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Howdy Stranger
Broadway
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Longacre Theatre
220 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Louis Pelletier, Jr.
,
Robert Sloane
People (33)
Rudolf Brooks
From the Beacon
(Original)
Russ Brown
Pat Dunn
(Original)
Tex Fletcher
Tex
(Original)
Anthony Gray
2nd Dude
(Original)
Peter Hues
1st Dude
(Original)
Joseph Kleema
From The Transcript
(Original)
Tonia Lawton
Panthia
(Original)
Dorothy Libaire
Jane Hardy
(Original)
Francetta Malloy
Miss Semple
(Original)
Jean McCoy
Miss Martin
(Original)
Mary Horne Morrison
Ma Hardy
(Original)
Frank Parker
Elly Jordan
(Original)
Catherine Proctor
Mrs. Jordan
(Original)
Hans Robert
Mr. Jordan
(Original)
Arthur L. Sachs
Sam Thorne
(Original)
Louis Sorin
Roy Chadwick
(Original)
Royal C. Stout
Pa Hardy
(Original)
Kay Thorne
Gibson Girl
(Original)
Thomas Todd
Bell Boy
(Original)
Arthur Uttry
From The Star
(Original)
Peter Van Buren
From The Chronicle
(Original)
Al Waldron
Camera Man
(Original)
Walter Scott Weeks
Professor Landis
(Original)
Marion Willis
Jeff Hardy
(Original)
Elaine Adams
Gibson Girl
(Original)
Monica Klopping
Gibson Girl
(Original)
Sandra Waring
Gibson Girl
(Original)
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Rudolf Brooks
From the Beacon
(Original)
Russ Brown
Pat Dunn
(Original)
Tex Fletcher
Tex
(Original)
Anthony Gray
2nd Dude
(Original)
Peter Hues
1st Dude
(Original)
Joseph Kleema
From The Transcript
(Original)
Tonia Lawton
Panthia
(Original)
Dorothy Libaire
Jane Hardy
(Original)
Francetta Malloy
Miss Semple
(Original)
Jean McCoy
Miss Martin
(Original)
Mary Horne Morrison
Ma Hardy
(Original)
Frank Parker
Elly Jordan
(Original)
Catherine Proctor
Mrs. Jordan
(Original)
Hans Robert
Mr. Jordan
(Original)
Arthur L. Sachs
Sam Thorne
(Original)
Louis Sorin
Roy Chadwick
(Original)
Royal C. Stout
Pa Hardy
(Original)
Kay Thorne
Gibson Girl
(Original)
Thomas Todd
Bell Boy
(Original)
Arthur Uttry
From The Star
(Original)
Peter Van Buren
From The Chronicle
(Original)
Al Waldron
Camera Man
(Original)
Walter Scott Weeks
Professor Landis
(Original)
Marion Willis
Jeff Hardy
(Original)
Elaine Adams
Gibson Girl
(Original)
Monica Klopping
Gibson Girl
(Original)
Sandra Waring
Gibson Girl
(Original)
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Robert Sloane
Writer
Louis Pelletier, Jr.
Writer
Carl Hunt
Staging
Karl O. Amend
Scenic Design
Theodore Hammerstein
Producer
Denis Du-For
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
14
1937
Closing Date
Mar
1
1937
Performances
77
as of Nov 29, 2025
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