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Three Wise Fools
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Three Wise Fools Playbill - March 1936
Three Wise Fools
Broadway
Original
John Golden Theatre
242 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Austin Strong
People (15)
John Blair
John Crawshay
(Original)
Sydney Booth
Douglas
(Original)
Robert Burton
Policeman
(Original)
Charles Coburn
Doctor Richard Gaunt
(Original)
Victor Colton
Clancy
(Original)
William Gillette
Mr. Theodore Findley
(Original)
Isabel Irving
Mrs. Saunders
(Original)
James Kirkwood
Judge James Trumbull
(Original)
Elizabeth Love
Miss Fairchild
(Original)
John McKee
Gray
(Original)
Scott Moore
Benjamin Surratt
(Original)
William Post
Performer
(Original)
Brandon Tynan
Poole
(Original)
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John Blair
John Crawshay
(Original)
Sydney Booth
Douglas
(Original)
Robert Burton
Policeman
(Original)
Charles Coburn
Doctor Richard Gaunt
(Original)
Victor Colton
Clancy
(Original)
William Gillette
Mr. Theodore Findley
(Original)
Isabel Irving
Mrs. Saunders
(Original)
James Kirkwood
Judge James Trumbull
(Original)
Elizabeth Love
Miss Fairchild
(Original)
John McKee
Gray
(Original)
Scott Moore
Benjamin Surratt
(Original)
William Post
Performer
(Original)
Brandon Tynan
Poole
(Original)
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Austin Strong
Writer
Staging
John Golden
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
1
1936
Closing Date
Mar
1
1936
Performances
9
as of Jan 07, 2026
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