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The Unknown Purple

Broadway

Original

The Unknown Purple

Broadway

Original

Lyric Theatre
213 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY

SYNOPSIS:

playwright: Carlyle Moore, Roland West

People (15)

Herbert Ashton

Performer
(Original)

Richard Bennett

Performer
(Original)

Curtis Benton

Performer
(Original)

Earle Browne

Performer
(Original)

E.L. Duane

Performer
(Original)

Lorraine Frost

Performer
(Original)

Marion Kerby

Performer
(Original)

Arthur Le Vien

Performer
(Original)

Helen MacKellar

Performer
(Original)

Frank McCormack

Performer
(Original)

Edward Van Sloan

Performer
(Original)

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Herbert Ashton

Performer
(Original)

Richard Bennett

Performer
(Original)

Curtis Benton

Performer
(Original)

Earle Browne

Performer
(Original)

E.L. Duane

Performer
(Original)

Lorraine Frost

Performer
(Original)

Marion Kerby

Performer
(Original)

Arthur Le Vien

Performer
(Original)

Helen MacKellar

Performer
(Original)

Frank McCormack

Performer
(Original)

Edward Van Sloan

Performer
(Original)

Carlyle Moore

Writer

Roland West

Writer

Producer

Ira Hards

Director

Charles H. Smith

Director

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Pro Info

Opening Date

Sep 14 1918

Closing Date

May 1 1919

Performances

273 as of Jan 03, 2026

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