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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: January 16
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Night of January 16
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Night of January 16 Playbill - Dec 1935
Night of January 16
Broadway
Original
Ambassador Theatre
219 W. 49th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Ayn Rand
People (22)
George Anderson
Clerk of Court
(Original)
Edmund Breese
District Attorney Flint
(Original)
Clyde Fillmore
John Graham Whitfield
(Original)
Richard French
Court Stenographer
(Original)
Verna Hillie
Nancy Lee Faulkner
(Original)
Leo Kennedy
Elmer Sweeney
(Original)
Maurice Morris
James Chandler
(Original)
Doris Nolan
Karen Andre
(Original)
Donald Oliver
Bailiff
(Original)
Sarah Padden
Magda Svenson
(Original)
Walter Pidgeon
"Guts" Regan
(Original)
Arthur Pierson
Siegurd Jungquist
(Original)
Robert Shayne
Defense Attorney Stevens
(Original)
Harry Short
Homer Van Fleet
(Original)
Marcella Swanson
Roberta Van Renssalear
(Original)
Calvin Thomas
John Hutchins
(Original)
Edward Wing
Dr. Kirkland
(Original)
J. Arthur Young
Judge Heath
(Original)
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George Anderson
Clerk of Court
(Original)
Edmund Breese
District Attorney Flint
(Original)
Clyde Fillmore
John Graham Whitfield
(Original)
Richard French
Court Stenographer
(Original)
Verna Hillie
Nancy Lee Faulkner
(Original)
Leo Kennedy
Elmer Sweeney
(Original)
Maurice Morris
James Chandler
(Original)
Doris Nolan
Karen Andre
(Original)
Donald Oliver
Bailiff
(Original)
Sarah Padden
Magda Svenson
(Original)
Walter Pidgeon
"Guts" Regan
(Original)
Arthur Pierson
Siegurd Jungquist
(Original)
Robert Shayne
Defense Attorney Stevens
(Original)
Harry Short
Homer Van Fleet
(Original)
Marcella Swanson
Roberta Van Renssalear
(Original)
Calvin Thomas
John Hutchins
(Original)
Edward Wing
Dr. Kirkland
(Original)
J. Arthur Young
Judge Heath
(Original)
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Ayn Rand
Writer
John Hayden
Staging
Herbert Moore
Scenic Design
A. H. Woods
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
16
1935
Closing Date
Apr
4
1936
Performances
235
as of Dec 20, 2025
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