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The Wrecker
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The Wrecker Playbill - March 1928
The Wrecker
Broadway
Original
Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Arnold Ridley
,
Bernard Merivale
People (21)
Frank Arundel
A Secretary
(Original)
George Bowman
The Man
(Original)
Douglas Garden
Sir Gervaise Bartlett
(Original)
Tracy Graham
Haines
(Original)
Sara Haden
Milly Knight
(Original)
Phyllis Harding
Gladys Elliot
(Original)
Alfred Hemming
Noah Twemblett
(Original)
Roland Hogue
Chester Kyle
(Original)
Jack Leslie
Roger Doyle
(Original)
Annabella Murray
Lady Beryl Metchley
(Original)
Pacie Ripple
Inspector Ratchett
(Original)
Carlton Rivers
John Smith
(Original)
John M. Troughton
Horace Skeet
(Original)
Elsie Wagstaff
Mary Shelton
(Original)
Clifford Walker
Joshua Barney
(Original)
Lyman Watts
Alf
(Original)
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Frank Arundel
A Secretary
(Original)
George Bowman
The Man
(Original)
Douglas Garden
Sir Gervaise Bartlett
(Original)
Tracy Graham
Haines
(Original)
Sara Haden
Milly Knight
(Original)
Phyllis Harding
Gladys Elliot
(Original)
Alfred Hemming
Noah Twemblett
(Original)
Roland Hogue
Chester Kyle
(Original)
Jack Leslie
Roger Doyle
(Original)
Annabella Murray
Lady Beryl Metchley
(Original)
Pacie Ripple
Inspector Ratchett
(Original)
Carlton Rivers
John Smith
(Original)
John M. Troughton
Horace Skeet
(Original)
Elsie Wagstaff
Mary Shelton
(Original)
Clifford Walker
Joshua Barney
(Original)
Lyman Watts
Alf
(Original)
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Bernard Merivale
Writer
Arnold Ridley
Writer
Guy Bates Post
Director
Producer
E.J. Carroll
Arranging Producer
Harry I. Cohen
Arranging Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
27
1928
Closing Date
Apr
1
1928
Performances
40
as of Jan 03, 2026
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The Wrecker - March 5, 1928
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