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The Rat
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The Rat
Broadway
Original
New Colonial Theatre
1887 Broadway at 62nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Ivor Novello
,
Constance Collier
People (33)
Basil Allis
Rene
(Original)
Suzanne Bennett
Mimi
(Original)
Horace Braham
Pierre Boucheron
(Original)
Ruth Chandler
Gaby
(Original)
Charles Croker-King
Baron Herman Stetz
(Original)
Jeanne Dare
Marcelle
(Original)
Jack de Fay
Alphonse
(Original)
Dana Desboro
Madeleine Sornay
(Original)
Zelie de Chaumet
(Replacement)
Florence Gerald
Mme. Colline
(Original)
Teddie Gerard
Zelie de Chaumet
(Original)
Bryant Higgins
Francois
(Original)
Warren Hill
Gaston
(Original)
Elizabeth Howard
Andre
(Original)
C. Barry Kenton
Barras
(Original)
Hilda Lappner
Babette
(Original)
Wallace McCutcheon
Paul
(Original)
George McKay
Jean
(Original)
Jack Motte
Detective Inspector Caillard
(Original)
Frances Nanine
America
(Original)
Roberta Pierre
Paulette
(Original)
Madeleine Sornay
(Replacement)
Katherine Revner
Odile
(Original)
Chris Scaife
Chicot
(Original)
Helen Sinnott
Therese
(Original)
Cyrus Staehle
Franco
(Original)
Grace Stafford
Mou Mou
(Original)
Lucille Upton
Peggy
(Original)
Andre
(Replacement)
Jeanne Wardley
Rose
(Original)
Vaughn Coger
Peggy
(Replacement)
Lorraine De Lupien
Babette
(Replacement)
Gertrude Spindler
Mimi
(Replacement)
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Basil Allis
Rene
(Original)
Suzanne Bennett
Mimi
(Original)
Horace Braham
Pierre Boucheron
(Original)
Ruth Chandler
Gaby
(Original)
Charles Croker-King
Baron Herman Stetz
(Original)
Jeanne Dare
Marcelle
(Original)
Jack de Fay
Alphonse
(Original)
Dana Desboro
Madeleine Sornay
(Original)
Florence Gerald
Mme. Colline
(Original)
Teddie Gerard
Zelie de Chaumet
(Original)
Bryant Higgins
Francois
(Original)
Warren Hill
Gaston
(Original)
Elizabeth Howard
Andre
(Original)
C. Barry Kenton
Barras
(Original)
Hilda Lappner
Babette
(Original)
Wallace McCutcheon
Paul
(Original)
George McKay
Jean
(Original)
Jack Motte
Detective Inspector Caillard
(Original)
Frances Nanine
America
(Original)
Roberta Pierre
Paulette
(Original)
Katherine Revner
Odile
(Original)
Chris Scaife
Chicot
(Original)
Helen Sinnott
Therese
(Original)
Cyrus Staehle
Franco
(Original)
Grace Stafford
Mou Mou
(Original)
Lucille Upton
Peggy
(Original)
Jeanne Wardley
Rose
(Original)
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Constance Collier
Writer
Ivor Novello
Writer
Earl Carroll
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
10
1925
Closing Date
May
1
1925
Performances
126
as of Dec 05, 2025
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