Rosemary (play)

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Rosemary is a comedy by English playwright Louis N. Parker and English playwright and actor Murray Carson. In America, it opened at Charles Frohman's Empire Theatre on Broadway in the August 1896. [1] A film version was produced in 1915.

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Rosemary

Original Broadway Cast

Sir Jasper Thorndyke John Drew
Professor Jogram Daniel Harkins
Captain Cruickshank Harry Harwood
William Westwood Arthur Byron
George Minifle Joseph Humphreys [1] [2]
Abraham Frank Lamb
Mrs. Cruikshank Annie Adams
Mrs. MinifleMrs. King
Pricscilla, a serving maid Ethel Barrymore
Dorothy Cruikshank Maude Adams

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References

  1. 1 2 New York Times. 1 September 1896. p. 5.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. This is the cast list as it appeared in a New York Times review on 1 September 1896. A playbill lists the character of George Minifle as played by Grahame Henderson; Joseph Humphreys was the Empire's stage manager, and probably stood in Henderson's place.