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Original
Astor Theatre
1537 Broadway (45th St.), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jesse Lynch Williams
People (13)
Beatrice Beckley
Performer
(Original)
Edmund Breese
Performer
(Original)
Walter Goodson
Performer
(Original)
Nat C. Goodwin
Performer
(Original)
Shelly Hull
Performer
(Original)
Ernest Lawford
Performer
(Original)
Richard Pitman
Performer
(Original)
Lotus Robb
Performer
(Original)
Harold West
Performer
(Original)
Estelle Winwood
Performer
(Original)
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Beatrice Beckley
Performer
(Original)
Edmund Breese
Performer
(Original)
Walter Goodson
Performer
(Original)
Nat C. Goodwin
Performer
(Original)
Shelly Hull
Performer
(Original)
Ernest Lawford
Performer
(Original)
Richard Pitman
Performer
(Original)
Lotus Robb
Performer
(Original)
Harold West
Performer
(Original)
Estelle Winwood
Performer
(Original)
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Jesse Lynch Williams
Writer
Selwyn & Co.
Producer
Roi Cooper Megrue
Arranging Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
25
1917
Closing Date
Apr
1
1918
Performances
120
as of Apr 14, 2026
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Awards
Pulitzer Prize
1918
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Jesse Lynch Williams
Winner