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Few Are Chosen
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Few Are Chosen Playbill - Sep 1935
Few Are Chosen
Broadway
Original
Cort's 58th Street Theatre
202 W. 58th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Nora Lawlor
People (18)
Alney Alba
Sister Ernestine
(Original)
Norma Downey
Sister Madonna
(Original)
Mary Drayton
Sister Loretta
(Original)
Ara Gerald
Sister Olivera
(Original)
Charlotte Gloer
Sister Geraldine
(Original)
Coburn Goodwin
Ralph Hughes
(Original)
Madeline Grey
Mrs. Manville
(Original)
Mary Hone
Sister Emily
(Original)
Lida Kane
Sister Pius
(Original)
Louise Kirtland
Sister Pauline
(Original)
Alma Kruger
Mother Mercy
(Original)
Sylvia Leigh
Sister Celestine
(Original)
Gertrude Maitland
Sister Ignatius
(Original)
Janet Pearsall
Marianne
(Original)
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Alney Alba
Sister Ernestine
(Original)
Norma Downey
Sister Madonna
(Original)
Mary Drayton
Sister Loretta
(Original)
Ara Gerald
Sister Olivera
(Original)
Charlotte Gloer
Sister Geraldine
(Original)
Coburn Goodwin
Ralph Hughes
(Original)
Madeline Grey
Mrs. Manville
(Original)
Mary Hone
Sister Emily
(Original)
Lida Kane
Sister Pius
(Original)
Louise Kirtland
Sister Pauline
(Original)
Alma Kruger
Mother Mercy
(Original)
Sylvia Leigh
Sister Celestine
(Original)
Gertrude Maitland
Sister Ignatius
(Original)
Janet Pearsall
Marianne
(Original)
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Nora Lawlor
Writer
Producer
Gregory Deane
Staging
Alfred Bauer
Scenic Design
Greta Baum
Costume Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
17
1935
Closing Date
Sep
28
1935
Performances
15
as of Jan 30, 2026
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Few Are Chosen - September 1935
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