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Rain
Broadway
Revival
Rain
Broadway
Revival
Gaiety Theatre
1547 Broadway at W. 46th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Clemence Randolph
,
John Colton
People (29)
Jeanne Eagels
Sadie Thompson
(Original)
Emma Wilcox
Ameena
(Original)
Harold Healy
Corporal Hodgeson, U.S.M.C.
(Original)
Fritz Williams
Dr. McPhail
(Original)
Rapley Holmes
Joe Horn
(Original)
Catherine Brooke
Mrs. Davidson
(Original)
Shirley King
Mrs. McPhail
(Original)
Jack McKee
Private Griggs, U.S.M.C.
(Original)
John Rogers
Quartermaster Bates
(Original)
Robert Kelly
Rev. Alfred Davidson
(Original)
Robert Elliott
Sergeant O'Hara, U.S.M.C.
(Original)
William David
Dr. McPhail
(Replacement)
Blanche Friderici
Mrs. Davidson
(Replacement)
Paul James
Corporal Hodgeson, U.S.M.C.
(Replacement)
Liano Paulo
Native
(Original)
Howa Owa
Native
(Original)
Native Policeman
(Replacement)
Kathryne Kennedy
Native Girl
(Original)
Oka Bunda
Native Policeman
(Original)
K. Andre Fernando
Native
(Replacement)
Wilma Thompson
Native Girl
(Replacement)
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Jeanne Eagels
Sadie Thompson
(Original)
Emma Wilcox
Ameena
(Original)
Harold Healy
Corporal Hodgeson, U.S.M.C.
(Original)
Fritz Williams
Dr. McPhail
(Original)
Rapley Holmes
Joe Horn
(Original)
Catherine Brooke
Mrs. Davidson
(Original)
Shirley King
Mrs. McPhail
(Original)
Jack McKee
Private Griggs, U.S.M.C.
(Original)
John Rogers
Quartermaster Bates
(Original)
Robert Kelly
Rev. Alfred Davidson
(Original)
Robert Elliott
Sergeant O'Hara, U.S.M.C.
(Original)
Liano Paulo
Native
(Original)
Howa Owa
Native
(Original)
Kathryne Kennedy
Native Girl
(Original)
Oka Bunda
Native Policeman
(Original)
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John Colton
Writer
Clemence Randolph
Writer
W. Somerset Maugham
Source Material (from the story "Miss Thompson")
John D. Williams
Staging
Livingston Platt
Scenic Design
William Oden Waller
Scenery Painting
A.L. Rheinstrom
General Manager
George H. Atkinson
Press Representative
Sam H. Harris
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
1
1924
Closing Date
Mar
1
1926
Performances
648
as of Dec 04, 2025
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