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The Constant Wife
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Original
The Constant Wife
Broadway
Original
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
109 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
W. Somerset Maugham
People (12)
Ethel Barrymore
Constance Middleton
(Original)
Thomas Braidon
Bentley
(Original)
Frank Conroy
Bernard Kersal
(Original)
Walter Kingsford
Mortimer Durham
(Original)
Jeannette Sherwin
Barbara Fawcett
(Original)
C. Aubrey Smith
John Middleton, F.R.C.S.
(Original)
Verree Teasdale
Marie-Louise Durham
(Original)
Mabel Terry Lewis
Mrs. Culver
(Original)
Cora Witherspoon
Martha Culver
(Original)
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Ethel Barrymore
Constance Middleton
(Original)
Thomas Braidon
Bentley
(Original)
Frank Conroy
Bernard Kersal
(Original)
Walter Kingsford
Mortimer Durham
(Original)
Jeannette Sherwin
Barbara Fawcett
(Original)
C. Aubrey Smith
John Middleton, F.R.C.S.
(Original)
Verree Teasdale
Marie-Louise Durham
(Original)
Mabel Terry Lewis
Mrs. Culver
(Original)
Cora Witherspoon
Martha Culver
(Original)
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W. Somerset Maugham
Writer
Gilbert Miller
Director
Charles Frohman, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
29
1926
Closing Date
Aug
13
1927
Performances
295
as of Feb 16, 2026
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