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Deburau
Broadway
Original
Deburau
Broadway
Original
Belasco Theatre
111 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Harley Granville-Barker
People (27)
Lionel Atwill
Jean-Gaspard Deburau
(Original)
Marie Bryar
Clara
(Original)
Rowland Buckstone
Laplace
(Original)
Rose Coghlan
Madame Rabouin
(Original)
Hubert Druce
Robillard
(Original)
Morgan Farley
Charles Deburau
(Original)
Edmund Gurney
Clement
(Original)
Joseph W. Herbert
Laurent
(Original)
Margot Kelly
Justine
(Original)
Isabel Leighton
Honorine
(Original)
Elsie MacKay
Marie Duplessis
(Original)
Pauline Merriam
Madame Rebard
(Original)
Bernard Reinold
Monsieur Bertrand
(Original)
George Ryan
Master Charles
(Original)
St. Clair Bayfield
A Journalist
(Original)
Sallie Bergman
Maid
(Original)
Frederick Bickel
The Promoter
(Original)
Lylia Burnand
The Unknown Lady
(Original)
Eden Gray
The Lady with the Lorgnette
(Original)
Helen Reimer
The Money Taker
(Original)
John Roche
The Young Man
(Original)
Robert Roland
Scene Shifter
(Original)
John L. Shine
A Doctor
(Original)
Sidney Toler
The "Barker"
(Original)
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Lionel Atwill
Jean-Gaspard Deburau
(Original)
Marie Bryar
Clara
(Original)
Rowland Buckstone
Laplace
(Original)
Rose Coghlan
Madame Rabouin
(Original)
Hubert Druce
Robillard
(Original)
Morgan Farley
Charles Deburau
(Original)
Edmund Gurney
Clement
(Original)
Joseph W. Herbert
Laurent
(Original)
Margot Kelly
Justine
(Original)
Isabel Leighton
Honorine
(Original)
Elsie MacKay
Marie Duplessis
(Original)
Pauline Merriam
Madame Rebard
(Original)
Bernard Reinold
Monsieur Bertrand
(Original)
George Ryan
Master Charles
(Original)
St. Clair Bayfield
A Journalist
(Original)
Sallie Bergman
Maid
(Original)
Frederick Bickel
The Promoter
(Original)
Lylia Burnand
The Unknown Lady
(Original)
Eden Gray
The Lady with the Lorgnette
(Original)
Helen Reimer
The Money Taker
(Original)
John Roche
The Young Man
(Original)
Robert Roland
Scene Shifter
(Original)
John L. Shine
A Doctor
(Original)
Sidney Toler
The "Barker"
(Original)
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Harley Granville-Barker
Writer
Sacha Guitry
Source Material (from the French)
David Belasco
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
23
1920
Closing Date
Jun
4
1921
Performances
189
as of Dec 03, 2025
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