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What the Public Wants
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What the Public Wants
Broadway
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Garrick Theatre
67 W. 35th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Arnold Bennett
People (15)
Harry Ashford
James Brindley
(Original)
Louis Calvert
Holt St. John
(Original)
Charles Dalton
Sir Charles Worgan
(Original)
J. Malcolm Dunn
Saul Kendrick
(Original)
Emily Fitzroy
Mrs. Downes
(Original)
George H. Frenger
Samuel Cleland
(Original)
Stanley Howlett
Simon Macquoid
(Original)
Marietta Hyde
Mrs. Worgan
(Original)
Moffat Johnston
John Worgan
(Original)
Claude King
Francis Worgan
(Original)
Shirley King
Annie Worgan
(Original)
Jane Wheatley
Mrs. Cleland
(Original)
Margaret Wycherly
Emily Vernon
(Original)
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Harry Ashford
James Brindley
(Original)
Louis Calvert
Holt St. John
(Original)
Charles Dalton
Sir Charles Worgan
(Original)
J. Malcolm Dunn
Saul Kendrick
(Original)
Emily Fitzroy
Mrs. Downes
(Original)
George H. Frenger
Samuel Cleland
(Original)
Stanley Howlett
Simon Macquoid
(Original)
Marietta Hyde
Mrs. Worgan
(Original)
Moffat Johnston
John Worgan
(Original)
Claude King
Francis Worgan
(Original)
Shirley King
Annie Worgan
(Original)
Jane Wheatley
Mrs. Cleland
(Original)
Margaret Wycherly
Emily Vernon
(Original)
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Arnold Bennett
Writer
Louis Calvert
Staging
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
1
1922
Closing Date
May
1
1922
Performances
24
as of Dec 04, 2025
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