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48th Street Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jesse Lynch Williams
People (12)
Marguerite Churchill
Molly
(Original)
Warburton Gamble
Bill Thompson
(Original)
Jane Grey
Evadne Thompson
(Original)
Norma Mitchell
Jane Davidge
(Original)
Margaret Mower
Mary Chadwick
(Original)
Tom Powers
Leonard Chadwick
(Original)
Gene Raymond
Billy Thompson
(Original)
Cecil Yapp
Churchill Smith
(Original)
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Marguerite Churchill
Molly
(Original)
Warburton Gamble
Bill Thompson
(Original)
Jane Grey
Evadne Thompson
(Original)
Norma Mitchell
Jane Davidge
(Original)
Margaret Mower
Mary Chadwick
(Original)
Tom Powers
Leonard Chadwick
(Original)
Gene Raymond
Billy Thompson
(Original)
Cecil Yapp
Churchill Smith
(Original)
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Jesse Lynch Williams
Writer
Josephine Hull
Stagomg
O. P. Heggie
Staging
The Equity Players, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
25
1922
Closing Date
Apr
7
1923
Performances
120
as of Dec 05, 2025
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