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The Donovan Affair
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Original
The Donovan Affair
Broadway
Original
Fulton Theatre
210 W. 46th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Owen Davis
People (20)
Ray Collins
Nelson
(Original)
Miriam Doyle
Jean Rankin
(Original)
Phoebe Foster
Ruth Linsey
(Original)
Robert T. Haines
Peter Rankin
(Original)
Georgia Lee Hall
Mary
(Original)
Jefferson Hall
Roberts
(Original)
Paul Harvey
John Killain
(Original)
Robert Hudson
Neil Linsey
(Original)
Edwin Maxwell
Professor Donovan
(Original)
Renita Randolph
Anne Holt
(Original)
Joseph Robison
Carney
(Original)
Edwin Stanley
Horace Carter
(Original)
Merle Stanton
Mrs. Dowd
(Original)
Frank Taylor
Dr. Morris
(Original)
Niles Welch
David Cornish
(Original)
Charles C. Wilson
Ben Holt
(Original)
Eleanor Woodruff
Lydia Rankin
(Original)
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Ray Collins
Nelson
(Original)
Miriam Doyle
Jean Rankin
(Original)
Phoebe Foster
Ruth Linsey
(Original)
Robert T. Haines
Peter Rankin
(Original)
Georgia Lee Hall
Mary
(Original)
Jefferson Hall
Roberts
(Original)
Paul Harvey
John Killain
(Original)
Robert Hudson
Neil Linsey
(Original)
Edwin Maxwell
Professor Donovan
(Original)
Renita Randolph
Anne Holt
(Original)
Joseph Robison
Carney
(Original)
Edwin Stanley
Horace Carter
(Original)
Merle Stanton
Mrs. Dowd
(Original)
Frank Taylor
Dr. Morris
(Original)
Niles Welch
David Cornish
(Original)
Charles C. Wilson
Ben Holt
(Original)
Eleanor Woodruff
Lydia Rankin
(Original)
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Owen Davis
Writer
Albert Lewis
Producer
Donald Davis
Associated Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
30
1926
Closing Date
Dec
1
1926
Performances
128
as of Dec 05, 2025
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