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Haiti
Broadway
Original
Lafayette Theatre
132nd St. and 7th Ave., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Du Bois
People (39)
Alfredo Allegro
Phillipe
(Original)
Mary Barnes
Mother
(Original)
Alvin Childress
Jacques
(Original)
William Clayton
Haitian Soldier
(Original)
David Enton
Duval
(Original)
Jacqueline Ghant Martin
First Woman
(Original)
Frederic Gibson
Guy
(Original)
Herbert Glynn
Haitian Soldier
(Original)
William Greene
Armand
(Original)
Lena Halsey
Aimee
(Original)
Emil Hirsch
Boule
(Original)
Rex Ingram
Christophe
(Original)
J. Louis Johnson
Old Man
(Original)
J. Pope Jones
Haitian Soldier
(Original)
Elena Karam
Odette
(Original)
Lulu B. King
Third Woman
(Original)
Zola King
Daughter
(Original)
Byron Lane
Jean
(Original)
Catherine Lawrence
Pauline
(Original)
Canada Lee
Bertram
(Original)
Richard McCracken
Josef
(Original)
Lester Palmer
Haitian Soldier
(Original)
Bernard Paté
LeClerc
(Original)
Lou Polan
Roche
(Original)
Archie Savage
Haitian Soldier
(Original)
William Sharon
Boucher
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Toussaint L'Overture
(Original)
Louis Smith
Andre
(Original)
Susie Sutton
Second Woman
(Original)
Bennie Tattnall
First Servant
(Original)
Arnold Wiley
Haitian Soldier
(Original)
James Wright
Second Servant
(Original)
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Alfredo Allegro
Phillipe
(Original)
Mary Barnes
Mother
(Original)
Alvin Childress
Jacques
(Original)
William Clayton
Haitian Soldier
(Original)
David Enton
Duval
(Original)
Jacqueline Ghant Martin
First Woman
(Original)
Frederic Gibson
Guy
(Original)
Herbert Glynn
Haitian Soldier
(Original)
William Greene
Armand
(Original)
Lena Halsey
Aimee
(Original)
Emil Hirsch
Boule
(Original)
Rex Ingram
Christophe
(Original)
J. Louis Johnson
Old Man
(Original)
J. Pope Jones
Haitian Soldier
(Original)
Elena Karam
Odette
(Original)
Lulu B. King
Third Woman
(Original)
Zola King
Daughter
(Original)
Byron Lane
Jean
(Original)
Catherine Lawrence
Pauline
(Original)
Canada Lee
Bertram
(Original)
Richard McCracken
Josef
(Original)
Lester Palmer
Haitian Soldier
(Original)
Bernard Paté
LeClerc
(Original)
Lou Polan
Roche
(Original)
Archie Savage
Haitian Soldier
(Original)
William Sharon
Boucher
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Toussaint L'Overture
(Original)
Louis Smith
Andre
(Original)
Susie Sutton
Second Woman
(Original)
Bennie Tattnall
First Servant
(Original)
Arnold Wiley
Haitian Soldier
(Original)
James Wright
Second Servant
(Original)
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William Du Bois
Writer
Maurice Clark
Staging
Perry Watkins
Scenic Design
James Cochran
Costume Design
Leonard De Paur
Incidental Music
James R. Ullman
Producer
Federal Theatre Project of The WPA
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
2
1938
Closing Date
Sep
24
1938
Performances
168
as of Dec 04, 2025
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