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Seed of the Brute
Broadway
Original
Seed of the Brute
Broadway
Original
Little Theatre
240 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Knowles Entrikin
People (13)
Robert Ames
Calvin Roberts
(Original)
Sydney Booth
Matthew Carr
(Original)
Adele Carples
Molly Warner Carr
(Original)
Donald Cook
John Roberts
(Original)
Claude Cooper
Lafe Bratton
(Original)
Harold Elliott
David Carr
(Original)
David Glassford
Judge Hannibal Emerson
(Original)
Doris Rankin
Anne Emerson Roberts
(Original)
Jane Seymour
Barbara Davis
(Original)
Hilda Vaughn
Lizzie Saunders
(Original)
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Robert Ames
Calvin Roberts
(Original)
Sydney Booth
Matthew Carr
(Original)
Adele Carples
Molly Warner Carr
(Original)
Donald Cook
John Roberts
(Original)
Claude Cooper
Lafe Bratton
(Original)
Harold Elliott
David Carr
(Original)
David Glassford
Judge Hannibal Emerson
(Original)
Doris Rankin
Anne Emerson Roberts
(Original)
Jane Seymour
Barbara Davis
(Original)
Hilda Vaughn
Lizzie Saunders
(Original)
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Knowles Entrikin
Writer
Director
William A. Brady, Jr.
Producer
Dwight Deere Wiman
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
1
1926
Closing Date
Jan
1
1927
Performances
80
as of Jan 05, 2026
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Seed Of The Brute - November 22, 1926
Seed Of The Brute - November 22, 1926
Seed Of The Brute - November 22, 1926
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