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If I Were You
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If I Were You
Broadway
Original
Ambassador Theatre
219 W. 49th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Sholom Aleichem
People (25)
Natalie Browning
Betty
(Original)
Fernanda Eliscu
Sarah
(Original)
Edward Leiter
Ivanoff
(Original)
Meyer Levin
Katz
(Original)
Charles Livingstone
Hourwitch
(Original)
Jack Marcus
Siomka
(Original)
Estelle Kamins
Betty's Schoolmate
(Original)
Harry Mervis
Schneyerson
(Original)
Maurice Schwartz
David Shapiro
(Original)
Harry Worth
Greensberg
(Original)
George Nash
Chief of Gendarmes
(Original)
Istar Barzel
Betty's Schoolmate
(Original)
Joan Claire
Betty's Schoolmate
(Original)
Martin Cravath
Ensemble
(Original)
First Student
(Original)
Charles Davis
Ensemble
(Original)
Third Student
(Original)
Arnold Emanuel
Second Student
(Original)
Arnold Emmanuel
Ensemble
(Original)
Constantin Krummel
Ensemble
(Original)
Sam Lerer
Janitor
(Original)
Antonio Passy
Ensemble
(Original)
Fourth Student
(Original)
Louis Pennewell
Ensemble
(Original)
Zack Rosen
Ensemble
(Original)
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Natalie Browning
Betty
(Original)
Fernanda Eliscu
Sarah
(Original)
Edward Leiter
Ivanoff
(Original)
Meyer Levin
Katz
(Original)
Charles Livingstone
Hourwitch
(Original)
Jack Marcus
Siomka
(Original)
Estelle Kamins
Betty's Schoolmate
(Original)
Harry Mervis
Schneyerson
(Original)
Maurice Schwartz
David Shapiro
(Original)
Harry Worth
Greensberg
(Original)
George Nash
Chief of Gendarmes
(Original)
Istar Barzel
Betty's Schoolmate
(Original)
Joan Claire
Betty's Schoolmate
(Original)
Martin Cravath
Ensemble
(Original)
First Student
(Original)
Charles Davis
Ensemble
(Original)
Third Student
(Original)
Arnold Emanuel
Second Student
(Original)
Arnold Emmanuel
Ensemble
(Original)
Constantin Krummel
Ensemble
(Original)
Sam Lerer
Janitor
(Original)
Antonio Passy
Ensemble
(Original)
Fourth Student
(Original)
Louis Pennewell
Ensemble
(Original)
Zack Rosen
Ensemble
(Original)
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Sholom Aleichem
Writer
Maurice Schwartz
Staging
Lee Shubert
Producer
J.J. Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
23
1931
Closing Date
Nov
1931
Performances
77
as of Dec 03, 2025
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