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Come Across Playbill - September 1938
Come Across
Broadway
Revival
Playhouse Theatre
137 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Guy Beauchamp
,
Michael Pertwee
People (24)
Arling Alcine
Detective Sergeant Foray
(Original)
Don Costello
Ratkin
(Original)
Cameron Hall
Lacey
(Original)
Mary Heberden
Probationer
(Original)
Claude Horton
Sir John Twining
(Original)
Charles Jordan
Duggan
(Original)
A. P. Kaye
Chief Inpsector Wentworth
(Original)
May Marshall
Sister
(Original)
Owen Martin
Lefty Grey
(Original)
David Orrick
Dr. Richards
(Original)
Byron Russell
George
(Original)
Bernard Savage
Constable Mahon
(Original)
Richard Taber
Scratch
(Original)
Harold Thomas
Attendant
(Original)
Helen Trenholme
Janet Kemp
(Original)
Arthur Vinton
Mark Ryder
(Original)
Richard Waring
Dr. Peter Willens
(Original)
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Arling Alcine
Detective Sergeant Foray
(Original)
Don Costello
Ratkin
(Original)
Cameron Hall
Lacey
(Original)
Mary Heberden
Probationer
(Original)
Claude Horton
Sir John Twining
(Original)
Charles Jordan
Duggan
(Original)
A. P. Kaye
Chief Inpsector Wentworth
(Original)
May Marshall
Sister
(Original)
Owen Martin
Lefty Grey
(Original)
David Orrick
Dr. Richards
(Original)
Byron Russell
George
(Original)
Bernard Savage
Constable Mahon
(Original)
Richard Taber
Scratch
(Original)
Harold Thomas
Attendant
(Original)
Helen Trenholme
Janet Kemp
(Original)
Arthur Vinton
Mark Ryder
(Original)
Richard Waring
Dr. Peter Willens
(Original)
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Guy Beauchamp
Writer
Michael Pertwee
Writer
Edward Clarke Lilley
Staging
Watson Barratt
Scenic Design
George Bushar
Producer
John Tuerk
Producer
William A. Brady
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
14
1938
Closing Date
Sep
1
1938
Performances
13
as of Jan 10, 2026
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