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Danton's Tod
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Danton's Tod Playbill - Nov 1938
Danton's Tod
Broadway
Revival
Mercury Theatre
110 W. 41st St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Marc Blitzstein
playwright:
Georg Buchner
,
Geoffrey Dunlop
People (35)
William Alland
Servant to Danton
(Original)
Ellen Andrews
Voice in the Street
(Original)
Richard Baer
Convention Attendant
(Original)
Fay Baker
Voice in the Street
(Original)
Edgar Barrier
Camille Desmoulins
(Original)
John Berry
Gaoler
(Original)
Joseph Cotten
Barrere
(Original)
Helen Coule
Voice in the Street
(Original)
George Duthie
1st Old Man
(Original)
President of the Convention
(Original)
Ross Elliott
Convention Attendant
(Original)
Morgan Farley
Heralut De Sechelles
(Original)
Ruth Ford
Rosalie
(Original)
Arlene Francis
Marion
(Original)
Martin Gabel
Danton
(Original)
Sparke Hastings
Member of the Convention
(Original)
Arthur Hoffe
Voice in the Street
(Original)
Guy Kingsley
Lacroix
(Original)
William Mowry
Member of the Convention
(Original)
Edgerton Paul
Servant to Danton
(Original)
Stanley Poss
Servant to Danton
(Original)
Stephen Roberts
Member of the Convention
(Original)
Erskine Sanford
2nd Old Man
(Original)
Philppeau
(Original)
Sanford Siegel
Voice in the Street
(Original)
Anna Stafford
Julie
(Original)
Evelyn Wahl
Lucile
(Original)
Orson Welles
St. Just
(Original)
Mary Wickes
Christine
(Original)
Richard Wilson
Legendre
(Original)
Eustace Wyatt
Fouquier
(Original)
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Performer
(Original)
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William Alland
Servant to Danton
(Original)
Ellen Andrews
Voice in the Street
(Original)
Richard Baer
Convention Attendant
(Original)
Fay Baker
Voice in the Street
(Original)
Edgar Barrier
Camille Desmoulins
(Original)
John Berry
Gaoler
(Original)
Joseph Cotten
Barrere
(Original)
Helen Coule
Voice in the Street
(Original)
George Duthie
1st Old Man
(Original)
President of the Convention
(Original)
Ross Elliott
Convention Attendant
(Original)
Morgan Farley
Heralut De Sechelles
(Original)
Ruth Ford
Rosalie
(Original)
Arlene Francis
Marion
(Original)
Martin Gabel
Danton
(Original)
Sparke Hastings
Member of the Convention
(Original)
Arthur Hoffe
Voice in the Street
(Original)
Guy Kingsley
Lacroix
(Original)
William Mowry
Member of the Convention
(Original)
Edgerton Paul
Servant to Danton
(Original)
Stanley Poss
Servant to Danton
(Original)
Stephen Roberts
Member of the Convention
(Original)
Erskine Sanford
2nd Old Man
(Original)
Philppeau
(Original)
Sanford Siegel
Voice in the Street
(Original)
Anna Stafford
Julie
(Original)
Evelyn Wahl
Lucile
(Original)
Orson Welles
St. Just
(Original)
Mary Wickes
Christine
(Original)
Richard Wilson
Legendre
(Original)
Eustace Wyatt
Fouquier
(Original)
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Performer
(Original)
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Geoffrey Dunlop
Writer
Marc Blitzstein
Music
Georg Buchner
From the German of
Orson Welles
Staging
Producer
Jan Tichacek
Scenic Design
John Houseman
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
2
1938
Closing Date
Nov
1
1938
Performances
21
as of Jan 17, 2026
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