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The Letter of the Law
Broadway
Original
The Letter of the Law
Broadway
Original
Criterion Theatre
1514-16 Broadway (44th St.), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (22)
Lionel Barrymore
Mouzon
(Original)
Ada Boshell
Etchepare's Mother
(Original)
Charles F. Coghlan
Ardet
(Original)
Clarence Derwent
La Bouzule
(Original)
Charles N. Greene
Bunerat
(Original)
James Hagan
Benoit
(Original)
Leona Hogarth
Bertha
(Original)
Lionel Hogarth
Attorney General of France
(Original)
Maud Hosford
Madame Bunerat
(Original)
Wallace Jackson
Janitor
(Original)
Frank Kingdon
Mondoubleau
(Original)
Jacob Kingsberry
Police Sergeant
(Original)
Goldwin Patten
Delorme
(Original)
Doris Rankin
Yanetta
(Original)
Zeffie Tilbury
Madame Vagret
(Original)
Herbert Vance
Policeman
(Original)
Josephine Wehn
Cataliena
(Original)
Charles White
Etchpare
(Original)
Russ Whytall
Vagret
(Original)
Louis Wolheim
Bridet
(Original)
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Lionel Barrymore
Mouzon
(Original)
Ada Boshell
Etchepare's Mother
(Original)
Charles F. Coghlan
Ardet
(Original)
Clarence Derwent
La Bouzule
(Original)
Charles N. Greene
Bunerat
(Original)
James Hagan
Benoit
(Original)
Leona Hogarth
Bertha
(Original)
Lionel Hogarth
Attorney General of France
(Original)
Maud Hosford
Madame Bunerat
(Original)
Wallace Jackson
Janitor
(Original)
Frank Kingdon
Mondoubleau
(Original)
Jacob Kingsberry
Police Sergeant
(Original)
Goldwin Patten
Delorme
(Original)
Doris Rankin
Yanetta
(Original)
Zeffie Tilbury
Madame Vagret
(Original)
Herbert Vance
Policeman
(Original)
Josephine Wehn
Cataliena
(Original)
Charles White
Etchpare
(Original)
Russ Whytall
Vagret
(Original)
Louis Wolheim
Bridet
(Original)
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Eugene Brieux
Adaptation from "La Robe Rouge"
John D. Williams
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
23
1920
Closing Date
Jul
1
1920
Performances
83
as of Jan 05, 2026
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