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The Plot Thickens
Broadway
Original
The Plot Thickens
Broadway
Original
Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Arnaldo Fraccaroli
,
Luigi Barzini
People (20)
Jack Amory
Dr. Maggs
(Original)
Albert Bannister
Bill
(Original)
Remy Carpen
Claudine Dupont
(Original)
Roy Cochrane
Joseph
(Original)
Dwight Frye
Mike Sheehan, Jr.
(Original)
Fred House
Halliday
(Original)
Edward Lester
Basil Fanshawe
(Original)
Jasper Mangione
OIivotti
(Original)
Janet Murdock
Grizzel McNab
(Original)
Edwin Nicander
Adonis Duckworth
(Original)
John Thorn
Benjamin Playfair Jones
(Original)
Dallas Welford
Mike Sheehan
(Original)
Joseph R. Mann
Police Commissioner
(Original)
Russell Morrison
First Player
(Original)
Neil Quinlan
Second Player
(Original)
John Saunders
Third Player
(Original)
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Jack Amory
Dr. Maggs
(Original)
Albert Bannister
Bill
(Original)
Remy Carpen
Claudine Dupont
(Original)
Roy Cochrane
Joseph
(Original)
Dwight Frye
Mike Sheehan, Jr.
(Original)
Fred House
Halliday
(Original)
Edward Lester
Basil Fanshawe
(Original)
Jasper Mangione
OIivotti
(Original)
Janet Murdock
Grizzel McNab
(Original)
Edwin Nicander
Adonis Duckworth
(Original)
John Thorn
Benjamin Playfair Jones
(Original)
Dallas Welford
Mike Sheehan
(Original)
Joseph R. Mann
Police Commissioner
(Original)
Russell Morrison
First Player
(Original)
Neil Quinlan
Second Player
(Original)
John Saunders
Third Player
(Original)
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Luigi Barzini
Writer
Arnaldo Fraccaroli
Writer
Thomas Beer
Adaptor
Brock Pemberton
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
5
1922
Closing Date
Sep
30
1922
Performances
15
as of Dec 03, 2025
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