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How to Get Tough About It
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How to Get Tough About It Playbill - Feb 1938
How to Get Tough About It
Broadway
Original
Martin Beck Theatre
302 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Robert Ardrey
People (17)
José Ferrer
Vergez
(Original)
Connie Gilchrist
Mrs. Clugg
(Original)
Hans Hamsa
Mannheim
(Original)
George J. Lewis
Dokey
(Original)
Katherine Locke
Kitty
(Original)
Karl Malden
Joe
(Original)
Ruth March
Susie
(Original)
Myron McCormick
Dan Grimshaw
(Original)
Millard Mitchell
Billy Boy
(Original)
George Nash
Eldridge
(Original)
Jack Riggo
Peschino
(Original)
Ralph Riggs
Clugg
(Original)
Kent Smith
Matt Grogan
(Original)
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José Ferrer
Vergez
(Original)
Connie Gilchrist
Mrs. Clugg
(Original)
Hans Hamsa
Mannheim
(Original)
George J. Lewis
Dokey
(Original)
Katherine Locke
Kitty
(Original)
Karl Malden
Joe
(Original)
Ruth March
Susie
(Original)
Myron McCormick
Dan Grimshaw
(Original)
Millard Mitchell
Billy Boy
(Original)
George Nash
Eldridge
(Original)
Jack Riggo
Peschino
(Original)
Ralph Riggs
Clugg
(Original)
Kent Smith
Matt Grogan
(Original)
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Robert Ardrey
Writer
Guthrie McClintic
Staging
Producer
Norris Houghton
Scenic Design
Helene Pons
Costume Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
8
1938
Closing Date
Feb
26
1938
Performances
23
as of Apr 10, 2026
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