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An American Tragedy Playbill - March 1931
An American Tragedy
Broadway
Revival
Waldorf Theatre
116 W. 50th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Patrick Kearney
People (29)
William Balfour
Judge Oberwaltzer
(Original)
Reverend MacMillan
(Original)
Raymond Barrett
Samuel Griffiths
(Original)
Richard Barrow
Asa Griffiths
(Original)
Dr. Glenn
(Original)
Marjorie Brown
Hester Griffiths
(Original)
Marie Burke
Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
(Original)
Walter Cartwright
Orville Mason
(Original)
Joseph Eggenton
Alvin Belknap
(Original)
Consuelo Flowerton
Jill Trumbull
(Original)
A Girl
(Original)
Dorothy Garnier
Bella Griffiths
(Original)
Roy Hargrave
Clyde Griffiths
(Original)
Lora Hays
Bertine Cranston
(Original)
A Girl
(Original)
Irvin Norvig
Harley Baggott
(Original)
Ruth Nugent
Roberta Alden
(Original)
Anthony Pawley
Gilbert Griffiths
(Original)
Gertrude Ritchie
Elvira Griffiths
(Original)
Mrs. Asa Griffiths
(Original)
Mrs. Peyton
(Original)
Tom Rutherfurd
Stuart Finchley
(Original)
A Young Man
(Original)
Philip Van Zant
Ruben Jephson
(Original)
Dorothy Watson
Sondra Finchley
(Original)
Bert Wilcox
Burton Burleigh
(Original)
Whiggam
(Original)
An Innkeeper
(Original)
Bert Emmors
Clerk of the Court
(Original)
Robert Emory
Bailiff
(Original)
Second Guard
(Original)
Hilton Josephs
A Guard
(Original)
A Young Tramp
(Original)
Joseph Lighthill
A Deputy Sheriff
(Original)
Foreman of the Jury
(Original)
Juliana Taberna
Another Girl
(Original)
Harry Watts
Third Guard
(Original)
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William Balfour
Judge Oberwaltzer
(Original)
Reverend MacMillan
(Original)
Raymond Barrett
Samuel Griffiths
(Original)
Richard Barrow
Asa Griffiths
(Original)
Dr. Glenn
(Original)
Marjorie Brown
Hester Griffiths
(Original)
Marie Burke
Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
(Original)
Walter Cartwright
Orville Mason
(Original)
Joseph Eggenton
Alvin Belknap
(Original)
Consuelo Flowerton
Jill Trumbull
(Original)
A Girl
(Original)
Dorothy Garnier
Bella Griffiths
(Original)
Roy Hargrave
Clyde Griffiths
(Original)
Lora Hays
Bertine Cranston
(Original)
A Girl
(Original)
Irvin Norvig
Harley Baggott
(Original)
Ruth Nugent
Roberta Alden
(Original)
Anthony Pawley
Gilbert Griffiths
(Original)
Gertrude Ritchie
Elvira Griffiths
(Original)
Mrs. Asa Griffiths
(Original)
Mrs. Peyton
(Original)
Tom Rutherfurd
Stuart Finchley
(Original)
A Young Man
(Original)
Philip Van Zant
Ruben Jephson
(Original)
Dorothy Watson
Sondra Finchley
(Original)
Bert Wilcox
Burton Burleigh
(Original)
Whiggam
(Original)
An Innkeeper
(Original)
Bert Emmors
Clerk of the Court
(Original)
Robert Emory
Bailiff
(Original)
Second Guard
(Original)
Hilton Josephs
A Guard
(Original)
A Young Tramp
(Original)
Joseph Lighthill
A Deputy Sheriff
(Original)
Foreman of the Jury
(Original)
Juliana Taberna
Another Girl
(Original)
Harry Watts
Third Guard
(Original)
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Patrick Kearney
Writer
Theodore Dreiser
Source Material
George Greenberg
Director
Jules J. Leventhal
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
20
1931
Closing Date
Jun
1
1931
Performances
137
as of Dec 04, 2025
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