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Distant Drums Playbill - Jan 1932
Distant Drums
Broadway
Original
Belasco Theatre
111 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Dan Totheroh
People (21)
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Pike
(Original)
Mabel Colcord
Mrs. Shaw
(Original)
Richard Cubitt
Harrison Lee
(Original)
Leo Curley
Bill Shaw
(Original)
Edward Ellis
Quincey Briddleman
(Original)
Thomas B. Findlay
Jay Pike
(Original)
Eda Heinemann
Mrs. Sawyer
(Original)
Arthur Hohl
Harris Wolfhill
(Original)
James P. Houston
Reverend Williams
(Original)
Charles Kuhn
J. Plinge
(Original)
William Lawson
Joe Clemens
(Original)
Pauline Lord
Eunice Wolfhill
(Original)
Maurice McRae
Philip Allen
(Original)
Mary Michael
Mrs. Clemens
(Original)
Kate Morgan
Grandma Briggs
(Original)
Edward Pawley
Jason Allenby
(Original)
Edward Potter
Nathan Pike
(Original)
John Ravold
Doctor Tracy
(Original)
Margherita Sargent
Mrs. Williams
(Original)
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Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Pike
(Original)
Mabel Colcord
Mrs. Shaw
(Original)
Richard Cubitt
Harrison Lee
(Original)
Leo Curley
Bill Shaw
(Original)
Edward Ellis
Quincey Briddleman
(Original)
Thomas B. Findlay
Jay Pike
(Original)
Eda Heinemann
Mrs. Sawyer
(Original)
Arthur Hohl
Harris Wolfhill
(Original)
James P. Houston
Reverend Williams
(Original)
Charles Kuhn
J. Plinge
(Original)
William Lawson
Joe Clemens
(Original)
Pauline Lord
Eunice Wolfhill
(Original)
Maurice McRae
Philip Allen
(Original)
Mary Michael
Mrs. Clemens
(Original)
Kate Morgan
Grandma Briggs
(Original)
Edward Pawley
Jason Allenby
(Original)
Edward Potter
Nathan Pike
(Original)
John Ravold
Doctor Tracy
(Original)
Margherita Sargent
Mrs. Williams
(Original)
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Dan Totheroh
Writer
Guthrie McClintic
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
18
1932
Closing Date
Feb
1
1932
Performances
40
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Distant Drums - January 18, 1932
Distant Drums - January 18, 1932
Distant Drums - January 18, 1932
Distant Drums - January 18, 1932
Distant Drums - January 18, 1932
Distant Drums - January 18, 1932
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