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American - Very Early
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American, Very Early Playbill - Jan 1934
American - Very Early
Broadway
Original
Vanderbilt Theatre
148 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Wilton Lackaye, Jr.
,
Florence Johns
People (21)
Florence Auer
Annie McCall
(Original)
Lynn Beranger
Nippy Andrews
(Original)
John P. Brawn
A Farmer
(Original)
Alexander Clark, Jr.
Tom Courtney
(Original)
Jeanne De Me
A Collector
(Original)
Edward M. Favor
Hub Tilson
(Original)
Bobby Hess
Her Little Boy
(Original)
Lulu Mae Hubbard
A Mother
(Original)
Florence Johns
Winnafred Proctor
(Original)
Grant Mills
Lawrence Proctor
(Original)
John Ravold
Ezra Buzzer
(Original)
Helen Royton
Mrs. Mortemore Santly
(Original)
James Seeley
F. Millard Hopewell
(Original)
Georgette Spelvin
Hulda
(Original)
Harriet Sterling
Victoria Buzzer
(Original)
Edith Tachna
Canary Twist
(Original)
Harry Tyler
Sylvanus Sperry
(Original)
Marian Warring-Manley
Mrs. Preston G. Polk
(Original)
Vincent York
Birdsie Littlefield
(Original)
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Florence Auer
Annie McCall
(Original)
Lynn Beranger
Nippy Andrews
(Original)
John P. Brawn
A Farmer
(Original)
Alexander Clark, Jr.
Tom Courtney
(Original)
Jeanne De Me
A Collector
(Original)
Edward M. Favor
Hub Tilson
(Original)
Bobby Hess
Her Little Boy
(Original)
Lulu Mae Hubbard
A Mother
(Original)
Florence Johns
Winnafred Proctor
(Original)
Grant Mills
Lawrence Proctor
(Original)
John Ravold
Ezra Buzzer
(Original)
Helen Royton
Mrs. Mortemore Santly
(Original)
James Seeley
F. Millard Hopewell
(Original)
Georgette Spelvin
Hulda
(Original)
Harriet Sterling
Victoria Buzzer
(Original)
Edith Tachna
Canary Twist
(Original)
Harry Tyler
Sylvanus Sperry
(Original)
Marian Warring-Manley
Mrs. Preston G. Polk
(Original)
Vincent York
Birdsie Littlefield
(Original)
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Wilton Lackaye, Jr.
Writer
Staging
Producer
Nicholas Yellenti
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
30
1934
Closing Date
Feb
1
1934
Performances
7
as of Jan 30, 2026
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