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The Greeks Had a Word for It
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The Greeks Had a Word For It Playbill - February 1931
The Greeks Had a Word for It
Broadway
Original
Sam H. Harris Theatre
226 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Zoe Akins
People (15)
Hardie Albright
Dey Emery
(Original)
Don Beddoe
Louis Small
(Original)
Jack Bennett
Waiter in the Night Club
(Original)
Ernest Glendinning
Boris Feldman
(Original)
Dorothy Hall
Schatze
(Original)
Ethel Hamilton
Bellows
(Original)
Harold Heaton
Jones
(Original)
Helen Kingstead
The Russian Woman
(Original)
Muriel Kirkland
Polaire
(Original)
Gordon Stout
Stanton
(Original)
Verree Teasdale
Jean
(Original)
John Walpole
Waiter
(Original)
Frederic Worlock
Justin Emery
(Original)
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Hardie Albright
Dey Emery
(Original)
Don Beddoe
Louis Small
(Original)
Jack Bennett
Waiter in the Night Club
(Original)
Ernest Glendinning
Boris Feldman
(Original)
Dorothy Hall
Schatze
(Original)
Ethel Hamilton
Bellows
(Original)
Harold Heaton
Jones
(Original)
Helen Kingstead
The Russian Woman
(Original)
Muriel Kirkland
Polaire
(Original)
Gordon Stout
Stanton
(Original)
Verree Teasdale
Jean
(Original)
John Walpole
Waiter
(Original)
Frederic Worlock
Justin Emery
(Original)
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Zoe Akins
Writer
William Harris, Jr.
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
25
1930
Closing Date
May
2
1931
Performances
253
as of Feb 26, 2026
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