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The Letter
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The Letter Playbill - September 1927
The Letter
Broadway
Original
Morosco Theatre
217 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
W. Somerset Maugham
People (15)
J. W. Austin
Robert Crosbie
(Original)
John Buckler
John Withers
(Original)
Katharine Cornell
Leslie Crosbie
(Original)
Lady Chong Goe
A Chinese Woman
(Original)
Allan Jeayes
Howard Joyce
(Original)
Sam Kim
Chung Hi
(Original)
B. Landon
A Sikh Sergeant of Police
(Original)
Eva Leonard-Boyne
Mrs. Joyce
(Original)
Burton McEvilly
Geoffrey Hammond
(Original)
Mary Scott Seton
Mrs. Parker
(Original)
James Vincent
Ong Chi Seng
(Original)
M. Wada
Head-Boy
(Original)
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J. W. Austin
Robert Crosbie
(Original)
John Buckler
John Withers
(Original)
Katharine Cornell
Leslie Crosbie
(Original)
Lady Chong Goe
A Chinese Woman
(Original)
Allan Jeayes
Howard Joyce
(Original)
Sam Kim
Chung Hi
(Original)
B. Landon
A Sikh Sergeant of Police
(Original)
Eva Leonard-Boyne
Mrs. Joyce
(Original)
Burton McEvilly
Geoffrey Hammond
(Original)
Mary Scott Seton
Mrs. Parker
(Original)
James Vincent
Ong Chi Seng
(Original)
M. Wada
Head-Boy
(Original)
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W. Somerset Maugham
Writer
Guthrie McClintic
Staging
Messmore Kendall
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
26
1927
Closing Date
Dec
1
1927
Performances
104
as of Jan 06, 2026
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The Letter - September 26, 1927
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