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A Thousand Summers
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A Thousand Summers Playbill - May 1932
A Thousand Summers
Broadway
Original
Selwyn Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Merrill Rogers
People (16)
Jane Cowl
Sheila Pennington
(Original)
Osgood Perkins
Laurence Hereford
(Original)
Franchot Tone
Neil Barton
(Original)
Mary Newnham Davis
Tessie
(Original)
Florence Edney
Mrs. Hawkins
(Original)
Marion Evensen
Zoe King
(Original)
Thomas B. Findlay
Mr. Thompson
(Original)
Josephine Hull
Mrs. Thompson
(Original)
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Jane Cowl
Sheila Pennington
(Original)
Osgood Perkins
Laurence Hereford
(Original)
Franchot Tone
Neil Barton
(Original)
Mary Newnham Davis
Tessie
(Original)
Florence Edney
Mrs. Hawkins
(Original)
Marion Evensen
Zoe King
(Original)
Thomas B. Findlay
Mr. Thompson
(Original)
Josephine Hull
Mrs. Thompson
(Original)
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Merrill Rogers
Writer
Shepard Traube
Director
Associated Producer
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Arthur Ebbets
Stage Manager
Isaac Benisch
Technical Staff
Boris Kaplan
General Manager
Harry Essex
Company Manager
Arch Selwyn
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
24
1932
Closing Date
Jul
1
1932
Performances
51
as of Jan 30, 2026
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