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The Matinee Hero

Broadway

Original

The Matinee Hero

Broadway

Original

Vanderbilt Theatre
148 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY

SYNOPSIS:

playwright: A. E. Thomas, Leo Ditrichstein

People (11)

Mary Boland

Performer
(Original)

Leo Ditrichstein

Performer
(Original)

Josephine Hamner

Performer
(Original)

Robert McWade

Performer
(Original)

Jessie Parnell

Performer
(Original)

Catherine Proctor

Performer
(Original)

William Ricciardi

Performer
(Original)

Brandon Tynan

Performer
(Original)

Cora Witherspoon

Performer
(Original)

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Mary Boland

Performer
(Original)

Leo Ditrichstein

Performer
(Original)

Josephine Hamner

Performer
(Original)

Robert McWade

Performer
(Original)

Jessie Parnell

Performer
(Original)

Catherine Proctor

Performer
(Original)

William Ricciardi

Performer
(Original)

Brandon Tynan

Performer
(Original)

Cora Witherspoon

Performer
(Original)

Leo Ditrichstein

Writer

A. E. Thomas

Writer

Cohan & Harris

Producer

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Pro Info

Opening Date

Oct 7 1918

Closing Date

Dec 1 1918

Performances

64 as of Dec 05, 2025

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