- (1921 - 1948) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1921) Stage Play: Sonya. Romance. Book adapted by Alexander Wyckoff. Based on the Polish of Gabryela Zapolska. Directed by Harrison Grey Fiske. 48th Street Theatre: 15 Aug 1921- Nov 1921 (closing date unknown/101 performances). Cast: France Bendtsen (as "Count Victor Dukas"), Edward Emery (as "Prince Paul"), Jay Fassett (as "Jakov") [Broadway debut], Violet Heming (as "Sonya"), Rexford Kendrick (as "The Court Chamberlain"), Otto Kruger (as "Prince Alexander"), Joseph Macauley (as "King Stefan"), Wallis Roberts (as "The Ambassador Of Romania"), Charlson Smith (as "Peter"), William H. Thompson (as "Prince Michael"). Produced by Marc Klaw Inc.
- (1923) Stage Play: Rita Coventry. Comedy. Written by Hubert Osborne. from the novel by Julian Street. Directed by Brock Pemberton. Bijou Theatre: 19 Feb 1923- Mar 1923 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Luis Alberni (as "Busini"), Auguste Aramini (as "Louis"), Leopoldine Damrosch (as "Eleanor"), Jay Fassett (as "Johnson"), Grace Filkins, Charles Francis, Dorothy Francis (as "Rita Coventry"), Harriette Frazier, Dwight Frye, Hans Herbert (as "Pierre"), Curtis Karpe (as "Wolff"), Corbet Morris (as "Wetherell"), Eugene Powers (as "Herman Krauss"), G. Albert Smith (as "Paldowski"), Clare Weldon, Edward H. Weaver. Produced by Brock Pemberton.
- (1923) Stage Play: Cyrano de Bergerac. Comedy (revival). Written by Edmond Rostand. Incidental music from the opera "Cyrano" by Walter Damrosch. Adapted in verse by Brian Hooker. Entire Production Designed and Supervised by Claude Bragdon. Directed by Walter Hampden. National Theatre: 1 Nov 1923- Jun 1924 (closing date unknown/232 performances). Cast: Walter Hampden (as "Cyrano de Bergerac, a Gascon"), John Alexander, Margaret Barnstead, Nina Bruning, Kenneth Burchfield, Ray T. Busch, Ruth Chorpenning (as "Roxane's Duenna"), Lawrence Chrow, Frank Colletti, Hope Coxhead, Miriam Cutler, Marcel Dill, Reynolds Evans (as "Le Vicomte de Valvert/Cadet of Gascoyne"), Jay Fassett (as "A Light Horseman/Cadet of Gascoyne"), Ethel Fisher, Henry Fitzgerald, Charles Francis, Isabel Garland, Henry Goff, William Goodrich, Paul Guilfoyle, Mary Hall, C. Norman Hammond (as "Montfleury, a tragic actor/A Capuchin"), H.E. Humphrey, Anthony Jochim, Stan Jones, Elsie Herndon Kearns, P.J. Kelly, Joseph Latham, Paul Leyssac (as "Le Comte de Guiche"), Margaret Low, Alfred Mack, Bernard Max, Carroll McComas (as "Roxane, Cyrano's cousin"), Fred McGuick, Mabel Moore (as "An Orange Girl/Sister Marthe"), Valentine Newmark, LeRoi Operti (as "Jodelet, the comedian/Poet"), Lou Polan, James R. Pray, Ernest Rowan, William Russell, Antonio Salerno, Franklin Salisbury, William Sauter (as "Lignière, the poet/A Spanish Officer"), Bernard Savage, Helena Simkhovitch, William H. Stevens, Allen Thomas, Anne Tonetti, Thomas F. Tracey (as "A Marquis"), John Trevor, Fred Verdi, Earl Weatherford, Cedric Weller, Albert G. West, Edith Barrett Williams, John Wilson, Cecil Yapp (as "Ragueneau, a pastry cook"), Frank Young. Produced by Claude Bragdon.
- (1924) Stage Play: The Youngest. Comedy.
- (1925) Stage Play: Othello. Tragedy/drama (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Walter Hampden. Shubert Theatre: 10 Jan 1925- Feb 1925 (closing date unknown/57 performances). Cast: Walter Hampden (as "Othello"), Frank Coletti, Murray Darcy, Marcel Dill, Reynolds Evans (as "Roderigo"), Jay Fassett (as "Messenger/Herald"), Charles Francis, Paul Guilfoyle (as "Sailor/Gentleman of Cyprus"), Mary Hall, Baliol Holloway, Elsie Herndon Kearns, P.J. Kelly, Joseph Latham, Mabel Moore (as "Desdemona"), Lou Polan, Ernest Rowan, William Sauter, Jeannette Sherwin, Robert Thorne, Thomas F. Tracey.
- (1925) Stage Play: Don't Bother Mother. Comedy. Written by E.B. Dewing and Courtenay Savage. Little Theatre: 3 Feb 1925- Feb 1925 (closing date unknown/2 performances). Cast: Albert Bruning (as "Robert Robinson"), E.B. Dewing (as "Antonio"), Jay Fassett (as "Walter Kimberly"), Mary Fox, Mary Hall, Borden Harriman, Joseph Macaulay, Margaret Mower. Produced by M. Bender and Mr. Storm.
- (1925) Stage Play: Engaged. Musical/burlesque/farce.
- (1925) Stage Play: The Joker.
- (1926) Stage Play: Bunk of 1926. Musical revue.
- (1926) Stage Play: King Henry IV, Part I.Historical drama (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Henry Herbert. Knickerbocker Theatre: 31 May 1926- Jun 1926 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: A.G. Andrews (as "Bardolph"), Edith Barrett (as "Page"), Doan Borrup [credited as Doan Borup] (as "Mouldy/A Chamberlain of an Inn") [Broadway debut], Lawrence Cecil (as "Sir Richard Vernon"), Thomas Chalmers (as "Sir Walter Blunt"), Frazer Coulter (as "Earl of Northumberland"), William Courtleigh (as "King Henry IV"), John Cumberland (as "Peto"), Francis H. Day (as "Wart"), John Drew (as "Prologue"), Gilbert Emery (as "Lord Mortimer, Earl of March"), Jay Fassett (as "Gadshill"), David Glassford (as "Owen Glendower"), Gerald Hamer (as "Feeble"), Eileen Huban (as "Lord Mortimer, Earl of March"), J.M. Kerrigan (as "Silence/First Carrier"), Walter Kingsford (as "Bullcalf"), Betty Lawford (as "Page"), Philip Merivale (as "Henry Percy, Hotspur"), Percy Moore (as "Earl of Worcester"), Guy Nichols (as "Shallow"), Rosamond Pinchot (as "John of Lancaster"), James T. Powers (as "Francis"), Herbert Ransom [credited as Herbert Ranson] (as "Archibald, Earl of Douglas"), George Riddell (as "Earl of Westmoreland"), Blanche Ring (as "Mistress Quickly"), Otis Skinner (as "Sir John Falstaff"), Henry Stillman (as "Shadow"), Austin Strong (as "Second Carrier"), Basil Sydney (as "Henry, Prince of Wales"), Richard Thornton (as "A Sheriff"), Cedric Weller (as "A Servant to Hotspur"), John Westley (as "Poins"), Peggy Wood (as "Lady Percy"). Produced by The Players Club.
- (1927) Stage Play: Junk. Written by Edwin B. Self. Directed by Charles Coburn. Garrick Theatre: 5 Jan 1927- Jan 1927 (closing date unknown/9 performances). Cast: Doan Borup (as "Jim, The Gunman"), George V. Denny Jr. (as "First Prison Guard") [final Broadway role], Emma Dunn (as "Old Sal") [final Broadway role], Jay Fassett (as "Gobknuckle"), Sydney Greenstreet (as "Ernest John"), John Maroney (as "David"), Marguerite Mosier (as "Nancy/Jean Prall"), Herbert Ransom [credited as Herbert Ranson] (as "Dr. Schelling"), Hamilton Swift (as "Second Prison Guard"), Calvin Thomas (as "Chick Prall"), Alice May Tuck (as "Grandmother"). Produced by James Shesgreen and Mr. Vroom.
- (1927) Stage Play: One Glorious Hour. Romantic comedy.
- (1927) Stage Play: Tales of Rigo. Musical drama. Book by Maurice V. Samuel. Music and Lyrics by Ben Schwartz. Based on a story by Hyman Adler. Additional numbers by Evelyn Adler. Lyric Theatre: 30 May 1927- 4 Jun 1927 (8 performances). Cast: Hyman Adler (as "Rigo"), Marguerite Borough, Walter Deloff, Jay Fassett (as "Bones"), Maurice M. Fein, Madeline Grey, Mildred Holland, Hugh Kidder (as "Jose"), David Leonard, Mira Nirska, Samuel Nusbam, Carl Reed, Andrew Salama, Warren Sterling, George Stillwell, Gladys Wilson. Produced by Jacob Oppenheimer.
- (1927) Stage Play: White Eagle. Musical. Music by Rudolf Friml. Book by Brian Hooker and William H. Post. Lyrics by Brian Hooker and William H. Post. Based on "The Squaw Man" by Edwin Milton Royle. Musical Director: Anton Heindl. Music orchestrated by Joseph Majer. Staged by Richard Boleslawski. Choreographed by Busby Berkeley. Directed by Russell Janney and Olga Treskoff. Casino Theatre: 26 Dec 1927- 4 Feb 1928 (48 performances). Cast: Lucille Arden (as "Chorus"), Rowena Baker (as "Chorus"), Olyvve Bakke (as "Chorus"), Wallace Banfield (as "Chorus"), Elmer Barleb (as "Chorus"), Helen Berger (as "Chorus"), Rene Berteau (as "Chorus"), Ruth Bieber (as "Chorus"), Grace Cantrell (as "Chorus"), Shirley Carlton (as "Chorus"), Nat Christensen (as "Chorus"), Madeline Clancy (as "Chorus"), Lucille Constant (as "Chorus"), Walter Cross (as "Bates"), Leon Cunningham (as "Pete"), Harold Currier (as "Chorus"), Roberta Curry (as "Lady Mary/Chorus"), Royal Cutter (as "Andy"), Dorothy Davis (as "Chorus"), Muriel Dawn (as "Chorus"), June Day (as "Chorus"), Grace DeViney (as "Chorus"), Lawrence D'Orsay (as "Sir John Applegate") [final Broadway role], Constance Durand (as "Chorus"), Eldon Edwards (as "Chorus"), Ernest Ehler (as "Mr. Chiswick"), Helen Ely (as "Chorus"), Ross Ericksen (as "Chorus"), Michael Evans (as "Thunder Face/Chorus"), Jay Fassett (as "Happy"), Carlos Fessler (as "Chorus"), Blanche Fleming (as "Lady Mabel"), Dorothy Forsythe (as "Chorus"), John Fredericks (as "Chorus"), Randall Freyer (as "Chorus"), Charles Froom (as "Chorus"), Charles E. Galagher (as "Tabywana"), Hazel Glen (as "Countess of Kerhill"), Mildred Gordon (as "Chorus"), Helen Grenelle (as "English Dancer"), Margaret Grove (as "Chorus"), Florence Gunther (as "Chorus"), Edith Gwenn (as "Chorus"), William Hagen (as "Chorus"), Barton Hall (as "Chorus"), Pauline Hall (as "Chorus"), Vida Hanna (as "Chorus"), Alice Harper (as "Chorus"), Kay Hawley (as "Sadie"), Charles Henderson (as "Bud Hardy"), Lamar Hessenberg (as "Chorus"), Peggy Horan (as "Chorus"), Forrest Huff (as "Cash Hawkins"), Alice Huntington (as "Chorus"), Harry James (as "Chorus"), Earl Kardux (as "Chorus"), Aysa Kaz (as "The Indian Dancer"), Marion Keeler (as "Silverwing"), Arthur Kellar (as "Lieut. Alex. McGrath"), Elizabeth Kelly (as "Chorus"), George Kingsley (as "Chorus"), Helena Koffler (as "Chorus"), Edna Kulker (as "Chorus"), Sue Lake (as "Chorus"), Billie Lanctot (as "Chorus"), Helen Landis (as "Chorus"), George Leach (as "Chorus"), Paula Lind (as "English Dancer/Lily"), William MacDargh (as "Chorus"), Joan Marren (as "Chorus"), Beatrice Marsh (as "Chorus"), Bessie Masters (as "Chorus"), Earl Mayne (as "Gloomy"), Jock McGraw (as "Captain Leslie"), John Mealey (as "The Medicine Man of the Utes"), Thomas Mengert (as "Chorus"), Theresa Miller (as "Chorus"), Ralph Moana (as "The Sun Watcher"), Mary Morris (as "Chorus"), Armin Mueller (as "Chorus"), Virginia Nachant (as "Chorus"), Carlton Neville (as "Lieut. Henry George"), Ruth Norris (as "Chorus"), Laura Novea (as "Chorus"), Alice Olsen (as "Chorus"), Isabel O'Madigan (as "The Dowager Lady Kerhill"), Caroline Phillips (as "Chorus"), Horace Pollock (as "Malcolm Petrie"), Allan Prior (as "Capt. James Wynnegate"), Mabel Purdy (as "Chorus"), Mary Quinn (as "Chorus"), Rae Ring (as "Chorus"), Mae Robinson (as "Chorus"), Marius Rogati (as "Punk"), Fred Rogers (as "Chorus"), Jack Rose (as "Chorus"), Richard Rowley (as "Chorus"), Simeon Sabra (as "Chorus"), Albert Shaw (as "Little Hal"), Edward Sheldon (as "Chorus"), George Shields (as " Nick"), Alex Shishman (as "Chorus"), Mark Smith (as "Big Bill"), Harriet Standon (as "Chorus"), Evelyn Stockton (as "Chorus"), Fred Tiden (as "Earl of Kerhill"), Raymond Toben (as "Chorus"), Charles Trott (as "Chorus"), Florence Turner (as "Chorus"), Catherine Van Brunt (as "Chorus"), William Venus (as "Chorus"), Serge Vino (as "Chorus"), Efim Vitis (as "Chorus"), William Wally (as "Chorus"), Jewel Welter (as "Chorus"), Paul Winnell (as "Chorus"), Arthur Young (as "Chorus"). Produced by Russell Janney.
- (1929) Stage Play: Becky Sharp. Comedy (revival).
- (1930) Stage Play: Milestones. Comedy (revival).
- (1931) Stage Play: As Husbands Go. Comedy. Written by Rachel Crothers. Directed by Rachel Crothers. John Golden Theatre: 5 Mar 1931- Jul 1931 (closing date unknown/148 performances). Cast: Mathilde Baring, Roman Bohnen (as "Hippolitus Lomi"), Lily Cahill, Catherine Doucet (as "Emmie Sykes"), Jay Fassett (as "Charles Lingard"), Robert Foulk, Marjorie Lytell, Buddy Proctor, Francois Steyaert, Geoffrey Wardwell, Bruno Wick. Produced by John Golden.
- (1932) Stage Play: Biography. Comedy. Written by S.N. Behrman. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Philip Moeller. Guild Theatre: 12 Dec 1932- Aug 1933 (closing date unknown/267 performances). Cast: Mary Arbenz, Ina Claire, Alexander Clark Jr., Jay Fassett, Arnold Korff, Earle Larimore, Charles Richman, Helen Salinger. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1934) Stage Play: Biography. Comedy [return engagement]. Written by S.N. Behrman. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Philip Moeller. Ambassador Theatre: 5 Feb 1934- Feb 1934 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Ina Claire (as "Marion Froude"), Josephine Deffry, Jay Fassett (as "Leander Nolan"), Gertrude Flynn (as "Slade Kinnicott"), Arnold Korff (as "Melchior Feydak"), Charles Richman, Shepperd Strudwick (as "Richard Kurt"), Norman Stuart. Produced by The Theatre Guild. Note: Production resumed briefly after hiatus since Aug 1933.
- (1934) Stage Play: Late Wisdom. Comedy. Written by Nathan Sherman. Directed by Nathan Sherman. Mansfield Theatre: 23 Apr 1934- Apr 1934 (closing date unknown/2 performances). Cast: Horace Casselberry (as "Albert Goodright"), Jay Fassett (as "Frank Dutton"), Franc Hale, Walter O. Hill, Eric Kalkhurst, Carleton Young. Produced by Mark Newman.
- (1935) Stage Play: Cross Ruff. Comedy. Written by Noel Taylor. Directed by Karl Nielson. Theatre Masque: 19 Feb 1935- Feb 1935 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Raymond Bramley (as "Wilbur Hanley"), Helen Brooks (as "Juniper"), Jay Fassett (as "Alfred Rouff"), Janet Fox (as "Doris"), Edith King (as "Leda"), Noel Taylor (as "Peter"). Produced by Delos Chappell.
- (1936) Stage Play: Russet Mantle. Comedy. Written by Lynn Riggs. Directed by Robert Ross. Theatre Masque: 16 Jan 1936- Apr 1936 (closing date unknown/117 performances). Cast: Frederick Barton (as "Dr. Brown"), John Beal (as "John Galt"), Harry Bellaver (as "Pablo"), Chief Bear, Helen Craig (as "Manuelita") [Broadway debut], Margaret Douglass (as "Effie Rowley"), Jay Fassett (as "Horace Kincaid"), James Larmore, Martha Sleeper, Evelyn Varden, Clare Woodbury. Produced by Jerome Mayer and Murray Jay Queen.
- (1936) Stage Play: The County Chairman. Comedy (revival). Written by George Ade [final Broadway credit]. Directed by Sam Forrest. National Theatre: 25 May 1925- Jun 1936 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Arthur Allen (as "Vance Jimmison"), Philip F. Broughton (as "Glabe Overton"), Lyster Chambers (as "Riley Cleaver"), George Christie (as "Wilson Prewitt"), Charles Coburn (as "Honorable Jim Hackler, County Chairman"), Jay Fassett, Parker Fennelly, Eda Heinemann (as "Mrs. Jefferson Briscoe"), Rose Hobart (as "Lucy Rigby"), Jackie Kelk (as "Chub" Tolliver"), John C. King (as "D. Montgomery"), Alexander Kirkland (as "Tilford Wheeler"), James Kirkwood (as "Sassafras Livingstone"), James La Curto (as "Henry"), Ben Lackland (as "Jupiter"), Harold McGee (as "Amos Whitney"), Thomas Montgomery (as "Antioch Peerless Quartette"), Forrest Orr (as "Elias Rigby"), Houston Richards (as "Cal Barcus"), Mary Ryan (as "Mrs. Elias Rigby"), Walter Scanlon (as "Antioch Peerless Quartette"), Ben Smith, Dorothy Stickney (as "Lorena Watkins"), Linda Watkins (as "Chick Elzey"). Produced by The Players. Note: Previously filmed by Famous Players Film Co. as The County Chairman (1914) and more notably by Fox Film Corp. as a Will Rogers vehicle, The County Chairman (1935).
- (1936) Stage Play: Tovarich. Musical comedy. Written by Jacques Deval. English adaptation by Robert E. Sherwood. Orchestra and Arrangements by Alexander Haas. Directed by Gilbert Miller. Plymouth Theatre: 15 Oct 1936- Aug 1937 (closing date unknown/356 performances). Cast: Marta Abba (as "Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna"), Adora Andrews, Margaret Dale (as "Fernande Dupont"), Aristides de Leoni (as "Martelleau"), Amanda Duff (as "Helene Dupont"), J. Colvin Dunn [credited as J. Colville Dunn] (as "Concierge"), Jay Fassett (as "Charles Dupont"), Irina Feodorova (as "Olga"), Barbara Gott (as "Louise, the Cook"), John Halliday (as "Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch"), Cecil Humphreys (as "Commissar Gorotchenko"), Ernest Lawford (as "Chauffourier-Debieff"), Leni Stengel (as "Madame Van Hemert"), James E. Truex (as "Georges Dupont"), Frederick Worlock. Produced by Gilbert Miller.
- (1938) Stage Play: Our Town. Drama. Written by Thornton Wilder. Directed by Jed Harris. Henry Miller's Theatre (moved to The Morosco Theatre from 1 May 1938 to close): 4 Feb 1938- Nov 1938 (closing date unknown/336 performances). Cast: Arthur Allen, Max Beck, Emily Boileau, Barbara Brown, Barbara Burton, Helen Carew, Willard Cary, Francis G. Cleveland, Thomas Coley, Philip Coolidge, Frank Craven (as "Stage Manager"), John Craven (Broadway debut) (as "George Gibbs"), Alice Donaldson, Marilyn Erskine, Tom Fadden, Jay Fassett (as "Dr. Gibbs"), John Irving Finn, Mary Elizabeth Forbes, Walter O. Hill, Frank Howell, E. Irving Lock, James Malaidy, Aline McDermott, Charles Mellody, Doro Merande (as "Mrs. Soames"), Thomas Morgan, Dorothee Nolan, Shirley Osborn, Jean Platt, Katharine Raht, Billy Redfield, Raymond Roe, William Roehrick, Leon Rose, Thomas W. Ross, Dorothy Ryan, Alfred Ryder, Martha Scott [Broadway debut] (as "Emily Webb"), Van Shem, William Short, Bernice Silver, Alida Stanley, Lyn Swann, Evelyn Varden, William Wadsworth, Charles Walters, Carrie Weller, Ann Weston, Charles Wiley Jr., Charles Wiley Sr. Understudy: Teresa Wright (as "Emily Webb"). Produced by Jed Harris.
- (1940) Stage Play: Delicate Story.
- (1941) Stage Play: Your Loving Son. Written by Abby Merchant. Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Directed by Arthur Sircom. Little Theatre: 4 Apr 1941- 5 Apr 1941 (3 performances). Cast: Charita Bauer (as "Rosamond Payne"), Julann Coffrey (as "Maid"), Jay Fassett (as "Joshua Winslow"), Edwin Gordon (as "Keith Evans"), Raymond Greenleaf (as "Horace Payne"), Jessie Royce Landis (as "Dorcas Winslow"), Ruth Lee Muriel (as "Payne"), Edward J. Nugent (as "William Hollinger"), Rachel Sewall (as "Lulu"), Frankie Thomas (as "Joshua Winslow, Jr.") [final Broadway role], Kate Warriner (as "Caroline Bradley"). Produced by Jay Richard Kennedy. Produced in association with Alfred Bloomingdale and Joseph F. Loewl.
- (1943) Stage Play: Dark Eyes. Comedy.
- (1946) Stage Play: Loco. Comedy.
- (1947) Stage Play: Command Decision. Drama. Written by William Wister Haines. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Julia Sze. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey and Arthur H. Ross. Directed by John O'Shaughnessy. Fulton Theatre: 1 Oct 1947- 18 Sep 1948 (409 performances). Cast: Paul Kelly (as "Brigadier General K.C. Dennis"), Jay Fassett (as "Major General Rold Goodlow Kane"), Paul McGrath (as "Brigadier General Clifton C. Garnett"), Edward Binns (as "N.C.O. Photographer"), Walter Black, Stephen Elliott (as "Colonel Edward Martin"), Paul Ford (as "Mr. Arthur Malcolm"), Arthur Franz (as "Captain Lucius Jenks"), James Holden, West Hooker (as "Enlisted Armed Guard"), William Layton (as "Major Homer Prescott"), Lewis Martin, Frank McNellis, Neill O'Malley, Robert Pike, John Randolph (as "Lt. Jake Goldberg"), Edmon Ryan, James Whitmore (as "Tech Sergeant Harold Evans"). Replacement actors during run: Edward Binns (as "Colonel Ernest Haley "), Leonard Patrick (as "N.C.O. Photographer"). Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden. Note (1): Purchased by MGM and produced on film as Command Decision (1948), starring Clark Gable.
- (October 4, 1937) He acted in Robert E. Sherwood's translation of Jacques Deval's play, "Tovarich," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Rudolph Forster, Marta Abba, Polly De Loos, Bram Nossen, Ernest Lawford, Aristides De Leon, Margaret Dale, Barbara Gott, James E. Truex, Amanda Duff, Oscar Sterling, Leni Stengel, Andora Andrews, and Cecil Humphreys in the cast. Raymond Sovey was set designer. Gilbert Miller was producer and director.
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