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The Great Lover
Broadway
Original
The Great Lover
Broadway
Original
Longacre Theatre
220 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Leo Ditrichstein
,
Fanny Hatton
,
Frederic Hatton
People (25)
Leo Ditrichstein
Performer
(Original)
John Bedouin
Potter
(Original)
Virginia Fox Brooks
Performer
(Original)
Camilla Dalberg
Bianca Souio
(Original)
Doris Easton
Debutante
(Original)
Malcolm Fassett
Performer
(Original)
Nina Gray
Chaperone
(Original)
Alfred Kappeler
Performer
(Original)
Daniel J. Lally
Waiter No. 12
(Original)
Arthur Lewis
Dr. Stetson
(Original)
Julian Little
Performer
(Original)
Frederick Macklyn
Performer
(Original)
Anna McNaughton
Performer
(Original)
Lee Millar
Performer
(Original)
Alexis H. Polianov
Performer
(Original)
William Ricciardi
Maestro Cereale
(Original)
George E. Romain
Performer
(Original)
Antonio Salerno
Performer
(Original)
M. D. Shatts
Performer
(Original)
Beverly Sitgreaves
Performer
(Original)
Margaret Vale
Zerlina
(Original)
Cora Witherspoon
Performer
(Original)
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Leo Ditrichstein
Performer
(Original)
John Bedouin
Potter
(Original)
Virginia Fox Brooks
Performer
(Original)
Camilla Dalberg
Bianca Souio
(Original)
Doris Easton
Debutante
(Original)
Malcolm Fassett
Performer
(Original)
Nina Gray
Chaperone
(Original)
Alfred Kappeler
Performer
(Original)
Daniel J. Lally
Waiter No. 12
(Original)
Arthur Lewis
Dr. Stetson
(Original)
Julian Little
Performer
(Original)
Frederick Macklyn
Performer
(Original)
Anna McNaughton
Performer
(Original)
Lee Millar
Performer
(Original)
Alexis H. Polianov
Performer
(Original)
William Ricciardi
Maestro Cereale
(Original)
George E. Romain
Performer
(Original)
Antonio Salerno
Performer
(Original)
M. D. Shatts
Performer
(Original)
Beverly Sitgreaves
Performer
(Original)
Margaret Vale
Zerlina
(Original)
Cora Witherspoon
Performer
(Original)
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Leo Ditrichstein
Writer
Frederic Hatton
Writer
Fanny Hatton
Writer
Cohan & Harris
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
10
1915
Closing Date
Jun
1
1916
Performances
245
as of Feb 26, 2026
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