
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