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It Pays To Advertise

by Roi Cooper Megrue

It Pays to Advertise is a farce by Roi Cooper Megrue and Walter Hackett. Described as "A Farcical Fact in Three Acts", the play depicts the idle son of a rich manufacturer setting up a spurious business in competition with his father.

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English

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English

Published In

1914

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Roi Cooper Megrue

United States

Roi Cooper Megrue was an American playwright, producer, and director active on Broadway from 1914 to 1921. Roi Cooper Megrue was born on June 12, 1882, in New York City, the son of the son of Frank Ne...

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