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First American Dictator
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First American Dictator
Broadway
Original
Nora Bayes Theatre
216 W. 44th St., Roof, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jacob A. Weiser
,
Jor Marcy
People (11)
John Culbertson
Representative Madden
(Original)
Thomas Daly
Oscar
(Original)
Humphrey Davis
Representative Buckley
(Original)
Lewis Fisher
Senator Wheatley
(Original)
Gilbert Green
Frank Darcy
(Original)
Oscar Jacobson
Representative Saunders
(Original)
Edmond Le Comte
Gus
(Original)
Conrad Noles
Governor Huey P. Long
(Original)
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John Culbertson
Representative Madden
(Original)
Thomas Daly
Oscar
(Original)
Humphrey Davis
Representative Buckley
(Original)
Lewis Fisher
Senator Wheatley
(Original)
Gilbert Green
Frank Darcy
(Original)
Oscar Jacobson
Representative Saunders
(Original)
Edmond Le Comte
Gus
(Original)
Conrad Noles
Governor Huey P. Long
(Original)
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Jor Marcy
Writer
Jacob A. Weiser
Writer
Humphrey Davis
Director
George Lewis
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
14
1939
Closing Date
Mar
31
1939
Performances
9
as of Dec 05, 2025
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