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How Come, Lawd?
Broadway
Original
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How Come, Lawd? Playbill - September 1937
How Come, Lawd?
Broadway
Original
49th Street Theatre
235 W. 49th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Donald Heywood
People (17)
Dorothy Cadoza
Babes
(Original)
James Fuller
Jackknife
(Original)
Mercedes Gilbert
Mom
(Original)
George L. Ingram
Yamacraw
(Original)
Harry D. Ingram
Sammy
(Original)
Rex Ingram
Big Boy
(Original)
Columbus Jackson
Wallstreet
(Original)
Edgar Martin
Rasmus
(Original)
Alec Lovejoy
Slacks
(Original)
Dan Michaels
Boots
(Original)
Hilda Rogers
Clorinda
(Original)
J. Homer Tutt
Pa
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
Aloes
(Original)
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Dorothy Cadoza
Babes
(Original)
James Fuller
Jackknife
(Original)
Mercedes Gilbert
Mom
(Original)
George L. Ingram
Yamacraw
(Original)
Harry D. Ingram
Sammy
(Original)
Rex Ingram
Big Boy
(Original)
Columbus Jackson
Wallstreet
(Original)
Edgar Martin
Rasmus
(Original)
Alec Lovejoy
Slacks
(Original)
Dan Michaels
Boots
(Original)
Hilda Rogers
Clorinda
(Original)
J. Homer Tutt
Pa
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
Aloes
(Original)
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Donald Heywood
Writer
Charles J. Adler
Staging
Stagecraft Studios
Scenic Design
The Negro Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
30
1937
Closing Date
Oct
1
1937
Performances
2
as of Dec 03, 2025
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