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The Perfect Alibi
Broadway
Original
The Perfect Alibi
Broadway
Original
Charles Hopkins Theatre
155 W. 49th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
A. A. Milne
People (14)
Harry Beresford
P.C. Mallet
(Original)
Langdon Bruce
Major Fothergill
(Original)
Alan Bunce
Jimmy Ludgrove
(Original)
Leo G. Carroll
"Sergeant" Mallet
(Original)
Carson Davenport
Adams
(Original)
Catherine Calhoun Doucet
Mrs. Fulverton-Fane
(Original)
Richie Ling
Edward P. Carter
(Original)
Mary Newham-Davis
Jane West
(Original)
Ivan Simpson
Edward Laverick
(Original)
Ernest Stallard
Arthur Ludgrove
(Original)
Vivian Tobin
Susan Cunningham
(Original)
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Harry Beresford
P.C. Mallet
(Original)
Langdon Bruce
Major Fothergill
(Original)
Alan Bunce
Jimmy Ludgrove
(Original)
Leo G. Carroll
"Sergeant" Mallet
(Original)
Carson Davenport
Adams
(Original)
Catherine Calhoun Doucet
Mrs. Fulverton-Fane
(Original)
Richie Ling
Edward P. Carter
(Original)
Mary Newham-Davis
Jane West
(Original)
Ivan Simpson
Edward Laverick
(Original)
Ernest Stallard
Arthur Ludgrove
(Original)
Vivian Tobin
Susan Cunningham
(Original)
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A. A. Milne
Writer
Charles Hopkins
Director
Producer
William Keighley
Assistant Director
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
27
1928
Closing Date
Jul
13
1929
Performances
255
as of Jan 10, 2026
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