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Diversion
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Diversion Playbill - January 1928
Diversion
Broadway
Original
49th Street Theatre
235 W. 49th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
John Van Druten
People (14)
Richard Bird
Wyn Hayward
(Original)
Leo G. Carroll
Owen Hayward
(Original)
Eleanor Daniels
Miss Bunting
(Original)
Harry Green
Tony Roscoe
(Original)
Ruby Hallier
Lena
(Original)
Rose Hobart
Muriel Hayward
(Original)
Morton Lucas
Parker
(Original)
Nan Marriott-Watson
Mabs Kellet
(Original)
Cathleen Nesbitt
Rayetta Muir
(Original)
Guy Standing
Sir Charles Hayward
(Original)
Elsie Wagstaff
Ida Ballinger
(Original)
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Richard Bird
Wyn Hayward
(Original)
Leo G. Carroll
Owen Hayward
(Original)
Eleanor Daniels
Miss Bunting
(Original)
Harry Green
Tony Roscoe
(Original)
Ruby Hallier
Lena
(Original)
Rose Hobart
Muriel Hayward
(Original)
Morton Lucas
Parker
(Original)
Nan Marriott-Watson
Mabs Kellet
(Original)
Cathleen Nesbitt
Rayetta Muir
(Original)
Guy Standing
Sir Charles Hayward
(Original)
Elsie Wagstaff
Ida Ballinger
(Original)
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John Van Druten
Writer
Jane Cowl
Director
Adolph Klauber
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
11
1928
Closing Date
Mar
1
1928
Performances
62
as of Jan 05, 2026
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