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The Jest
Broadway
Revival
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The Jest Playbill - February 1926
The Jest
Broadway
Revival
Plymouth Theatre
236 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (25)
E. J. Ballantine
Fazio
(Original)
Malcolm Barrett
Calandra
(Original)
Richard Bengal
Camus
(Original)
Cecil Clovelly
The Doctor
(Original)
Madeline Delmar
Lisabetta
(Original)
Maud Durand
Cintia
(Original)
Alphonse Ethier
Neri Chiaramantesi
(Original)
Alexander F. Frank
The Executioner
(Original)
Pancho Fuentes
A Singer
(Original)
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Tornaquinci
(Original)
William Griffith
Lapo
(Original)
Violet Heming
Ginevra
(Original)
Jacob Kingsberry
A Lieutenant
(Original)
John Knight
Nencio
(Original)
Martha McGraw
Lucrezia
(Original)
Maria Ouspenskaya
Fiametta
(Original)
Basil Sydney
Giannetto Malespini
(Original)
Millard Vincent
Gabriello Chiarmantesi
(Original)
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E. J. Ballantine
Fazio
(Original)
Malcolm Barrett
Calandra
(Original)
Richard Bengal
Camus
(Original)
Cecil Clovelly
The Doctor
(Original)
Madeline Delmar
Lisabetta
(Original)
Maud Durand
Cintia
(Original)
Alphonse Ethier
Neri Chiaramantesi
(Original)
Alexander F. Frank
The Executioner
(Original)
Pancho Fuentes
A Singer
(Original)
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Tornaquinci
(Original)
William Griffith
Lapo
(Original)
Violet Heming
Ginevra
(Original)
Jacob Kingsberry
A Lieutenant
(Original)
John Knight
Nencio
(Original)
Martha McGraw
Lucrezia
(Original)
Maria Ouspenskaya
Fiametta
(Original)
Basil Sydney
Giannetto Malespini
(Original)
Millard Vincent
Gabriello Chiarmantesi
(Original)
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Sem Benelli
Source Material (from the Italian of "La Cena Delle Beffe")
Maurice Nitke
Composer, "Madrigal of May"
Arthur Hopkins
Director
Producer
Robert Bergaman
Scenic Design
Robert Edmond Jones
Scenic Design
Mme. E.S. Freisinger
Costume Design
George Schaff
Lighting Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
4
1926
Closing Date
Apr
1
1926
Performances
77
as of Jan 05, 2026
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