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A Hero Is Born
Broadway
Original
A Hero Is Born
Broadway
Original
Adelphi Theatre
152 W. 54th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Agnes Morgan
playwright:
Theresa Helburn
People (83)
Alfredo Allegro
A Courier from the Duke of Kinbabbles
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Hugh Banks
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Eleanora Barrie
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
The Fairy of the Sword
(Original)
Eleanor Benedikt
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
The Blue Fairy
(Original)
Mary Berkeley
Duchess of Kinbabbles
(Original)
Elizabeth Bilencova
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Other Guest
(Original)
The Purple Fairy
(Original)
Doan Borup
Baron Grouchogg
(Original)
James Bradleigh
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ione Bright
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
The Armored Fairy
(Original)
Ronald Brogan
First Young Buck
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Marjorie Brown
Lady Kathleena
(Original)
Robert Bruce
Count Piffledown
(Original)
Walter Burke
A Gentleman of Uncertain Age
(Original)
William
(Original)
Peter Byrne
A Manservant
(Original)
Camelia Campbell
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Other Guest
(Original)
The Rainbow Fairy
(Original)
John Christian
Antonio
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Delancey Cleveland
A Servant
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Clay Cody
Gaston's Chef
(Original)
James Coyle
An Unexpected Vistior
(Original)
First Under Cook
(Original)
Louis Cruger
Another Servitor
(Original)
Gaston's Waiter
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Muni Diamond
A Gourmet
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Jack Egan
Alfredo
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Second Young Buck
(Original)
David Enton
A Prankster
(Original)
John Farman
Gaston
(Original)
Singing Escort
(Original)
Elinor Flynn
A Guest Who Loves Dancing
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
The Gray Fairy
(Original)
Edward Forbes
Chief Steward
(Original)
Tom Greenway
A Prankster
(Original)
Another Servitor
(Original)
Anthony Grey
Another Servant
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Mollie Hakim
Orchestral Trio
(Original)
Charles Henderson
An Inebriated Patron
(Original)
Lord Chief Justice
(Original)
Paul Jacchia
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Son
(Original)
Jane Jonson
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
The Silver Fairy
(Original)
Clarence Kane
Gaston's Waiter
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Second Under Cook
(Original)
Toccoa Lauder
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
George Le Soir
Lord Kelso
(Original)
Drue Leyton
Lady Rosalind
(Original)
Claire Lillis
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Robert Lowe
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Seymour Malmude
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Isabel Marlyn
Other Guest
(Original)
The Fairy of Flame
(Original)
John McCormack
Another Servitor
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Lewis McMichael
Another Servitor
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Other Guest
(Original)
John McNulty
A Retainer of Baron Grouchogg
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Other Guest
(Original)
Albert McWilliams
A Footman
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Helen Morrow
Lady Molinda
(Original)
Beatrice Olson
A Lady Who Does
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
The White Fairy
(Original)
William Phelps
Visitor's Brother
(Original)
Zoroaster
(Original)
George Probert
A Gentleman Who Should Know Better
(Original)
Janet Rathbun
Lady Piffledown
(Original)
Harry Redding
Viscount Piffle
(Original)
David Resnikoff
Duke of Kinbabbles
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Nicolo
(Original)
Ethel Reynolds
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Frances Ritchie
A Royal Nurse
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Mary Roth
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
The Bubble Fairy
(Original)
Charles MacLean Savage
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Paterfamilias
(Original)
Jack Shipman
Another Servitor
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Lillian Shrewsbury
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Harry Sothern
Thomas Benson
(Original)
Raymond Southwick
Chief Cook
(Original)
Gaston's Waiter
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Sylvia St. John
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Minnie Stanley
The Black Fairy
(Original)
Ben Starkie
H.R.H. Prince Prigio
(Original)
Lillian Steele
Mater Familiar
(Original)
The Fairy of Le Rouge et Noir
(Original)
Donald Stewart
A Herald
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Louise Swanson
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
The Star Fairy
(Original)
Viola Swayne
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
H.M. The King
(Original)
Marie Valdez
Orchestral Trio
(Original)
William Vaughan
Tony
(Original)
June Victor
Orchestral Trio
(Original)
Sidney Williams
Gourmet's Crony
(Original)
Other Guest
(Original)
Agnes Williams
A Royal Nurse
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Jennie Wren
Daughter
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
The Golden Fairy
(Original)
Margaret Wycherly
H.M. Queen of Pantouoflia
(Original)
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Alfredo Allegro
A Courier from the Duke of Kinbabbles
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Hugh Banks
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Eleanora Barrie
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
The Fairy of the Sword
(Original)
Eleanor Benedikt
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
The Blue Fairy
(Original)
Mary Berkeley
Duchess of Kinbabbles
(Original)
Elizabeth Bilencova
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Other Guest
(Original)
The Purple Fairy
(Original)
Doan Borup
Baron Grouchogg
(Original)
James Bradleigh
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ione Bright
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
The Armored Fairy
(Original)
Ronald Brogan
First Young Buck
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Marjorie Brown
Lady Kathleena
(Original)
Robert Bruce
Count Piffledown
(Original)
Walter Burke
A Gentleman of Uncertain Age
(Original)
William
(Original)
Peter Byrne
A Manservant
(Original)
Camelia Campbell
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Other Guest
(Original)
The Rainbow Fairy
(Original)
John Christian
Antonio
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Delancey Cleveland
A Servant
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Clay Cody
Gaston's Chef
(Original)
James Coyle
An Unexpected Vistior
(Original)
First Under Cook
(Original)
Louis Cruger
Another Servitor
(Original)
Gaston's Waiter
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Muni Diamond
A Gourmet
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Jack Egan
Alfredo
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Second Young Buck
(Original)
David Enton
A Prankster
(Original)
John Farman
Gaston
(Original)
Singing Escort
(Original)
Elinor Flynn
A Guest Who Loves Dancing
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
The Gray Fairy
(Original)
Edward Forbes
Chief Steward
(Original)
Tom Greenway
A Prankster
(Original)
Another Servitor
(Original)
Anthony Grey
Another Servant
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Mollie Hakim
Orchestral Trio
(Original)
Charles Henderson
An Inebriated Patron
(Original)
Lord Chief Justice
(Original)
Paul Jacchia
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Son
(Original)
Jane Jonson
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
The Silver Fairy
(Original)
Clarence Kane
Gaston's Waiter
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Second Under Cook
(Original)
Toccoa Lauder
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
George Le Soir
Lord Kelso
(Original)
Drue Leyton
Lady Rosalind
(Original)
Claire Lillis
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Robert Lowe
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Seymour Malmude
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Isabel Marlyn
Other Guest
(Original)
The Fairy of Flame
(Original)
John McCormack
Another Servitor
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Lewis McMichael
Another Servitor
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Other Guest
(Original)
John McNulty
A Retainer of Baron Grouchogg
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Other Guest
(Original)
Albert McWilliams
A Footman
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Helen Morrow
Lady Molinda
(Original)
Beatrice Olson
A Lady Who Does
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
The White Fairy
(Original)
William Phelps
Visitor's Brother
(Original)
Zoroaster
(Original)
George Probert
A Gentleman Who Should Know Better
(Original)
Janet Rathbun
Lady Piffledown
(Original)
Harry Redding
Viscount Piffle
(Original)
David Resnikoff
Duke of Kinbabbles
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Nicolo
(Original)
Ethel Reynolds
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Frances Ritchie
A Royal Nurse
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Mary Roth
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
The Bubble Fairy
(Original)
Charles MacLean Savage
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Paterfamilias
(Original)
Jack Shipman
Another Servitor
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Lillian Shrewsbury
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Harry Sothern
Thomas Benson
(Original)
Raymond Southwick
Chief Cook
(Original)
Gaston's Waiter
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Sylvia St. John
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
Minnie Stanley
The Black Fairy
(Original)
Ben Starkie
H.R.H. Prince Prigio
(Original)
Lillian Steele
Mater Familiar
(Original)
The Fairy of Le Rouge et Noir
(Original)
Donald Stewart
A Herald
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Louise Swanson
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Ladies and Gentlemen and Servants of the Court
(Original)
The Star Fairy
(Original)
Viola Swayne
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
H.M. The King
(Original)
Marie Valdez
Orchestral Trio
(Original)
William Vaughan
Tony
(Original)
June Victor
Orchestral Trio
(Original)
Sidney Williams
Gourmet's Crony
(Original)
Other Guest
(Original)
Agnes Williams
A Royal Nurse
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
Jennie Wren
Daughter
(Original)
Gossiping Guest
(Original)
The Golden Fairy
(Original)
Margaret Wycherly
H.M. Queen of Pantouoflia
(Original)
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Theresa Helburn
Writer
Lehman Engel
Music
Agnes Morgan
Lyrics
Staging
Andrew Lang
From A Fairy Tale By
Tom Adrian Cracraft
Scenic Design
Alexander Jones
Costume Design
Alexander Saron
Orchestrations
Edward Goodman
Production Supervision
Federal Theatre Project of The WPA
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
1
1937
Closing Date
Nov
27
1937
Performances
50
as of Dec 01, 2025
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