''Potash and Perlmutter'' is a three-act

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written by Montague Glass and

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, based on earlier short stories written by Glass. Producer Albert H. Woods staged it on

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, where it opened at the George M. Cohan Theatre on August 16, 1913. The play is a comedy featuring the characters Abe Potash and Mawruss Perlmutter, who are business partners in the

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. The play was a hit and ran for 441 performances on Broadway. A production on London's

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opened on April 14, 1914, at the Queen's Theatre. By the fall of 1914, Woods had eight road companies presenting the show on tour. The play was adapted as a 1923 movie, also called ''

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''. Woods produced several theatrical sequels, including '' Abe and Mawruss'' (1915), ''

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'' (1917), '' His Honor: Abe Potash'' (1919), '' Partners Again'' (1922), and '' Potash and Perlmutter, Detectives'' (1926), all written by Glass with various co-authors.

Cast and characters

The characters and opening night cast from the Broadway production are listed below:

References

External links

* {{IBDB show, 10129, Potash and Perlmutter 1913 plays Broadway plays Comedy plays American plays adapted into films British plays adapted into films Plays set in New York City West End plays Plays based on short fiction