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Get Away Old Man
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Original
Get Away Old Man
Broadway
Original
Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Saroyan
People (13)
Mason Adams
Messenger
(Original)
Glenn Anders
Sam
(Original)
Ed Begley
Patrick Hammer
(Original)
Edwin Hodge
Correspondent of the N.Y. Times
(Original)
Sula Levitch
Pianist
(Original)
Joyce Mathews
Bernice Fitch
(Original)
Beatrice Pearson
Martha Harper
(Original)
Jerome Thor
Doctor
(Original)
Hilda Vaughn
Rose Schornbloom
(Original)
Richard Widmark
Harry Bird
(Original)
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Mason Adams
Messenger
(Original)
Glenn Anders
Sam
(Original)
Ed Begley
Patrick Hammer
(Original)
Edwin Hodge
Correspondent of the N.Y. Times
(Original)
Sula Levitch
Pianist
(Original)
Joyce Mathews
Bernice Fitch
(Original)
Beatrice Pearson
Martha Harper
(Original)
Jerome Thor
Doctor
(Original)
Hilda Vaughn
Rose Schornbloom
(Original)
Richard Widmark
Harry Bird
(Original)
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William Saroyan
Writer
George Abbott
Director
Producer
John Root
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
24
1943
Closing Date
Dec
4
1943
Performances
13
as of Jan 31, 2026
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