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Voltaire
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Voltaire
Broadway
Original
Plymouth Theatre
236 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Gertrude Purcell
,
Leila Taylor
People (15)
Leslie Austen
Marquis de Villette
(Original)
Horace Braham
Le Duc de Navailles
(Original)
Howard Claney
Wagniere
(Original)
Arnold Daly
Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire
(Original)
Marguerite Forrest
Marie Corneille
(Original)
Lionel Hogarth
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
(Original)
George Le Guere
Moisnel
(Original)
Carlotta Monterey
Mlle. Clairon
(Original)
John S. O'Brien
Father Adam
(Original)
Marcel Rousseau
Janvier
(Original)
Frederick Truesdell
Aristide Freron
(Original)
Jane Wheatley
Mme. Denis
(Original)
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Leslie Austen
Marquis de Villette
(Original)
Horace Braham
Le Duc de Navailles
(Original)
Howard Claney
Wagniere
(Original)
Arnold Daly
Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire
(Original)
Marguerite Forrest
Marie Corneille
(Original)
Lionel Hogarth
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
(Original)
George Le Guere
Moisnel
(Original)
Carlotta Monterey
Mlle. Clairon
(Original)
John S. O'Brien
Father Adam
(Original)
Marcel Rousseau
Janvier
(Original)
Frederick Truesdell
Aristide Freron
(Original)
Jane Wheatley
Mme. Denis
(Original)
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Leila Taylor
Writer
Gertrude Purcell
Writer
Arthur Hopkins
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
21
1922
Closing Date
Mar
31
1922
Performances
16
as of Jan 28, 2026
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