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Ethan Frome Playbill - January 1936
Ethan Frome
Broadway
Original
National Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Owen Davis
,
Donald Davis
People (39)
Ruth Gordon
Mattie Silver
(Original)
Pauline Lord
Zenobia Frome
(Original)
Raymond Massey
Ethan Frome
(Original)
Thomas Ewell
Dennis Eady
(Original)
Marie Falls
Mrs. Hale
(Original)
W. Dana Hardwick
Ned Hale
(Original)
Charles Henderson
Ed Varnum
(Original)
Francis Pierlot
Jotham
(Original)
Sylvia Weld
Ruth Varnum
(Original)
John Winthrop
Harmon Gow
(Original)
Oliver Barbour
A Young Man
(Original)
Catherine Carey
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Virgilia Chew
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Virginia Franck
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Beatrice Graham
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Eddie James
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Pam Lawrence
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Evelyn Monte
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Ella Morrice
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
William Morris
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
George Parkes
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Arthur Rosen
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Almira Sessions
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Tom Tempest
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Jessie Wilson
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
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Ruth Gordon
Mattie Silver
(Original)
Pauline Lord
Zenobia Frome
(Original)
Raymond Massey
Ethan Frome
(Original)
Thomas Ewell
Dennis Eady
(Original)
Marie Falls
Mrs. Hale
(Original)
W. Dana Hardwick
Ned Hale
(Original)
Charles Henderson
Ed Varnum
(Original)
Francis Pierlot
Jotham
(Original)
Sylvia Weld
Ruth Varnum
(Original)
John Winthrop
Harmon Gow
(Original)
Oliver Barbour
A Young Man
(Original)
Catherine Carey
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Virgilia Chew
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Virginia Franck
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Beatrice Graham
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Eddie James
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Pam Lawrence
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Evelyn Monte
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Ella Morrice
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
William Morris
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
George Parkes
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Arthur Rosen
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Almira Sessions
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Tom Tempest
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
Jessie Wilson
Citizen of Starkfield
(Original)
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Owen Davis
Writer
Donald Davis
Writer
Edith Wharton
Source Material, Novel
Lowell Barrington
Source Material, Previous Dramatization
Guthrie McClintic
Staging
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Karl Nielsen
Stage Manager
George Djimos
Assistant Stage Manager
Don Wayne
Assistant Stage Manager
Ben A. Boyer
General Manager
Albert A. Cohen
Company Manager
Max Gendel
Press Representative
Ted Goldsmith
Press Representative
Max Gordon
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
21
1936
Closing Date
May
2
1936
Performances
119
as of Dec 01, 2025
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