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The New York Idea
Broadway
Revival
The New York Idea
Broadway
Revival
Playhouse Theatre
137 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Langdon Mitchell
People (17)
Tracy Barrow
Tim Fiddler
(Original)
Richard Clarke
Monroe
(Original)
John Cromwell
William Ludley
(Original)
Grace George
Mrs. Cynthia Karslake
(Original)
Lumsden Hare
Philip Phillimore
(Original)
Selwyn Joyce
Brooks
(Original)
Norah Lamison
Grace Phillimore
(Original)
Ernest Lawford
Sir Wilfred Cates-Darby
(Original)
Josephine Lovett
Miss Heneage
(Original)
Guthrie McClintic
Nogam
(Original)
Mary Nash
Mrs. Vida Phillimore
(Original)
Albert Reed
The Rev. Matthew Phillimore
(Original)
Conway Tearle
John Karslake
(Original)
Anita Wood
Benson
(Original)
Eugenie Woodward
Mrs. Phillimore
(Original)
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Tracy Barrow
Tim Fiddler
(Original)
Richard Clarke
Monroe
(Original)
John Cromwell
William Ludley
(Original)
Grace George
Mrs. Cynthia Karslake
(Original)
Lumsden Hare
Philip Phillimore
(Original)
Selwyn Joyce
Brooks
(Original)
Norah Lamison
Grace Phillimore
(Original)
Ernest Lawford
Sir Wilfred Cates-Darby
(Original)
Josephine Lovett
Miss Heneage
(Original)
Guthrie McClintic
Nogam
(Original)
Mary Nash
Mrs. Vida Phillimore
(Original)
Albert Reed
The Rev. Matthew Phillimore
(Original)
Conway Tearle
John Karslake
(Original)
Anita Wood
Benson
(Original)
Eugenie Woodward
Mrs. Phillimore
(Original)
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Langdon Mitchell
Writer
Grace George
Producer
The New York Playhouse Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
28
1915
Closing Date
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