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The Great Power Playbill - September 1928
The Great Power
Broadway
Original
Ritz Theatre
219 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Myron C. Fagan
People (19)
John Anthony
Senator (Dick) Wray
(Original)
Alan Birmingham
Bruce Power
(Original)
G. Davidson Clark
Judge Ben Forrest
(Original)
John T. Doyle
John Power
(Original)
Minna Gombel
Joan Wray
(Original)
Nelan H. Jaap
Frank Forrest
(Original)
Jack Leslie
Graves
(Original)
Eleanor Martin
Hilda
(Original)
James O'Brien
Sargeant McQuade
(Original)
Walter F. Scott
Jordan
(Original)
Alfred Swenson
District Attorney Crane
(Original)
Walter Walker
Senator Charles Davis
(Original)
H. Conway Wingfield
Rev. Dr. Elliott
(Original)
Myrtle Brown
Nurse
(Original)
William Cort
Doctor
(Original)
Joseph Eisner
Other Members of Committee
(Original)
Hirshell Mayall
Chairman of the Committee
(Original)
Robert Ryan
Other Members of Committee
(Original)
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John Anthony
Senator (Dick) Wray
(Original)
Alan Birmingham
Bruce Power
(Original)
G. Davidson Clark
Judge Ben Forrest
(Original)
John T. Doyle
John Power
(Original)
Minna Gombel
Joan Wray
(Original)
Nelan H. Jaap
Frank Forrest
(Original)
Jack Leslie
Graves
(Original)
Eleanor Martin
Hilda
(Original)
James O'Brien
Sargeant McQuade
(Original)
Walter F. Scott
Jordan
(Original)
Alfred Swenson
District Attorney Crane
(Original)
Walter Walker
Senator Charles Davis
(Original)
H. Conway Wingfield
Rev. Dr. Elliott
(Original)
Myrtle Brown
Nurse
(Original)
William Cort
Doctor
(Original)
Joseph Eisner
Other Members of Committee
(Original)
Hirshell Mayall
Chairman of the Committee
(Original)
Robert Ryan
Other Members of Committee
(Original)
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Myron C. Fagan
Writer
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
11
1928
Closing Date
Oct
1
1928
Performances
23
as of Apr 01, 2026
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