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First Stop to Heaven
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First Stop to Heaven Playbill - January 1941
First Stop to Heaven
Broadway
Original
Windsor Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Norman Rosten
People (20)
Stanley Ackerman
Checkers
(Original)
William Challee
Tony
(Original)
Frances E. Brandt
Mrs. Parsons
(Original)
Joe E. Marks
Alter
(Original)
Eduard Franz
Borgman
(Original)
James Hayes
Jerry
(Original)
Taylor Holmes
Carl Golden
(Original)
Edward Jurist
Mike
(Original)
Frank Maxwell
KK
(Original)
Elena Ryerson
Ruth
(Original)
Alison Skipworth
Eva Golden
(Original)
Erik Walz
Richard
(Original)
James Bell
Building Inspector
(Original)
Willard Cary
Mailman
(Original)
Robert K. Adams
Policeman
(Original)
Douglas Rowland
Salesman
(Original)
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Stanley Ackerman
Checkers
(Original)
William Challee
Tony
(Original)
Frances E. Brandt
Mrs. Parsons
(Original)
Joe E. Marks
Alter
(Original)
Eduard Franz
Borgman
(Original)
James Hayes
Jerry
(Original)
Taylor Holmes
Carl Golden
(Original)
Edward Jurist
Mike
(Original)
Frank Maxwell
KK
(Original)
Elena Ryerson
Ruth
(Original)
Alison Skipworth
Eva Golden
(Original)
Erik Walz
Richard
(Original)
James Bell
Building Inspector
(Original)
Willard Cary
Mailman
(Original)
Robert K. Adams
Policeman
(Original)
Douglas Rowland
Salesman
(Original)
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Norman Rosten
Writer
Robert Henderson
Director
Louis Kennel
Scenic Design
Margaret Hewes
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
5
1941
Closing Date
Jan
11
1941
Performances
8
as of Feb 26, 2026
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First Stop To Heaven - January 5, 1941
First Stop To Heaven - January 5, 1941
First Stop To Heaven - January 5, 1941
First Stop To Heaven - January 5, 1941
First Stop To Heaven - January 5, 1941
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