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The Light of the World
Broadway
Original
The Light of the World
Broadway
Original
Lyric Theatre
213 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Pierre Saisson
People (23)
Helen Chandler
Agnes
(Original)
B. Wallis Clark
Jonas Kurz
(Original)
Burke Clarke
James Mayre
(Original)
Jane Cooper
Ruth le Doux
(Original)
Charles Crumpton
Timothy
(Original)
Pedro De Cordoba
Anton Rendel
(Original)
Ernest A. Elton
Martin Gast
(Original)
Arthur Fitzgerald
Raymond Hott
(Original)
Percy Haswell
Mary Rendel
(Original)
Clara Joel
Marna Lynd
(Original)
Ralph Kellard
Simon Brock
(Original)
Wright Kramer
Bert Adams
(Original)
Arnold Lucy
Pastor Saunders
(Original)
Fuller Mellish
Nathan
(Original)
Leslie Palmer
Arthur Brooks
(Original)
Philis Poyah
Margot Haser
(Original)
Gerald Rogers
Paul Mayre
(Original)
Fred Vogeding
Jan Van Veen
(Original)
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Helen Chandler
Agnes
(Original)
B. Wallis Clark
Jonas Kurz
(Original)
Burke Clarke
James Mayre
(Original)
Jane Cooper
Ruth le Doux
(Original)
Charles Crumpton
Timothy
(Original)
Pedro De Cordoba
Anton Rendel
(Original)
Ernest A. Elton
Martin Gast
(Original)
Arthur Fitzgerald
Raymond Hott
(Original)
Percy Haswell
Mary Rendel
(Original)
Clara Joel
Marna Lynd
(Original)
Ralph Kellard
Simon Brock
(Original)
Wright Kramer
Bert Adams
(Original)
Arnold Lucy
Pastor Saunders
(Original)
Fuller Mellish
Nathan
(Original)
Leslie Palmer
Arthur Brooks
(Original)
Philis Poyah
Margot Haser
(Original)
Gerald Rogers
Paul Mayre
(Original)
Fred Vogeding
Jan Van Veen
(Original)
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Pierre Saisson
Writer
Guy Bolton
Translator
George Middleton
Translator
F. Ray Comstock
Producer
Morris Gest
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
6
1920
Closing Date
Jan
31
1920
Performances
31
as of Dec 04, 2025
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