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The Circle
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The Circle
Broadway
Original
Selwyn Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
W. Somerset Maugham
People (12)
Mrs. Leslie Carter
Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney
(Original)
John Drew
Lord Porteous
(Original)
John Halliday
Edward Luton
(Original)
Ernest Lawford
Clive Champion-Cheney
(Original)
Maxine MacDonald
Mrs. Shenstone
(Original)
Robert Rendel
Spaulding
(Original)
Charles L. Sealy
Footman
(Original)
Walter Soderling
Butler
(Original)
Estelle Winwood
Elizabeth
(Original)
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Mrs. Leslie Carter
Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney
(Original)
John Drew
Lord Porteous
(Original)
John Halliday
Edward Luton
(Original)
Ernest Lawford
Clive Champion-Cheney
(Original)
Maxine MacDonald
Mrs. Shenstone
(Original)
Robert Rendel
Spaulding
(Original)
Charles L. Sealy
Footman
(Original)
Walter Soderling
Butler
(Original)
Estelle Winwood
Elizabeth
(Original)
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W. Somerset Maugham
Writer
Clifford Brooke
Staging
The Selwyns
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
12
1921
Closing Date
Feb
1
1922
Performances
175
as of Jul 18, 2025
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