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The Merchant of Venice
Broadway
Revival
The Merchant of Venice
Broadway
Revival
Hampden's Theatre
1887 Broadway at 62nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Shakespeare
People (21)
Edith Barrett
Jessica
(Original)
Ethel Barrymore
Portia
(Original)
Maurice Colbourne
Bassanio
(Original)
Marcel Dill
Lorenzo
(Original)
Reynolds Evans
Solanio
(Original)
Walter Hampden
Shylock
(Original)
Gordon Hart
Balthazar
(Original)
Kenneth Hunter
Gratiano
(Original)
Hart Jenks
Salarino
(Original)
P. J. Kelly
Court Clerk
(Original)
Tubal
(Original)
Mary Low
Jessica
(Original)
Mabel Moore
Nerissa
(Original)
Le Roi Operti
Prince of Aragon
(Original)
Ernest Rowan
Prince of Morocco
(Original)
Franklin Salisbury
Stephano
(Original)
William Sauter
Antonio
(Original)
Albert West
Leonardo
(Original)
J. Plumpton Wilson
Old Gobbo
(Original)
Philip Wood
Duke of Venice
(Original)
Cecil Yapp
Launcelot Gobbo
(Original)
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Edith Barrett
Jessica
(Original)
Ethel Barrymore
Portia
(Original)
Maurice Colbourne
Bassanio
(Original)
Marcel Dill
Lorenzo
(Original)
Reynolds Evans
Solanio
(Original)
Walter Hampden
Shylock
(Original)
Gordon Hart
Balthazar
(Original)
Kenneth Hunter
Gratiano
(Original)
Hart Jenks
Salarino
(Original)
P. J. Kelly
Court Clerk
(Original)
Tubal
(Original)
Mary Low
Jessica
(Original)
Mabel Moore
Nerissa
(Original)
Le Roi Operti
Prince of Aragon
(Original)
Ernest Rowan
Prince of Morocco
(Original)
Franklin Salisbury
Stephano
(Original)
William Sauter
Antonio
(Original)
Albert West
Leonardo
(Original)
J. Plumpton Wilson
Old Gobbo
(Original)
Philip Wood
Duke of Venice
(Original)
Cecil Yapp
Launcelot Gobbo
(Original)
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William Shakespeare
Writer
Walter Hampden
Director
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
26
1925
Closing Date
Feb
13
1926
Performances
54
as of Dec 05, 2025
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