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Dodsworth
Broadway
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Dodsworth Playbill - Nov 1934
Dodsworth
Broadway
Original
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
The first engagement of
Dodsworth
(Feb. 24 - Jun. 30, 1934) played 147 performances. The return engagement (Aug. 20, 1934 - Jan. 12, 1935) played 168 performances.
playwright:
Sidney Howard
People (38)
Walter Huston
Samuel Dodsworth
(Original)
Samuel Dodsworth
(Original)
Nicholas Adams
Traveling Gentleman
(Original)
Fay Bainter
Fran Dodsworth
(Original)
Harlan Briggs
Thomas J. Pearson
(Original)
Charles Christensen
A Steward
(Original)
Hal K. Dawson
A.B. Hurd
(Original)
Marie Falls
An American Mother
(Original)
Another American Lady
(Original)
Lucille Fenton
Passenger's Wife
(Original)
Flora Fransioli
Teresa
(Original)
Bert Gardner
A Passenger
(Original)
Charles Halton
Henry E. Hazzard
(Original)
Ethel Hampton
Emily McKee
(Original)
Leonore Harris
Renee De Penable
(Original)
Ethel Jackson
Mrs. Pearson
(Original)
Jack Kingsberry
A Cashier
(Original)
Nolan Leary
A Publicity Man
(Original)
Marie Mallon
A Second Tourist
(Original)
Beatrice Maude
An American Lady
(Original)
William E. Morris
Traveling Gentleman
(Original)
Charles Powers
"Junior"
(Original)
Dorothy Raymond
Baroness von Obersdorf
(Original)
John Roberts
Another Steward
(Original)
Ralph Simone
Information Clerk
(Original)
Kent Smith
Kurt von Obersdorf
(Original)
Georgette Spelvin
American Mother's Daughter
(Original)
Nan Sunderland
Edith Cortright
(Original)
Myrtle Tannehill
Tourist's Wife
(Original)
Frank W. Taylor
A Tourist
(Original)
Arthur Uttry
A Sales Manager
(Original)
Betty Van Auken
A Secretary
(Original)
John Williams
Clyde Lockert
(Original)
Mervin Williams
Harry McKee
(Original)
Jay Wilson
A Barman
(Original)
Frederic Worlock
Arnold Israel
(Original)
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Walter Huston
Samuel Dodsworth
(Original)
Samuel Dodsworth
(Original)
Nicholas Adams
Traveling Gentleman
(Original)
Fay Bainter
Fran Dodsworth
(Original)
Harlan Briggs
Thomas J. Pearson
(Original)
Charles Christensen
A Steward
(Original)
Hal K. Dawson
A.B. Hurd
(Original)
Marie Falls
An American Mother
(Original)
Another American Lady
(Original)
Lucille Fenton
Passenger's Wife
(Original)
Flora Fransioli
Teresa
(Original)
Bert Gardner
A Passenger
(Original)
Charles Halton
Henry E. Hazzard
(Original)
Ethel Hampton
Emily McKee
(Original)
Leonore Harris
Renee De Penable
(Original)
Ethel Jackson
Mrs. Pearson
(Original)
Jack Kingsberry
A Cashier
(Original)
Nolan Leary
A Publicity Man
(Original)
Marie Mallon
A Second Tourist
(Original)
Beatrice Maude
An American Lady
(Original)
William E. Morris
Traveling Gentleman
(Original)
Charles Powers
"Junior"
(Original)
Dorothy Raymond
Baroness von Obersdorf
(Original)
John Roberts
Another Steward
(Original)
Ralph Simone
Information Clerk
(Original)
Kent Smith
Kurt von Obersdorf
(Original)
Georgette Spelvin
American Mother's Daughter
(Original)
Nan Sunderland
Edith Cortright
(Original)
Myrtle Tannehill
Tourist's Wife
(Original)
Frank W. Taylor
A Tourist
(Original)
Arthur Uttry
A Sales Manager
(Original)
Betty Van Auken
A Secretary
(Original)
John Williams
Clyde Lockert
(Original)
Mervin Williams
Harry McKee
(Original)
Jay Wilson
A Barman
(Original)
Frederic Worlock
Arnold Israel
(Original)
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Sinclair Lewis
From the novel by
Robert B. Sinclair
Director
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
Max Gordon
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
24
1934
Closing Date
Jan
12
1935
Performances
315
as of Jan 08, 2026
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