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This Was a Man
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This Was a Man Playbill - December 1926
This Was a Man
Broadway
Original
Klaw Theatre
251 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Noël Coward
People (11)
Nigel Bruce
Major Evelyn Bathurst
(Original)
Violet Campbell
Lady Margot Butler
(Original)
Francine Larrimore
Carol Churt
(Original)
Auriol Lee
Zoe St. Mervyn
(Original)
Leonard Loan
Berry
(Original)
A. E. Matthews
Edward Churt
(Original)
Terence Neill
Harry Challoner
(Original)
Horace Pollock
Blackwell
(Original)
MacKenzie Ward
Lord Romford
(Original)
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Nigel Bruce
Major Evelyn Bathurst
(Original)
Violet Campbell
Lady Margot Butler
(Original)
Francine Larrimore
Carol Churt
(Original)
Auriol Lee
Zoe St. Mervyn
(Original)
Leonard Loan
Berry
(Original)
A. E. Matthews
Edward Churt
(Original)
Terence Neill
Harry Challoner
(Original)
Horace Pollock
Blackwell
(Original)
MacKenzie Ward
Lord Romford
(Original)
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Noël Coward
Writer
Basil Dean
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
23
1926
Closing Date
Dec
1
1926
Performances
31
as of Mar 16, 2026
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This Was A Man - December 6, 1926
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