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Conjur Man Dies
Broadway
Original
Lafayette Theatre
132nd St. and 7th Ave., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Rudolph Fisher
People (50)
Walter Brogsdale
Brooks
(Original)
William Brown
Bubber Brown
(Original)
Julian Costello
Tynes
(Original)
Irving Ellis
Jinx Jenkins
(Original)
Estelle Hemsley
Aramintah Snead
(Original)
Roy Holland
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Paul Johnson
Hanks
(Original)
Aselean Lynch
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Emanuel Middleton
Small
(Original)
Bertram Miller
Dr. Winkler
(Original)
Lionel Monagas
Dr. John Archer
(Original)
Jay Mondaaye
Brady
(Original)
Dorothy Paul
Martha Crouch
(Original)
Rose Poindexter
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Wardell Saunders
Doty Hicks
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Samuel Crouch
(Original)
George Spelvin
Easley Jones
(Original)
Phil Thomas
Smitty
(Original)
Percy Verwayne
Spider Webb
(Original)
Fritz Weller
M'Gana Frimbo
(Original)
Dooley Wilson
Detective Sergeant Perry Dart
(Original)
Aimee Bates
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Alonzo Bozan
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Ernest Brown
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Gena May Brown
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Charles Collins
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
William Cumberbatch
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Abner Dorsey
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Ethel Drayton
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Walter Duke
Man on the Stoop
(Original)
Clarence Fotter
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Virginia Girvin
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Louis Godfrey
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Mary Goodwin
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Josephine Heathman
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Leona Hemmingway
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Adolph Henderson
Singer
(Original)
Mozelle Holmes
Girl
(Original)
John Milton Lacey
Singer
(Original)
Jacqueline Martin
Landlady
(Original)
Estella Miller
Singer
(Original)
Frances Smith
Entertainer
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Lavinia Turner
Singer
(Original)
Maud Ward
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
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Walter Brogsdale
Brooks
(Original)
William Brown
Bubber Brown
(Original)
Julian Costello
Tynes
(Original)
Irving Ellis
Jinx Jenkins
(Original)
Estelle Hemsley
Aramintah Snead
(Original)
Roy Holland
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Paul Johnson
Hanks
(Original)
Aselean Lynch
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Emanuel Middleton
Small
(Original)
Bertram Miller
Dr. Winkler
(Original)
Lionel Monagas
Dr. John Archer
(Original)
Jay Mondaaye
Brady
(Original)
Dorothy Paul
Martha Crouch
(Original)
Rose Poindexter
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Wardell Saunders
Doty Hicks
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Samuel Crouch
(Original)
George Spelvin
Easley Jones
(Original)
Phil Thomas
Smitty
(Original)
Percy Verwayne
Spider Webb
(Original)
Fritz Weller
M'Gana Frimbo
(Original)
Dooley Wilson
Detective Sergeant Perry Dart
(Original)
Aimee Bates
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Alonzo Bozan
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Ernest Brown
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Gena May Brown
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Charles Collins
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
William Cumberbatch
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Abner Dorsey
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Ethel Drayton
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Walter Duke
Man on the Stoop
(Original)
Clarence Fotter
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Virginia Girvin
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Louis Godfrey
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Mary Goodwin
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Josephine Heathman
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Leona Hemmingway
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Adolph Henderson
Singer
(Original)
Mozelle Holmes
Girl
(Original)
John Milton Lacey
Singer
(Original)
Jacqueline Martin
Landlady
(Original)
Estella Miller
Singer
(Original)
Frances Smith
Entertainer
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Lavinia Turner
Singer
(Original)
Maud Ward
Cabaret Patron
(Original)
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Rudolph Fisher
Writer
Joseph Losey
Staging
J. Augustus Smith
Staging
Manuel Essman
Scenic Design
Stanley Bennett
Choral Director
Negro Theatre Unit of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
11
1936
Closing Date
Apr
1
1936
Performances
24
as of Dec 02, 2025
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