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Green Grow the Lilacs
Broadway
Original
Green Grow the Lilacs
Broadway
Original
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Lynn Riggs
People (37)
Jane Alden
Marthy
(Original)
Ruth Chorpenning
Ado Annie Carnes
(Original)
"Texas" Cooper
Old Man Peck
(Original)
Richard Hale
Jeeter Fry
(Original)
Franchot Tone
Curly McClain
(Original)
June Walker
Laurey Williams
(Original)
Helen Westley
Aunt Eller Murphy
(Original)
A. L. Bartolot
Young Farmer
(Original)
Carl Beasley
Farmer
(Original)
Gordon Bryant
Farmer
(Original)
Elmo Carr
Farmer
(Original)
Slim Cavanaugh
Cowboy
(Original)
Everett Cheetham
Banjo Player
(Original)
Farmer
(Original)
William Chosnyk
Fiddler
(Original)
Alice Frost
Girl
(Original)
Peggy Hannan
Girl
(Original)
Chick Hannan
Cowboy
(Original)
William T. Hayes
Old Farmer
(Original)
John Hibbard
Cowboy
(Original)
Faith Hope
Girl
(Original)
Roy Ketcham
Farmer
(Original)
Orlando Lee
Girl
(Original)
Lois Lindon
Girl
(Original)
Jack Miller
Cowboy
(Original)
Tommy Pladget
Farmer
(Original)
Eleanor Powers
Girl
(Original)
Paul Ravell
Another Cowboy
(Original)
Tex Ritter
Cowboy
(Original)
Pete Schwartz
Cowboy
(Original)
Lee Strasberg
Peddler
(Original)
Joe Wilson
Farmer
(Original)
Jean Wood
Girl
(Original)
Hank Worden
Cowboy
(Original)
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Jane Alden
Marthy
(Original)
Ruth Chorpenning
Ado Annie Carnes
(Original)
"Texas" Cooper
Old Man Peck
(Original)
Richard Hale
Jeeter Fry
(Original)
Franchot Tone
Curly McClain
(Original)
June Walker
Laurey Williams
(Original)
Helen Westley
Aunt Eller Murphy
(Original)
A. L. Bartolot
Young Farmer
(Original)
Carl Beasley
Farmer
(Original)
Gordon Bryant
Farmer
(Original)
Elmo Carr
Farmer
(Original)
Slim Cavanaugh
Cowboy
(Original)
Everett Cheetham
Banjo Player
(Original)
Farmer
(Original)
William Chosnyk
Fiddler
(Original)
Alice Frost
Girl
(Original)
Peggy Hannan
Girl
(Original)
Chick Hannan
Cowboy
(Original)
William T. Hayes
Old Farmer
(Original)
John Hibbard
Cowboy
(Original)
Faith Hope
Girl
(Original)
Roy Ketcham
Farmer
(Original)
Orlando Lee
Girl
(Original)
Lois Lindon
Girl
(Original)
Jack Miller
Cowboy
(Original)
Tommy Pladget
Farmer
(Original)
Eleanor Powers
Girl
(Original)
Paul Ravell
Another Cowboy
(Original)
Tex Ritter
Cowboy
(Original)
Pete Schwartz
Cowboy
(Original)
Lee Strasberg
Peddler
(Original)
Joe Wilson
Farmer
(Original)
Jean Wood
Girl
(Original)
Hank Worden
Cowboy
(Original)
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Lynn Riggs
Writer
Herbert Biberman
Director
Raymond Sovey
Scenic Design
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
26
1931
Closing Date
Mar
21
1931
Performances
64
as of Jun 12, 2025
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