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Gods of the Lightning
Broadway
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Gods of the Lightning Playbill - October 1928
Gods of the Lightning
Broadway
Original
Little Theatre
240 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Maxwell Anderson
,
Harold Hickerson
People (31)
Morris Ankrum
Spiker
(Original)
Jules Artfield
Heine
(Original)
Charles Bickford
Macready
(Original)
Harry Bliven
Bartlett
(Original)
Horace Braham
Capraro
(Original)
Robert Brister
Salter
(Original)
Leo Bulgakov
Suvorin
(Original)
Maynard Burgess
Lubin
(Original)
Del Cleveland
Assistant to the District Attorney
(Original)
Samuel Coit
Sowerby
(Original)
Eva Condon
Mrs. Lubin
(Original)
Edward Cutler
Clerk of the Court
(Original)
Willard Dashiell
Haslet
(Original)
Henry Engel
Sheriff Henry
(Original)
Jules A. Ferrar
Bauer
(Original)
Benjamin Fesseden
Policeman
(Original)
Moss Fleisig
Jerusalem Slim
(Original)
John R. Hamilton
Gluckstein
(Original)
Thomas Kelly
Andy
(Original)
Barton MacLane
Ward
(Original)
Arthur Pederson
Pete
(Original)
Molly Ricardel
Salvation Lassie
(Original)
Lloyd Sabine
Police Sergeant
(Original)
Sylvia Sidney
Rosalie
(Original)
Sam Silverbush
Ike
(Original)
Ian Wolfe
Milkin
(Original)
Douglas Wood
Judge Vail
(Original)
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Morris Ankrum
Spiker
(Original)
Jules Artfield
Heine
(Original)
Charles Bickford
Macready
(Original)
Harry Bliven
Bartlett
(Original)
Horace Braham
Capraro
(Original)
Robert Brister
Salter
(Original)
Leo Bulgakov
Suvorin
(Original)
Maynard Burgess
Lubin
(Original)
Del Cleveland
Assistant to the District Attorney
(Original)
Samuel Coit
Sowerby
(Original)
Eva Condon
Mrs. Lubin
(Original)
Edward Cutler
Clerk of the Court
(Original)
Willard Dashiell
Haslet
(Original)
Henry Engel
Sheriff Henry
(Original)
Jules A. Ferrar
Bauer
(Original)
Benjamin Fesseden
Policeman
(Original)
Moss Fleisig
Jerusalem Slim
(Original)
John R. Hamilton
Gluckstein
(Original)
Thomas Kelly
Andy
(Original)
Barton MacLane
Ward
(Original)
Arthur Pederson
Pete
(Original)
Molly Ricardel
Salvation Lassie
(Original)
Lloyd Sabine
Police Sergeant
(Original)
Sylvia Sidney
Rosalie
(Original)
Sam Silverbush
Ike
(Original)
Ian Wolfe
Milkin
(Original)
Douglas Wood
Judge Vail
(Original)
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Maxwell Anderson
Writer
Harold Hickerson
Writer
Hamilton MacFadden
Staging
Producer
Kellogg Gary
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
24
1928
Closing Date
Nov
17
1928
Performances
29
as of Dec 02, 2025
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Gods Of The Lightning - October 29, 1928
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