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American Holiday
Broadway
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American Holiday
Broadway
Original
Manhattan Theatre
1697 Broadway at W. 53rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Albert Wineman Barker
,
Edwin L. Barker
People (43)
Alfredo Allegro
Mr. Epstein
(Original)
Leopold Badia
Charles Copenhaver
(Original)
Whitner Bissell
Jack Hollister
(Original)
Lois Bolton
Mrs. McCarter
(Original)
Doan Borup
First Alienist
(Original)
Ronald Brogan
Orvie Gibbs
(Original)
Henry Buckler
Hanvey Hollister
(Original)
Charles Burrows
Second Alienist
(Original)
Suzanne Caubaye
Miss Larue
(Original)
Jack Egan
Ripley
(Original)
Bessie Mar English
Mrs. Huggins
(Original)
Charles Esdale
Orvie's Uncle
(Original)
James Fallon
George Manley
(Original)
Julia Fassett
Miss Mary
(Original)
Elinor Flynn
Julianna Copenhaver
(Original)
Edward Forbes
Neal McCarter
(Original)
Louis Frohoff
Dr. Rudd
(Original)
Tom Greenway
Jimmie Ward
(Original)
Pearl Hight
Orvie's Aunt
(Original)
Paul Jacchia
Messenger boy
(Original)
John Junior
Clem Ferris
(Original)
Walter Lawrence
Sheriff Tom Dillard
(Original)
Jon Lormer
Joe Lash
(Original)
George MacEntee
Mr. Huggins
(Original)
Lewis McMichael
Blaine
(Original)
Elizabeth Morgan
Marcia Hollister
(Original)
Martin Noble
A Guest
(Original)
Gladys Parke
Bessie Kinnealy
(Original)
Walter Plinge
Rev. Sweet
(Original)
George Probert
Newt Sproegel
(Original)
Janet Rathbun
Whoopee Ruby Somers
(Original)
Dan Tobin
Burke
(Original)
Charles Wagenheim
Ike
(Original)
Alan Wallace
Man with Balloons
(Original)
Bert Wilcox
State Senator Gibbs
(Original)
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Alfredo Allegro
Mr. Epstein
(Original)
Leopold Badia
Charles Copenhaver
(Original)
Whitner Bissell
Jack Hollister
(Original)
Lois Bolton
Mrs. McCarter
(Original)
Doan Borup
First Alienist
(Original)
Ronald Brogan
Orvie Gibbs
(Original)
Henry Buckler
Hanvey Hollister
(Original)
Charles Burrows
Second Alienist
(Original)
Suzanne Caubaye
Miss Larue
(Original)
Jack Egan
Ripley
(Original)
Bessie Mar English
Mrs. Huggins
(Original)
Charles Esdale
Orvie's Uncle
(Original)
James Fallon
George Manley
(Original)
Julia Fassett
Miss Mary
(Original)
Elinor Flynn
Julianna Copenhaver
(Original)
Edward Forbes
Neal McCarter
(Original)
Louis Frohoff
Dr. Rudd
(Original)
Tom Greenway
Jimmie Ward
(Original)
Pearl Hight
Orvie's Aunt
(Original)
Paul Jacchia
Messenger boy
(Original)
John Junior
Clem Ferris
(Original)
Walter Lawrence
Sheriff Tom Dillard
(Original)
Jon Lormer
Joe Lash
(Original)
George MacEntee
Mr. Huggins
(Original)
Lewis McMichael
Blaine
(Original)
Elizabeth Morgan
Marcia Hollister
(Original)
Martin Noble
A Guest
(Original)
Gladys Parke
Bessie Kinnealy
(Original)
Walter Plinge
Rev. Sweet
(Original)
George Probert
Newt Sproegel
(Original)
Janet Rathbun
Whoopee Ruby Somers
(Original)
Dan Tobin
Burke
(Original)
Charles Wagenheim
Ike
(Original)
Alan Wallace
Man with Balloons
(Original)
Bert Wilcox
State Senator Gibbs
(Original)
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Edwin L. Barker
Writer
Albert Wineman Barker
Writer
Lucius Moore Cook
Staging
Agnes Morgan
Staging
Halstead Welles
Staging
Edward T. Goodman
Staging Supervisor
Tom Adrian Cracraft
Scenic Design
Popular Price Theatre of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
21
1936
Closing Date
Mar
1
1936
Performances
20
as of Dec 05, 2025
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