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Help Yourself
Broadway
Original
Manhattan Theatre
1697 Broadway at W. 53rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
John J. Coman
People (23)
Curt Bois
Christopher Stringer
(Original)
Doan Borup
Nicholas B. Bradley
(Original)
Walter Burke
Frederick Bittlesby
(Original)
Charles Burrows
A Job Hunter
(Original)
Camelia Campbell
Peggy Danforth
(Original)
Clay Cody
John C. Holman
(Original)
Stephen Courtleigh
Henry Williams
(Original)
Edward Forbes
A.B. Alexander
(Original)
George Le Soir
Schuyler Danforth
(Original)
Charles MacLean Savage
Philip Nichols
(Original)
Barna Ostertag
A Woman
(Original)
George Probert
Uncle John
(Original)
Mary Roth
Fanny Keane
(Original)
Martha Skeen
Miss Oglesby
(Original)
William Vaughn
An Office Boy
(Original)
Huntly Weston
Messenger
(Original)
Alan Wilson
Tony, the barber
(Original)
Jenny Wren
Miss Breckenridge
(Original)
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Curt Bois
Christopher Stringer
(Original)
Doan Borup
Nicholas B. Bradley
(Original)
Walter Burke
Frederick Bittlesby
(Original)
Charles Burrows
A Job Hunter
(Original)
Camelia Campbell
Peggy Danforth
(Original)
Clay Cody
John C. Holman
(Original)
Stephen Courtleigh
Henry Williams
(Original)
Edward Forbes
A.B. Alexander
(Original)
George Le Soir
Schuyler Danforth
(Original)
Charles MacLean Savage
Philip Nichols
(Original)
Barna Ostertag
A Woman
(Original)
George Probert
Uncle John
(Original)
Mary Roth
Fanny Keane
(Original)
Martha Skeen
Miss Oglesby
(Original)
William Vaughn
An Office Boy
(Original)
Huntly Weston
Messenger
(Original)
Alan Wilson
Tony, the barber
(Original)
Jenny Wren
Miss Breckenridge
(Original)
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John J. Coman
Writer
Paul Vulpius
Source Material
Lucius Moore Cook
Staging
Tom Adrian Cracraft
Scenic Design
Popular Price Theatre of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jul
14
1936
Closing Date
Sep
1
1936
Performances
82
as of Feb 11, 2026
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