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Brown Danube Playbill - May 1939
Brown Danube
Broadway
Original
Lyceum Theatre
149 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Burnet Hershey
People (30)
Paul Ballantyne
Johann
(Original)
Gertrude Barton
Elsa
(Original)
Albert Bergh
Anton
(Original)
Francis Grover Cleveland
Lieut. Grenzel
(Original)
Fred Ayers Cotton
Trooper
(Original)
Edward Fielding
Ludwig
(Original)
Edward Franz
Lieut. Schultz
(Original)
F. Byron Gulden
Trooper
(Original)
William Hallowell
Trooper
(Original)
Gladys Hanson
Zita
(Original)
Dean Jagger
Ernest Hammaka
(Original)
Alice John
Hedwig
(Original)
Jessie Royce Landis
Erika
(Original)
Ernest Lawford
Prince Otto von Tornheim
(Original)
Robert Lindsey
Reineke
(Original)
George Macready
Stefan
(Original)
John McKee
Cardinal von Urbas
(Original)
Damian O'Flynn
Heinrich
(Original)
Norman Porter
Waldmann
(Original)
Frank Richards
Dahlmann
(Original)
Lisle Scott
Trooper
(Original)
William Shea
2nd Inspector
(Original)
A Trooper
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
Mr. Mueller
(Original)
Robert Vivian
Franz
(Original)
Randolph Wade
Trooper
(Original)
Albert Ward
1st Inspector
(Original)
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Paul Ballantyne
Johann
(Original)
Gertrude Barton
Elsa
(Original)
Albert Bergh
Anton
(Original)
Francis Grover Cleveland
Lieut. Grenzel
(Original)
Fred Ayers Cotton
Trooper
(Original)
Edward Fielding
Ludwig
(Original)
Edward Franz
Lieut. Schultz
(Original)
F. Byron Gulden
Trooper
(Original)
William Hallowell
Trooper
(Original)
Gladys Hanson
Zita
(Original)
Dean Jagger
Ernest Hammaka
(Original)
Alice John
Hedwig
(Original)
Jessie Royce Landis
Erika
(Original)
Ernest Lawford
Prince Otto von Tornheim
(Original)
Robert Lindsey
Reineke
(Original)
George Macready
Stefan
(Original)
John McKee
Cardinal von Urbas
(Original)
Damian O'Flynn
Heinrich
(Original)
Norman Porter
Waldmann
(Original)
Frank Richards
Dahlmann
(Original)
Lisle Scott
Trooper
(Original)
William Shea
2nd Inspector
(Original)
A Trooper
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
Mr. Mueller
(Original)
Robert Vivian
Franz
(Original)
Randolph Wade
Trooper
(Original)
Albert Ward
1st Inspector
(Original)
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Burnet Hershey
Writer
George Somnes
Staging
John Root
Scenic Design
Bonfils & Somnes, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
17
1939
Closing Date
Jun
1
1939
Performances
21
as of Jan 31, 2026
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