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The Challenge
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The Challenge
Broadway
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Selwyn Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Eugene Walter
People (25)
Holbrook Blinn
Harry Winthrop
(Original)
Herbert Bostwick
Mat Smith
(Original)
Alan Dinehart
Richard Putnam
(Original)
Leonard Doyle
Harry Day
(Original)
Jessie F. Glendinning
Mary Winthrop
(Original)
Vici Ioucelli
Tony Bertalini
(Original)
Ben Johnson
John Shanley
(Original)
David Landau
John Hayes
(Original)
Georgie Lawrence
Mrs. Bemis
(Original)
Louise MacIntosh
Mrs. Mather
(Original)
William T. Morgan
Andrew Bemis
(Original)
Wilson Reynolds
William Mather
(Original)
Hallett Thompson
Taylor Warren
(Original)
Frank Torpey
Reddy Smith
(Original)
Ruth Benson
A Nurse
(Original)
F.C. Bronson
Second Accountant
(Original)
C.R. Brown
A Stereoptican Operator
(Original)
A. D. Glaser
Third Accountant
(Original)
Frederick Karr
A Copy Reader
(Original)
Francis S. Merlin
First Accountant
(Original)
Charles A. Sellon
A Police Reporter
(Original)
C.M. Van Clief
A Telegraph Editor
(Original)
Frank Vogel
1st Member of Committee
(Original)
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Holbrook Blinn
Harry Winthrop
(Original)
Herbert Bostwick
Mat Smith
(Original)
Alan Dinehart
Richard Putnam
(Original)
Leonard Doyle
Harry Day
(Original)
Jessie F. Glendinning
Mary Winthrop
(Original)
Vici Ioucelli
Tony Bertalini
(Original)
Ben Johnson
John Shanley
(Original)
David Landau
John Hayes
(Original)
Georgie Lawrence
Mrs. Bemis
(Original)
Louise MacIntosh
Mrs. Mather
(Original)
William T. Morgan
Andrew Bemis
(Original)
Wilson Reynolds
William Mather
(Original)
Hallett Thompson
Taylor Warren
(Original)
Frank Torpey
Reddy Smith
(Original)
Ruth Benson
A Nurse
(Original)
F.C. Bronson
Second Accountant
(Original)
C.R. Brown
A Stereoptican Operator
(Original)
A. D. Glaser
Third Accountant
(Original)
Frederick Karr
A Copy Reader
(Original)
Francis S. Merlin
First Accountant
(Original)
Charles A. Sellon
A Police Reporter
(Original)
C.M. Van Clief
A Telegraph Editor
(Original)
Frank Vogel
1st Member of Committee
(Original)
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Eugene Walter
Writer
The Selwyns
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
5
1919
Closing Date
Oct
1
1919
Performances
72
as of Jan 05, 2026
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