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Three Wise Fools
Broadway
Original
Three Wise Fools
Broadway
Original
Criterion Theatre
1514-16 Broadway (44th St.), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Austin Strong
People (16)
J. Moy Bennett
Douglas
(Original)
Stephen Colby
Benjamin Surratt
(Original)
Harry Davenport
Doctor Richard Gaunt
(Original)
Harry M. Forsman
Gray
(Original)
Claude Gillingwater
Mr. Theodore Findley
(Original)
Hayward Ginn
Poole
(Original)
William Ingersoll
Judge James Trumbull
(Original)
Leavitt James
Clancy
(Original)
Charles Laite
Gordon Schuyler
(Original)
Helen Menken
Miss Fairchild
(Original)
Phyllis Rankin
Mrs. Saunders
(Original)
George Spelvin
Policeman
(Original)
Charles B. Wells
John Crawshay
(Original)
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J. Moy Bennett
Douglas
(Original)
Stephen Colby
Benjamin Surratt
(Original)
Harry Davenport
Doctor Richard Gaunt
(Original)
Harry M. Forsman
Gray
(Original)
Claude Gillingwater
Mr. Theodore Findley
(Original)
Hayward Ginn
Poole
(Original)
William Ingersoll
Judge James Trumbull
(Original)
Leavitt James
Clancy
(Original)
Charles Laite
Gordon Schuyler
(Original)
Helen Menken
Miss Fairchild
(Original)
Phyllis Rankin
Mrs. Saunders
(Original)
George Spelvin
Policeman
(Original)
Charles B. Wells
John Crawshay
(Original)
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Austin Strong
Writer
John Golden
Producer
Winchell Smith
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
31
1918
Closing Date
Aug
1
1919
Performances
316
as of Dec 04, 2025
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