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The Fake
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Original
The Fake
Broadway
Original
Hudson Theatre
141 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Frederick Lonsdale
People (15)
Marion Allen
A Parlormaid
(Original)
Frank Conroy
The Hon. Gerrard Pillick
(Original)
Orlando Daly
Ernest Stanton, M.P
(Original)
Boyd Davis
Watkins
(Original)
Reynolds Denniston
Sir Thomas Moorgate, M.D.
(Original)
Evelyn Walsh Hall
Mrs. Stanton
(Original)
Frieda Inescort
Mavis Stanton
(Original)
Harry Neville
Dr. Hesketh Pointer, M. P.
(Original)
Una O'Connor
A Waitress
(Original)
Godfrey Tearle
Geoffrey Sands
(Original)
Pauline Whitson
Mrs. Hesketh Pointer
(Original)
John Williams
Clifford Hope
(Original)
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Marion Allen
A Parlormaid
(Original)
Frank Conroy
The Hon. Gerrard Pillick
(Original)
Orlando Daly
Ernest Stanton, M.P
(Original)
Boyd Davis
Watkins
(Original)
Reynolds Denniston
Sir Thomas Moorgate, M.D.
(Original)
Evelyn Walsh Hall
Mrs. Stanton
(Original)
Frieda Inescort
Mavis Stanton
(Original)
Harry Neville
Dr. Hesketh Pointer, M. P.
(Original)
Una O'Connor
A Waitress
(Original)
Godfrey Tearle
Geoffrey Sands
(Original)
Pauline Whitson
Mrs. Hesketh Pointer
(Original)
John Williams
Clifford Hope
(Original)
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Frederick Lonsdale
Writer
Frank Reicher
Staging
A. H. Woods
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
6
1924
Closing Date
Dec
1
1924
Performances
88
as of Dec 05, 2025
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