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The Shelf
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The Shelf
Broadway
Original
Morosco Theatre
217 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Dorrance Davis
People (13)
A.S. Byron
U.S. Senator Risdale
(Original)
Louis Kimball
Stanley Risdale
(Original)
Lawrence Leslie
Baldwin Custard
(Original)
Lottie Linthicum
Mrs. Plummer
(Original)
Donald Meek
The Rev. Herbert Chetswold
(Original)
Lee Patrick
Caroline Wendham
(Original)
Jessie Ralph
Emma Smith
(Original)
Thelma Ritter
Miss Batterson
(Original)
Frances Starr
Stella Amaranth
(Original)
Frederick Truesdell
John Wendham
(Original)
Leah Winslow
Mrs. Chetswold
(Original)
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A.S. Byron
U.S. Senator Risdale
(Original)
Louis Kimball
Stanley Risdale
(Original)
Lawrence Leslie
Baldwin Custard
(Original)
Lottie Linthicum
Mrs. Plummer
(Original)
Donald Meek
The Rev. Herbert Chetswold
(Original)
Lee Patrick
Caroline Wendham
(Original)
Jessie Ralph
Emma Smith
(Original)
Thelma Ritter
Miss Batterson
(Original)
Frances Starr
Stella Amaranth
(Original)
Frederick Truesdell
John Wendham
(Original)
Leah Winslow
Mrs. Chetswold
(Original)
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Dorrance Davis
Writer
William B. Friedlander
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
27
1926
Closing Date
Oct
1
1926
Performances
32
as of Jan 03, 2026
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The Shelf - October 4, 1926
The Shelf - October 4, 1926
The Shelf - October 4, 1926
The Shelf - October 4, 1926
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