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What's the Use
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What's the Use Playbill - Sep 1926
What's the Use
Broadway
Original
Princess Theatre
104 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Pauline Fain
People (12)
Helen Gropper
Mrs. Salen
(Original)
Herman Herschberg
Mr. Salen
(Original)
Harry R. Irving
William Salen
(Original)
Dora Kashinsky
Mrs. Ginsberg
(Original)
Yvonne Manon
Rita Ginsberg
(Original)
Edna Mink
Mary Field
(Original)
Santos Ortega
Elsie Salen
(Original)
Lillian Shrewsbury
Elsie Salen
(Original)
Eleanor Warren
Mrs. Brown
(Original)
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Helen Gropper
Mrs. Salen
(Original)
Herman Herschberg
Mr. Salen
(Original)
Harry R. Irving
William Salen
(Original)
Dora Kashinsky
Mrs. Ginsberg
(Original)
Yvonne Manon
Rita Ginsberg
(Original)
Edna Mink
Mary Field
(Original)
Santos Ortega
Elsie Salen
(Original)
Lillian Shrewsbury
Elsie Salen
(Original)
Eleanor Warren
Mrs. Brown
(Original)
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Pauline Fain
Writer
Argyle Campbell
Director
Fain Productions, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
6
1926
Closing Date
Sep
1
1926
Performances
9
as of Jan 31, 2026
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What's the Use? - September 1926
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