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Sweet Nell of Old Drury
Broadway
Revival
Sweet Nell of Old Drury
Broadway
Revival
48th Street Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Paul Kester
People (23)
Helenka Adamowska
Duchess of Portsmouth
(Original)
Charner Batson
2nd Alderman
(Original)
George Baxter
Alderman
(Original)
James Bell
Lord-in-Waiting
(Original)
Leonard Booker
Lacy
(Original)
Laura Burt
Tiffin
(Original)
Lionel Chalmers
Mercer
(Original)
Lynn Fontanne
Lady Castlemaine
(Original)
Herbert Grimwood
Lord Jeffreys
(Original)
Edwin Holland
Captain Clavering
(Original)
Regan Hughston
Sir Roger Fairfax
(Original)
Paul Jacchia
Master Bliff
(Original)
Seymour Jamison
William
(Original)
Schuyler Ladd
Lord Lovelace
(Original)
Howard Lindsay
Rollins
(Original)
Richie Ling
Lord Rochester
(Original)
Alfred Lunt
Charles II
(Original)
Marguerite Myers
Lady Olivia Vernon
(Original)
Leo Stark
Percival
(Original)
Laurette Taylor
Nell Gwynne
(Original)
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Helenka Adamowska
Duchess of Portsmouth
(Original)
Charner Batson
2nd Alderman
(Original)
George Baxter
Alderman
(Original)
James Bell
Lord-in-Waiting
(Original)
Leonard Booker
Lacy
(Original)
Laura Burt
Tiffin
(Original)
Lionel Chalmers
Mercer
(Original)
Lynn Fontanne
Lady Castlemaine
(Original)
Herbert Grimwood
Lord Jeffreys
(Original)
Edwin Holland
Captain Clavering
(Original)
Regan Hughston
Sir Roger Fairfax
(Original)
Paul Jacchia
Master Bliff
(Original)
Seymour Jamison
William
(Original)
Schuyler Ladd
Lord Lovelace
(Original)
Howard Lindsay
Rollins
(Original)
Richie Ling
Lord Rochester
(Original)
Alfred Lunt
Charles II
(Original)
Marguerite Myers
Lady Olivia Vernon
(Original)
Leo Stark
Percival
(Original)
Laurette Taylor
Nell Gwynne
(Original)
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Paul Kester
Writer
The Equity Players, Inc.
Producer
J. Hartley Manners
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
18
1923
Closing Date
Jun
30
1923
Performances
51
as of Mar 10, 2026
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