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The Gorilla
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The Gorilla Playbill - May 1925
The Gorilla
Broadway
Original
Selwyn Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Ralph Spence
People (14)
Frank Beaston
Simmons
(Original)
Clifford Dempsey
Mr. Mulligan
(Original)
Joseph Guthrie
A Sailor
(Original)
Stephen Maley
Jefferson Lee
(Original)
Frank McCormack
Mr. Garrity
(Original)
Harry D. Southard
The Stranger
(Original)
George Spelvin
Dr. Wilner
(Original)
Robert Strange
Arthur Marsden
(Original)
Frederick Truesdale
Cyrus Stevens
(Original)
Harry A. Ward
Poe
(Original)
Betty Weston
Alice Stevens
(Original)
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Frank Beaston
Simmons
(Original)
Clifford Dempsey
Mr. Mulligan
(Original)
Joseph Guthrie
A Sailor
(Original)
Stephen Maley
Jefferson Lee
(Original)
Frank McCormack
Mr. Garrity
(Original)
Harry D. Southard
The Stranger
(Original)
George Spelvin
Dr. Wilner
(Original)
Robert Strange
Arthur Marsden
(Original)
Frederick Truesdale
Cyrus Stevens
(Original)
Harry A. Ward
Poe
(Original)
Betty Weston
Alice Stevens
(Original)
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Ralph Spence
Writer
Walter F. Scott
Staging
Donald Gallaher
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
28
1925
Closing Date
May
1
1925
Performances
15
as of Dec 15, 2025
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