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The Garden of Eden
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The Garden of Eden Playbill - September 1927
The Garden of Eden
Broadway
Original
Selwyn Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Avery Hopwood
People (25)
Albert G. Andrews
Baron Laperau
(Original)
Gordon Ash
Count de Mauban
(Original)
Barbara Barondess
Adele
(Original)
Harlan Briggs
Durand
(Original)
Camilla Dalberg
Madame Rimsky
(Original)
C. Stafford Dickens
Henri Glessing
(Original)
Walter Geer
Servant of the Prince
(Original)
Alfred A. Hesse
Maitre d'Hotel
(Original)
Miriam Hopkins
Toni Lebrun
(Original)
Stapleton Kent
Revard
(Original)
June Leslie
Diane
(Original)
Ignacio Martinetti
Professor Rossio
(Original)
Douglass Montgomery
Richard Lamont
(Original)
T. Wigney Percyval
Count de L'Esterel
(Original)
Doris Rankin
Aunt Matilde
(Original)
Ivan Simpson
Uncle Herbert
(Original)
Alison Skipworth
Rosa
(Original)
Betsy Jane Southgate
Cleo
(Original)
Russ Whytall
Prince Miguel de Santa Rocca
(Original)
Daniel Wolf
A Call Boy
(Original)
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Albert G. Andrews
Baron Laperau
(Original)
Gordon Ash
Count de Mauban
(Original)
Barbara Barondess
Adele
(Original)
Harlan Briggs
Durand
(Original)
Camilla Dalberg
Madame Rimsky
(Original)
C. Stafford Dickens
Henri Glessing
(Original)
Walter Geer
Servant of the Prince
(Original)
Alfred A. Hesse
Maitre d'Hotel
(Original)
Miriam Hopkins
Toni Lebrun
(Original)
Stapleton Kent
Revard
(Original)
June Leslie
Diane
(Original)
Ignacio Martinetti
Professor Rossio
(Original)
Douglass Montgomery
Richard Lamont
(Original)
T. Wigney Percyval
Count de L'Esterel
(Original)
Doris Rankin
Aunt Matilde
(Original)
Ivan Simpson
Uncle Herbert
(Original)
Alison Skipworth
Rosa
(Original)
Betsy Jane Southgate
Cleo
(Original)
Russ Whytall
Prince Miguel de Santa Rocca
(Original)
Daniel Wolf
A Call Boy
(Original)
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Avery Hopwood
Writer
Rudolph Bernauer
From The German Of
Rudolph Oesterreicher
From The German Of
Edwin H. Knopf
Director
Arch Selwyn
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
27
1927
Closing Date
Oct
1
1927
Performances
23
as of Jan 09, 2026
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