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Brittle Heaven
Broadway
Original
Brittle Heaven
Broadway
Original
Vanderbilt Theatre
148 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Frederick Pohl
,
Vincent York
People (19)
Edith Atwater
Helen Hunt
(Original)
Dorothy Gish
Emily Dickinson
(Original)
Grant Gordon
Horatio Turnbull
(Original)
Elizabeth Heaslip
Maggie
(Original)
Katherine Hirsch
Lavinia Dickinson
(Original)
Helen Huberth
Sue Dickinson
(Original)
Robert Le Seuer
Mr. Dickinson
(Original)
Earl McDonald
Austin Dickinson
(Original)
Helen Ray
Mrs. Dickinson
(Original)
Edward Ryan, Jr.
Gilbert Dickinson
(Original)
Albert Dekker
Captain Edward Bissell Hunt
(Original)
Herbert Warren
Samuel Bowles
(Original)
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Edith Atwater
Helen Hunt
(Original)
Dorothy Gish
Emily Dickinson
(Original)
Grant Gordon
Horatio Turnbull
(Original)
Elizabeth Heaslip
Maggie
(Original)
Katherine Hirsch
Lavinia Dickinson
(Original)
Helen Huberth
Sue Dickinson
(Original)
Robert Le Seuer
Mr. Dickinson
(Original)
Earl McDonald
Austin Dickinson
(Original)
Helen Ray
Mrs. Dickinson
(Original)
Edward Ryan, Jr.
Gilbert Dickinson
(Original)
Albert Dekker
Captain Edward Bissell Hunt
(Original)
Herbert Warren
Samuel Bowles
(Original)
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Vincent York
Writer
Frederick Pohl
Writer
Josephine Pollitt
From "Emily Dickenson"
Clarence Derwent
Staging
P. Dodd Ackerman
Scenic Design
Rudolf Forst
Incidental Music
Dave Schooler
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
13
1934
Closing Date
Dec
1
1934
Performances
23
as of Feb 16, 2026
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