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The Business Widow
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The Business Widow
Broadway
Original
Ritz Theatre
219 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Gladys Unger
People (13)
Elwood F. Bostwick
Rex Ramsdell
(Original)
John Davidson
Phidias Caravopulo
(Original)
Leo Ditrichstein
Paul Bucklaw
(Original)
James Dyrenforth
Billy Windsor
(Original)
Lola Fisher
Ruby Bucklaw
(Original)
Baby Fleury
Natalie Frisson
(Original)
Alice Hung
Muey Fah
(Original)
Robert Lowing
Standish
(Original)
Albert Morrison
Pennington
(Original)
Marjorie Wood
Helen Lesley
(Original)
Palmer Young
John
(Original)
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Elwood F. Bostwick
Rex Ramsdell
(Original)
John Davidson
Phidias Caravopulo
(Original)
Leo Ditrichstein
Paul Bucklaw
(Original)
James Dyrenforth
Billy Windsor
(Original)
Lola Fisher
Ruby Bucklaw
(Original)
Baby Fleury
Natalie Frisson
(Original)
Alice Hung
Muey Fah
(Original)
Robert Lowing
Standish
(Original)
Albert Morrison
Pennington
(Original)
Marjorie Wood
Helen Lesley
(Original)
Palmer Young
John
(Original)
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Gladys Unger
Writer
Lee Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
20
1923
Closing Date
Jan
1
1924
Performances
32
as of Dec 05, 2025
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