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The New York Idea
Broadway
Revival
The New York Idea
Broadway
Revival
Heckscher Theatre
1230 Fifth Ave. at 104th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Langdon Mitchell
People (18)
Olivia Bird
Mrs. Vida Phillimore
(Original)
Margaret G. Brett
Grace Phillimore
(Original)
Janet Brower
Benson
(Original)
Van Henry Cartmell
Sir Wilfred Cates-Darby
(Original)
Lois S. Coffin
Mrs. Cynthia Karslake
(Original)
Leonie A. Danforth
Mrs. Phillimore
(Original)
George H. Darrell
Tim Fiddler
(Original)
Sterling T. Foote
Philip Phillimore
(Original)
Harold W. Gould
William Ludley
(Original)
Amy B. Groesback
Miss Heneage
(Original)
Robert Irwin
Nogam
(Original)
Philip Kobbe
Brooks
(Original)
Drelincourt M. Martin
Thomas
(Original)
Charles E. Maxwell
John Karslake
(Original)
Theodore Steinway
The Rev. Matthew Phillimore
(Original)
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Olivia Bird
Mrs. Vida Phillimore
(Original)
Margaret G. Brett
Grace Phillimore
(Original)
Janet Brower
Benson
(Original)
Van Henry Cartmell
Sir Wilfred Cates-Darby
(Original)
Lois S. Coffin
Mrs. Cynthia Karslake
(Original)
Leonie A. Danforth
Mrs. Phillimore
(Original)
George H. Darrell
Tim Fiddler
(Original)
Sterling T. Foote
Philip Phillimore
(Original)
Harold W. Gould
William Ludley
(Original)
Amy B. Groesback
Miss Heneage
(Original)
Robert Irwin
Nogam
(Original)
Philip Kobbe
Brooks
(Original)
Drelincourt M. Martin
Thomas
(Original)
Charles E. Maxwell
John Karslake
(Original)
Theodore Steinway
The Rev. Matthew Phillimore
(Original)
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Langdon Mitchell
Writer
Arthur Sircom
Staging
The Snarks
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
22
1933
Closing Date
Mar
31
1933
Performances
3
as of Dec 02, 2025
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