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Brooklyn, U.S.A. Playbill - Dec 1941
Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Broadway
Original
Forrest Theatre
230 W. 49th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Asa Bordages
,
John Bright
People (21)
Roger De Koven
Albert
(Original)
Robert H. Harris
Mike Zubriskie
(Original)
Adelaide Klein
Lena Rose
(Original)
Henry Lascoe
Philadelphia
(Original)
Lou Leif
Customer
(Original)
Sidney Lumet
Willie Berg
(Original)
Byron McGrath
McGill
(Original)
Eddie Nugent
Smiley Manone
(Original)
Tom Pedi
The Dasher
(Original)
David Pressman
Tony Mazzini
(Original)
Ben Ross
Si Ornitz
(Original)
Eli Siegel
Guard
(Original)
Julie Stevens
Jean
(Original)
Irene Winston
Josephine
(Original)
Martin Wolfson
Louis Cohen
(Original)
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Roger De Koven
Albert
(Original)
Robert H. Harris
Mike Zubriskie
(Original)
Adelaide Klein
Lena Rose
(Original)
Henry Lascoe
Philadelphia
(Original)
Lou Leif
Customer
(Original)
Sidney Lumet
Willie Berg
(Original)
Byron McGrath
McGill
(Original)
Eddie Nugent
Smiley Manone
(Original)
Tom Pedi
The Dasher
(Original)
David Pressman
Tony Mazzini
(Original)
Ben Ross
Si Ornitz
(Original)
Eli Siegel
Guard
(Original)
Julie Stevens
Jean
(Original)
Irene Winston
Josephine
(Original)
Martin Wolfson
Louis Cohen
(Original)
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Asa Bordages
Writer
John Bright
Writer
Lem Ward
Director
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Bern Bernard
Producer
Lionel Stander
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
21
1941
Closing Date
Feb
7
1942
Performances
57
as of Jan 31, 2026
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