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An American Tragedy
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An American Tragedy
Broadway
Original
Longacre Theatre
220 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Patrick Kearney
People (33)
Violet Andrews
Mrs. Peyton
(Original)
Sally Bates
Jill Trumbull
(Original)
Anthony Brown
Ruben Jephson
(Original)
Willard Dashiell
Alvin Belknap
(Original)
Morgan Farley
Clyde Griffiths
(Original)
Grace Griswold
Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
(Original)
Miriam Hopkins
Sondra Finchley
(Original)
Arthur Hughes
Dr. Glenn
(Original)
House Jameson
Gilbert Griffiths
(Original)
Philip Jones
Stuart Finchley
(Original)
Martha Lee Manners
Bertine Cranston
(Original)
Janet McLeay
Bella Griffiths
(Original)
Olive Mercer
Hester Griffiths
(Original)
Frank Moran
Asa Griffiths
(Original)
Caroline Newcomb
Elvira Griffiths
(Original)
Albert Phillips
Orville Mason
(Original)
Jack Quigley
Harley Baggott
(Original)
Walter Walker
Samuel Griffiths
(Original)
Bert Wilcox
Burton Burleigh
(Original)
Whiggam
(Original)
Katherine Wilson
Roberta Alden
(Original)
Philip Wood
Judge Oberwaltzer
(Original)
Harry Arnold
Another Young Man
(Original)
Joan Brown
Another Girl
(Original)
Sidney Coburn
A Deputy Sheriff
(Original)
A Young Man
(Original)
Marian Florance
A Girl
(Original)
Frank Horan
Second Guard
(Original)
Harold McCreery
Bailiff
(Original)
Frank Rutherford
Clerk of the Court
(Original)
Third Guard
(Original)
John Wheeler
An Innkeeper
(Original)
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Violet Andrews
Mrs. Peyton
(Original)
Sally Bates
Jill Trumbull
(Original)
Anthony Brown
Ruben Jephson
(Original)
Willard Dashiell
Alvin Belknap
(Original)
Morgan Farley
Clyde Griffiths
(Original)
Grace Griswold
Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
(Original)
Miriam Hopkins
Sondra Finchley
(Original)
Arthur Hughes
Dr. Glenn
(Original)
House Jameson
Gilbert Griffiths
(Original)
Philip Jones
Stuart Finchley
(Original)
Martha Lee Manners
Bertine Cranston
(Original)
Janet McLeay
Bella Griffiths
(Original)
Olive Mercer
Hester Griffiths
(Original)
Frank Moran
Asa Griffiths
(Original)
Caroline Newcomb
Elvira Griffiths
(Original)
Albert Phillips
Orville Mason
(Original)
Jack Quigley
Harley Baggott
(Original)
Walter Walker
Samuel Griffiths
(Original)
Bert Wilcox
Burton Burleigh
(Original)
Whiggam
(Original)
Katherine Wilson
Roberta Alden
(Original)
Philip Wood
Judge Oberwaltzer
(Original)
Harry Arnold
Another Young Man
(Original)
Joan Brown
Another Girl
(Original)
Sidney Coburn
A Deputy Sheriff
(Original)
A Young Man
(Original)
Marian Florance
A Girl
(Original)
Frank Horan
Second Guard
(Original)
Harold McCreery
Bailiff
(Original)
Frank Rutherford
Clerk of the Court
(Original)
Third Guard
(Original)
John Wheeler
An Innkeeper
(Original)
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Patrick Kearney
Writer
Theodore Dreiser
Source Material (from the novel)
Edward T. Goodman
Director
Horace Liveright
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
11
1926
Closing Date
Apr
1
1927
Performances
216
as of Dec 03, 2025
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