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The Silent Witness
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The Silent Witness Playbill - March 1931
The Silent Witness
Broadway
Original
Morosco Theatre
217 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jack Celestin
,
Jack De Leon
People (20)
Lionel Atwill
Sir Austin Howard
(Original)
Reginald Barlow
Inspector Robins
(Original)
Thurlow Bergen
Mr. Justice Bond
(Original)
Fortunio Bonanova
Gordon Smith
(Original)
Francis Compton
Clerk of the Court
(Original)
Anthony Kemble Cooper
Anthony Howard
(Original)
Harold De Becker
Henry Hammer
(Original)
George Graham
Colonel Grayson
(Original)
Geoffrey Harwood
Horace Ward
(Original)
Jerome Lawler
Arthur Drinton, K.C.
(Original)
Kathleen Lowry
Sylvia Pierce
(Original)
T. Wigney Percyval
Sir John Lawson, K.C.
(Original)
Ann Shoemaker
Lady Howard
(Original)
Herbert Standing Jr.
Augustus Percy Carlton
(Original)
Kay Strozzi
Doreen Smith
(Original)
Milano Tilden
Inspector Phillips
(Original)
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Lionel Atwill
Sir Austin Howard
(Original)
Reginald Barlow
Inspector Robins
(Original)
Thurlow Bergen
Mr. Justice Bond
(Original)
Fortunio Bonanova
Gordon Smith
(Original)
Francis Compton
Clerk of the Court
(Original)
Anthony Kemble Cooper
Anthony Howard
(Original)
Harold De Becker
Henry Hammer
(Original)
George Graham
Colonel Grayson
(Original)
Geoffrey Harwood
Horace Ward
(Original)
Jerome Lawler
Arthur Drinton, K.C.
(Original)
Kathleen Lowry
Sylvia Pierce
(Original)
T. Wigney Percyval
Sir John Lawson, K.C.
(Original)
Ann Shoemaker
Lady Howard
(Original)
Herbert Standing Jr.
Augustus Percy Carlton
(Original)
Kay Strozzi
Doreen Smith
(Original)
Milano Tilden
Inspector Phillips
(Original)
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Jack Celestin
Writer
Jack De Leon
Writer
Harry Wagstaff Gribble
Staging
Lee Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
23
1931
Closing Date
Jun
1
1931
Performances
80
as of Feb 05, 2026
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