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The School for Scandal
Broadway
Play
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The School for Scandal
Broadway
Play
Original
Lyceum Theatre
149 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
The gossip, backbiting and romantic scheming of London society are satirized in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1777 comedy.
playwright:
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
People (21)
Albert G. Andrews
Moses
(Original)
Ethel Barrymore
Lady Teazle
(Original)
Albert Bruning
Rowley
(Original)
John Craig
Careless
(Original)
Henry E. Dixey
Sir Benjamin Backbite
(Original)
John Drew, Jr.
The School for Scandal
(Original)
Etienne Girardot
Mr. Crabtree
(Original)
Walter Hampden
Sneerwell Servant
(Original)
Violet Kemble-Cooper
Lady Sneerwell
(Original)
Ernest Lawford
Trip
(Original)
Robert B. Mantell
Snake
(Original)
Carroll McComas
Maria
(Original)
Grant Mitchell
Teazle Servant
(Original)
McKay Morris
Joseph Surface
(Original)
Charles Richman
Charles Surface
(Original)
Charlotte Walker
Mrs. Candour
(Original)
Reinald Werrenrath
Sir Harry Bumper
(Original)
Francis Wilson
Surface Servant
(Original)
Tom Wise
Sir Oliver Surface
(Original)
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Albert G. Andrews
Moses
(Original)
Ethel Barrymore
Lady Teazle
(Original)
Albert Bruning
Rowley
(Original)
John Craig
Careless
(Original)
Henry E. Dixey
Sir Benjamin Backbite
(Original)
John Drew, Jr.
The School for Scandal
(Original)
Etienne Girardot
Mr. Crabtree
(Original)
Walter Hampden
Sneerwell Servant
(Original)
Violet Kemble-Cooper
Lady Sneerwell
(Original)
Ernest Lawford
Trip
(Original)
Robert B. Mantell
Snake
(Original)
Carroll McComas
Maria
(Original)
Grant Mitchell
Teazle Servant
(Original)
McKay Morris
Joseph Surface
(Original)
Charles Richman
Charles Surface
(Original)
Charlotte Walker
Mrs. Candour
(Original)
Reinald Werrenrath
Sir Harry Bumper
(Original)
Francis Wilson
Surface Servant
(Original)
Tom Wise
Sir Oliver Surface
(Original)
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Writer
Players Company, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
4
1923
Closing Date
Jun
30
1923
Performances
8
as of Nov 08, 2025
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