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The Very Idea
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The Very Idea
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Original
Astor Theatre
1537 Broadway (45th St.), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Le Baron
People (12)
Mabel Allan
Miss Duncan
(Original)
Richard Bennett
Alan Camp
(Original)
William Probert Carleton
Joe Garvin
(Original)
Ruth Collins
Dorothy Green
(Original)
Josephine Drake
Marion Green
(Original)
Dorothy MacKaye
Edith Goodhue
(Original)
Florence Oakley
Nora Tracy
(Original)
Purnell Pratt
George Green
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Gilbert Goodhue
(Original)
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Mabel Allan
Miss Duncan
(Original)
Richard Bennett
Alan Camp
(Original)
William Probert Carleton
Joe Garvin
(Original)
Ruth Collins
Dorothy Green
(Original)
Josephine Drake
Marion Green
(Original)
Dorothy MacKaye
Edith Goodhue
(Original)
Florence Oakley
Nora Tracy
(Original)
Purnell Pratt
George Green
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Gilbert Goodhue
(Original)
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William Le Baron
Writer
Gilbert M. Anderson
Producer
L. Lawrence Weber
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
9
1917
Closing Date
Aug
31
1917
Performances
15
as of Jan 05, 2026
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