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Thunder
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Thunder
Broadway
Original
Criterion Theatre
1514-16 Broadway (44th St.), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Peg Franklin
People (20)
Charles Althoff
Fidler
(Original)
Leila Bennett
Mandy Coulter
(Original)
Wilson Day
Mr. Disbrow
(Original)
Marie L. Day
Ma McBirney
(Original)
Eva Dennison
Mrs. Carson
(Original)
Sylvia Field
Azalea
(Original)
Mart E. Heisey
Tom Gerson
(Original)
Horace James
Buck Babb
(Original)
Benjamin Kauser
Dick Babb
(Original)
Marion Kerby
Mrs. Kitchell
(Original)
Charles McDonald
Jeff Coulter
(Original)
Burr McIntosh
Preacher
(Original)
Chester Morris
Sam Disbrow
(Original)
Guy Nichols
Pa McBirney
(Original)
Sam Reed
Pliny Doane
(Original)
Blance Talbot
Mrs. Doane
(Original)
John Talbot
Hi Kitchell
(Original)
George Wright, Jr.
Mr. Carson
(Original)
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Charles Althoff
Fidler
(Original)
Leila Bennett
Mandy Coulter
(Original)
Wilson Day
Mr. Disbrow
(Original)
Marie L. Day
Ma McBirney
(Original)
Eva Dennison
Mrs. Carson
(Original)
Sylvia Field
Azalea
(Original)
Mart E. Heisey
Tom Gerson
(Original)
Horace James
Buck Babb
(Original)
Benjamin Kauser
Dick Babb
(Original)
Marion Kerby
Mrs. Kitchell
(Original)
Charles McDonald
Jeff Coulter
(Original)
Burr McIntosh
Preacher
(Original)
Chester Morris
Sam Disbrow
(Original)
Guy Nichols
Pa McBirney
(Original)
Sam Reed
Pliny Doane
(Original)
Blance Talbot
Mrs. Doane
(Original)
John Talbot
Hi Kitchell
(Original)
George Wright, Jr.
Mr. Carson
(Original)
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Peg Franklin
Writer
John Golden
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
22
1919
Closing Date
Oct
1
1919
Performances
33
as of Dec 04, 2025
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