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Revival
Bitter Stream
Broadway
Revival
Civic Repertory Theatre
107 W. 14th St. (Sixth Ave), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Victor Wolfson
People (37)
Frances Bavier
Soreanera
(Original)
Walter Beck
Della Croce
(Original)
Malcolm Lee Beggs
Don Abacchio
(Original)
Prison Guard
(Original)
Lee J. Cobb
Don Circonstantza
(Original)
Frank Conlan
Baldissera
(Original)
Carlos Conte
Pelino
(Original)
Santo
(Original)
Millicent Green
Rosalia
(Original)
Maid
(Original)
Robert Harris
Losurdo
(Original)
David Hoffman
Teofilo
(Original)
Charles Jordan
Michel Zompa
(Original)
Harry Levian
Goriano
(Original)
Farmer From Sulmona
(Original)
Sydney Mason
Fillipo
(Original)
Vincent Sherman
Scarpone
(Original)
Hester Sondergaard
Lisabetta
(Original)
Lili Valenty
Elvira
(Original)
Albert Dekker
Berardo
(Original)
Marjorie Wood
Angelina
(Original)
The Promoter's Wife
(Original)
John Boruff
The Stranger
(Original)
Lizzie Cubitt
Ensemble
(Original)
Harry Davis
Ensemble
(Original)
Billy Dunkley
Ensemble
(Original)
Sam Gordon
Ensemble
(Original)
Franklin Heller
Blackshirt
(Original)
Farmer From Sulmona
(Original)
Regina Kahn
Ensemble
(Original)
Manart Kippen
Inspector
(Original)
Edward Mann
Ensemble
(Original)
Paul Marian
Ensemble
(Original)
Rolla Normund
Ensemble
(Original)
Sidney Packer
Ensemble
(Original)
Promoter
(Original)
Jerry Sylvan
Blackshirt
(Original)
P.A. Xantho
Farmer
(Original)
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Frances Bavier
Soreanera
(Original)
Walter Beck
Della Croce
(Original)
Malcolm Lee Beggs
Don Abacchio
(Original)
Prison Guard
(Original)
Lee J. Cobb
Don Circonstantza
(Original)
Frank Conlan
Baldissera
(Original)
Carlos Conte
Pelino
(Original)
Santo
(Original)
Millicent Green
Rosalia
(Original)
Maid
(Original)
Robert Harris
Losurdo
(Original)
David Hoffman
Teofilo
(Original)
Charles Jordan
Michel Zompa
(Original)
Harry Levian
Goriano
(Original)
Farmer From Sulmona
(Original)
Sydney Mason
Fillipo
(Original)
Vincent Sherman
Scarpone
(Original)
Hester Sondergaard
Lisabetta
(Original)
Lili Valenty
Elvira
(Original)
Albert Dekker
Berardo
(Original)
Marjorie Wood
Angelina
(Original)
The Promoter's Wife
(Original)
John Boruff
The Stranger
(Original)
Lizzie Cubitt
Ensemble
(Original)
Harry Davis
Ensemble
(Original)
Billy Dunkley
Ensemble
(Original)
Sam Gordon
Ensemble
(Original)
Franklin Heller
Blackshirt
(Original)
Farmer From Sulmona
(Original)
Regina Kahn
Ensemble
(Original)
Manart Kippen
Inspector
(Original)
Edward Mann
Ensemble
(Original)
Paul Marian
Ensemble
(Original)
Rolla Normund
Ensemble
(Original)
Sidney Packer
Ensemble
(Original)
Promoter
(Original)
Jerry Sylvan
Blackshirt
(Original)
P.A. Xantho
Farmer
(Original)
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Victor Wolfson
Writer
Ignazio Silone
Source Material ("Fontamara")
Jacob Ben-Ami
Staging
Charles Freidman
Staging
Cleon Throckmorton
Scenic Design
The Theatre Union
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
30
1936
Closing Date
May
1
1936
Performances
61
as of Dec 05, 2025
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