| Mr. Todd's Experiment | |
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| Written by | Walter C. Hackett |
| Date premiered | 30 January 1920 |
| Place premiered | Queen's Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
Mr. Todd's Experiment is a 1920 comedy play by the British-American writer Walter C. Hackett.
It ran for 67 performances at the Queen's Theatre in London's West End. The original cast included Owen Nares, Fred Kerr, Meggie Albanesi, Doris Lloyd, Marion Lorne, E. Holman Clark and Tom Reynolds. [1]
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