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The Ladder
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The Ladder
Broadway
Original
Mansfield Theatre
256 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
J. Frank Davis
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Cast
Opening Night
Production Credits
Opening Night
Ross Alexander
Lord William Sedley
(Original)
Master William Warren
(Original)
William Covill
(Original)
William Matteson
(Original)
Carl Anthony
Senator Henry
(Original)
Sir Henry Maule
(Original)
Hugh Buckler
Stephen
(Original)
Stephen Earl of Arlington
(Original)
Stephen Pennock
(Original)
Stephen Quinn
(Original)
Leonard Carey
Ensign Marshall
(Original)
George Carmichael
Brooks
(Original)
Anita Damrosch
Mistress Berinthia Davenport
(Original)
Mistress Ellen
(Original)
Mrs. Bowles
(Original)
Edward J. McNamara
Wat of Hampshire
(Original)
Julius McVicker
John Covill
(Original)
Johnson
(Original)
Sir John Mortimer
(Original)
Minnie Milne
Lady Colepepper
(Original)
Lady Mortimer
(Original)
Mrs. Porter
(Original)
Antoinette Perry
Lady Margaret Percy
(Original)
Margaret Newell
(Original)
Margaret Wright
(Original)
Mistress Margaret Sanderson
(Original)
Irene Purcell
Betty Hackett
(Original)
Betty Lee
(Original)
Betty Pennock
(Original)
Mistress Betty Holden
(Original)
Montague Rutherford
Sir George Etheredge
(Original)
The Abbot of Winfield
(Original)
Sallie Sanford
Lucy
(Original)
Mistress Judith
(Original)
Welcome Jones
(Original)
Vernon Steele
Captain Roger Harcourt
(Original)
Roger Covill
(Original)
Roger Crane
(Original)
Sir Roger Clifford
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
Bellwood
(Original)
Master Peter Marsh
(Original)
Peter Bellwood
(Original)
Ranney
(Original)
Sir Anthony Finch
(Original)
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Ross Alexander
Lord William Sedley
(Original)
Master William Warren
(Original)
William Covill
(Original)
William Matteson
(Original)
Carl Anthony
Senator Henry
(Original)
Sir Henry Maule
(Original)
Hugh Buckler
Stephen
(Original)
Stephen Earl of Arlington
(Original)
Stephen Pennock
(Original)
Stephen Quinn
(Original)
Leonard Carey
Ensign Marshall
(Original)
George Carmichael
Brooks
(Original)
Anita Damrosch
Mistress Berinthia Davenport
(Original)
Mistress Ellen
(Original)
Mrs. Bowles
(Original)
Edward J. McNamara
Wat of Hampshire
(Original)
Julius McVicker
John Covill
(Original)
Johnson
(Original)
Sir John Mortimer
(Original)
Minnie Milne
Lady Colepepper
(Original)
Lady Mortimer
(Original)
Mrs. Porter
(Original)
Antoinette Perry
Lady Margaret Percy
(Original)
Margaret Newell
(Original)
Margaret Wright
(Original)
Mistress Margaret Sanderson
(Original)
Irene Purcell
Betty Hackett
(Original)
Betty Lee
(Original)
Betty Pennock
(Original)
Mistress Betty Holden
(Original)
Montague Rutherford
Sir George Etheredge
(Original)
The Abbot of Winfield
(Original)
Sallie Sanford
Lucy
(Original)
Mistress Judith
(Original)
Welcome Jones
(Original)
Vernon Steele
Captain Roger Harcourt
(Original)
Roger Covill
(Original)
Roger Crane
(Original)
Sir Roger Clifford
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
Bellwood
(Original)
Master Peter Marsh
(Original)
Peter Bellwood
(Original)
Ranney
(Original)
Sir Anthony Finch
(Original)
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J. Frank Davis
Writer
Brock Pemberton
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
22
1926
Closing Date
Nov
10
1928
Performances
789
as of Jul 29, 2025
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