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Escape This Night
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Escape This Night
Broadway
Original
44th Street Theatre
216 W. 44th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Harry Horner
,
Robert Steiner
People (45)
Robert Allen
Mr. Winters
(Original)
Albert Bergh
Alfred Morton
(Original)
Donald Black
Higgins
(Original)
Ronald Brogan
Jimmey
(Original)
Francesca Bruning
Sally Turner
(Original)
Edward Butler
Inspector Brogan
(Original)
Donald Cameron
Mr. Lawson
(Original)
Peter Carhartt
Ensemble
(Original)
The Business Man
(Original)
Irene Cattell
Gossipy Woman
(Original)
Ruth's Mother
(Original)
Virginia Chauvenet
Gossipy Woman
(Original)
Miss Clark
(Original)
Gage Clarke
The Monocled Man
(Original)
Gertrude Clemens
Ensemble
(Original)
Enid Cooper
Ensemble
(Original)
Phyllis Cornell
Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Coy
Wilson "Alabama" Rice
(Original)
Hume Cronyn
Steve
(Original)
Dearon Darnay
Ensemble
(Original)
Harry Fisher
Library Guard
(Original)
Richard Freeman
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Golden
Joan
(Original)
Frank Gould
Joe Gans
(Original)
Arthur Griffin
Rogers
(Original)
Ellen Hall
Mrs. Richter
(Original)
John Halloran
Laurence Harding
(Original)
Betty Jenckes
Miss Sanders
(Original)
Frances Kay
Ensemble
(Original)
Giles Kellogg
College Boy
(Original)
Second Marine
(Original)
Peter Kinnell
Ensemble
(Original)
The Reading Boy
(Original)
Bradford Kirkbride
Policeman Murphy
(Original)
Arnold Korff
Mr. Richter
(Original)
Dorothy Littlejohn
Ruth
(Original)
George Mathews
First Marine
(Original)
Margaret Ormsby
Eunice
(Original)
Barbara Paige
Ensemble
(Original)
Calvin Thomas
Mr. Brock
(Original)
John Toll
Mr. Thompson
(Original)
Virginia Tracy
Miss Ellswood
(Original)
Jack Tyler
Pete
(Original)
David Wayne
Ensemble
(Original)
Maurice Wells
Mr. Mathews
(Original)
Mrs. Charles Willard
Mrs. Underwood
(Original)
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Robert Allen
Mr. Winters
(Original)
Albert Bergh
Alfred Morton
(Original)
Donald Black
Higgins
(Original)
Ronald Brogan
Jimmey
(Original)
Francesca Bruning
Sally Turner
(Original)
Edward Butler
Inspector Brogan
(Original)
Donald Cameron
Mr. Lawson
(Original)
Peter Carhartt
Ensemble
(Original)
The Business Man
(Original)
Irene Cattell
Gossipy Woman
(Original)
Ruth's Mother
(Original)
Virginia Chauvenet
Gossipy Woman
(Original)
Miss Clark
(Original)
Gage Clarke
The Monocled Man
(Original)
Gertrude Clemens
Ensemble
(Original)
Enid Cooper
Ensemble
(Original)
Phyllis Cornell
Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Coy
Wilson "Alabama" Rice
(Original)
Hume Cronyn
Steve
(Original)
Dearon Darnay
Ensemble
(Original)
Harry Fisher
Library Guard
(Original)
Richard Freeman
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Golden
Joan
(Original)
Frank Gould
Joe Gans
(Original)
Arthur Griffin
Rogers
(Original)
Ellen Hall
Mrs. Richter
(Original)
John Halloran
Laurence Harding
(Original)
Betty Jenckes
Miss Sanders
(Original)
Frances Kay
Ensemble
(Original)
Giles Kellogg
College Boy
(Original)
Second Marine
(Original)
Peter Kinnell
Ensemble
(Original)
The Reading Boy
(Original)
Bradford Kirkbride
Policeman Murphy
(Original)
Arnold Korff
Mr. Richter
(Original)
Dorothy Littlejohn
Ruth
(Original)
George Mathews
First Marine
(Original)
Margaret Ormsby
Eunice
(Original)
Barbara Paige
Ensemble
(Original)
Calvin Thomas
Mr. Brock
(Original)
John Toll
Mr. Thompson
(Original)
Virginia Tracy
Miss Ellswood
(Original)
Jack Tyler
Pete
(Original)
David Wayne
Ensemble
(Original)
Maurice Wells
Mr. Mathews
(Original)
Mrs. Charles Willard
Mrs. Underwood
(Original)
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Robert Steiner
Writer
Staging
Harry Horner
Writer
Scenic Design
Helene Pons
Costume Design
Robinson Smith
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
22
1938
Closing Date
Apr
30
1938
Performances
11
as of Feb 15, 2026
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