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The Rivals
Broadway
Revival
The Rivals
Broadway
Revival
Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
People (13)
Patricia Collinge
Lucy
(Original)
John Craig
Sir Lucius O'Trigger
(Original)
Pedro De Cordoba
Faulkland
(Original)
Faulkland
(Original)
Henry E. Dixey
Fag
(Original)
Violet Heming
Lydia Lanquish
(Original)
Tyrone Power, Sr.
Sir Anthony Absolute
(Original)
James T. Powers
David
(Original)
Mary Shaw
Mrs. Malaprop
(Original)
Robert Warwick
Captain Jack Absolute
(Original)
Francis Wilson
Bob Acres
(Original)
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Patricia Collinge
Lucy
(Original)
John Craig
Sir Lucius O'Trigger
(Original)
Pedro De Cordoba
Faulkland
(Original)
Faulkland
(Original)
Henry E. Dixey
Fag
(Original)
Violet Heming
Lydia Lanquish
(Original)
Tyrone Power, Sr.
Sir Anthony Absolute
(Original)
James T. Powers
David
(Original)
Mary Shaw
Mrs. Malaprop
(Original)
Robert Warwick
Captain Jack Absolute
(Original)
Francis Wilson
Bob Acres
(Original)
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Writer
William Seymour
Staging
The Players Club
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
5
1922
Closing Date
Jun
10
1922
Performances
8
as of Dec 05, 2025
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