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Family Portrait Playbill - March 1939
Family Portrait
Broadway
Original
Morosco Theatre
217 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Lenore Coffee
,
William Joyce Cowen
People (31)
Judith Anderson
Mary
(Original)
Lois Austin
Reba
(Original)
Neal Berry
Joshua
(Original)
Virginia Campbell
Naomi
(Original)
Ruth Chorpenning
Anna
(Original)
Philip Coolidge
James
(Original)
Leonard Elliott
Disciple
(Original)
William Foran
Mordecai
(Original)
Kathryn Grill
Selima
(Original)
Eula Guy
Hepziba
(Replacement)
Ronald Hammond
Nathan
(Original)
James Harker
Juda
(Original)
Lois Jameson
Woman of Jerusalem
(Original)
Max Leavitt
Shepherd
(Original)
Will Lee
Mendel
(Original)
Josephine McKim
Esther
(Original)
Bram Nossen
Rabbi Samuel
(Original)
Ronald Reiss
Daniel
(Original)
Hugh Rennie
Mathias
(Original)
Guy Spaull
Appius Hadrian
(Original)
Leban of Damascus
(Original)
Norman Stuart
Joseph
(Original)
Philip Truex
Daniel (age 16)
(Original)
Eben
(Original)
Evelyn Varden
Mary Cleophas
(Original)
Margaret Webster
Mary of Magdala
(Original)
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Judith Anderson
Mary
(Original)
Lois Austin
Reba
(Original)
Neal Berry
Joshua
(Original)
Virginia Campbell
Naomi
(Original)
Ruth Chorpenning
Anna
(Original)
Philip Coolidge
James
(Original)
Leonard Elliott
Disciple
(Original)
William Foran
Mordecai
(Original)
Kathryn Grill
Selima
(Original)
Ronald Hammond
Nathan
(Original)
James Harker
Juda
(Original)
Lois Jameson
Woman of Jerusalem
(Original)
Max Leavitt
Shepherd
(Original)
Will Lee
Mendel
(Original)
Josephine McKim
Esther
(Original)
Bram Nossen
Rabbi Samuel
(Original)
Ronald Reiss
Daniel
(Original)
Hugh Rennie
Mathias
(Original)
Guy Spaull
Appius Hadrian
(Original)
Leban of Damascus
(Original)
Norman Stuart
Joseph
(Original)
Philip Truex
Daniel (age 16)
(Original)
Eben
(Original)
Evelyn Varden
Mary Cleophas
(Original)
Margaret Webster
Mary of Magdala
(Original)
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Lenore Coffee
Writer
William Joyce Cowen
Writer
Margaret Webster
Staging
Harry Horner
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Lehman Engel
Incidental Music
Cheryl Crawford
Producer
Day Tuttle
Produced in Association with
Richard Skinner
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
8
1939
Closing Date
Jun
1
1939
Performances
111
as of Dec 05, 2025
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