''The Greater Love'' is a 1927 play by the Irish writer

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. It ran for 53 performances at the

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in London's West End between 23 February and 9 April 1927. The original cast included Sybil Thorndike, Charles Laughton, Basil Gill, Lawrence Hanray,

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and

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.Wearing p.499

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* Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. 1927 plays West End plays British plays Irish plays {{1920s-play-stub