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What's the Big Idea
Broadway
Original
What's the Big Idea
Broadway
Original
Bijou Theatre
209 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Martha Hedman
,
Henry Arthur House
People (10)
Philip Bishop
Ludwig Dilling
(Original)
Arthur Donaldson
Anton Moller
(Original)
Pierre Gendron
Richard Clausen
(Original)
Harry Lyons
Ernie Einstein
(Original)
Lillian Ross
Anna Moller
(Original)
Erskine Sanford
Peter Clausen
(Original)
Ethel Strickland
Matilda Clausen
(Original)
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Philip Bishop
Ludwig Dilling
(Original)
Arthur Donaldson
Anton Moller
(Original)
Pierre Gendron
Richard Clausen
(Original)
Harry Lyons
Ernie Einstein
(Original)
Lillian Ross
Anna Moller
(Original)
Erskine Sanford
Peter Clausen
(Original)
Ethel Strickland
Matilda Clausen
(Original)
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Martha Hedman
Writer
Director
Henry Arthur House
Writer
Richard G. Herndon
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
23
1926
Closing Date
Apr
1
1926
Performances
23
as of Dec 03, 2025
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