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Heat Lightning
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Heat Lightning Playbill - Sept 1933
Heat Lightning
Broadway
Original
Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George Abbott
,
Leon Abrams
People (22)
Eddie Acuff
Everett
(Original)
Joan Carr
Mrs. Ashton
(Original)
Carmen Castellanos
Mexican Family
(Original)
Irene Castellanos
Mexican Family
(Original)
Gail De Hart
First Hitch-Hiker
(Original)
Jean Dixon
Olga
(Original)
Joseph Downing
Chauffeur
(Original)
Robert Gleckler
George
(Original)
Coburn Goodwin
Steve
(Original)
Emily Lowry
Myra
(Original)
Joseph Rivers
Mexican Family
(Original)
Dolores Sierra
Mexican Family
(Original)
Emilio Sierra
Mexican Family
(Original)
Maud B. Sinclair
A Wife
(Original)
Robert Sloane
Jeff
(Original)
Leonore Sorsby
Mrs. Tifton
(Original)
William Wadsworth
A Husband
(Original)
Geraldine Wall
Second Hitch-Hiker
(Original)
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Eddie Acuff
Everett
(Original)
Joan Carr
Mrs. Ashton
(Original)
Carmen Castellanos
Mexican Family
(Original)
Irene Castellanos
Mexican Family
(Original)
Gail De Hart
First Hitch-Hiker
(Original)
Jean Dixon
Olga
(Original)
Joseph Downing
Chauffeur
(Original)
Robert Gleckler
George
(Original)
Coburn Goodwin
Steve
(Original)
Emily Lowry
Myra
(Original)
Joseph Rivers
Mexican Family
(Original)
Dolores Sierra
Mexican Family
(Original)
Emilio Sierra
Mexican Family
(Original)
Maud B. Sinclair
A Wife
(Original)
Robert Sloane
Jeff
(Original)
Leonore Sorsby
Mrs. Tifton
(Original)
William Wadsworth
A Husband
(Original)
Geraldine Wall
Second Hitch-Hiker
(Original)
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Leon Abrams
Writer
George Abbott
Writer
Staging
Cirker & Robbins
Scenic Design
Abbott-Dunning Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
15
1933
Closing Date
Oct
1
1933
Performances
44
as of Jan 31, 2026
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