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In Abraham's Bosom
Broadway
Original
In Abraham's Bosom
Broadway
Original
Provincetown Playhouse
133 MacDougal St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Paul Green
People (15)
Jules Bledsoe
Abraham McCranie
(Original)
James Dunmore
Puny Avery
(Original)
Stanley Greene
Bud Gaskins
(Original)
Melvin Greene
Eddie Williams
(Original)
L. Rufus Hill
Colonel McCranie
(Original)
R. J. Huey
Douglass McCranie
(Original)
Armithine Lattimer
Lanie Horton
(Original)
Rose McClendon
Goldie McAllister
(Original)
Abbie Mitchell Cook
Muh Mack
(Original)
Thomas Mosley
Lije Hunneycutt
(Original)
H. Ben Smith
Lonnie McCranie
(Original)
Frank Wilson
Abraham McCranie
(Original)
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Jules Bledsoe
Abraham McCranie
(Original)
James Dunmore
Puny Avery
(Original)
Stanley Greene
Bud Gaskins
(Original)
Melvin Greene
Eddie Williams
(Original)
L. Rufus Hill
Colonel McCranie
(Original)
R. J. Huey
Douglass McCranie
(Original)
Armithine Lattimer
Lanie Horton
(Original)
Rose McClendon
Goldie McAllister
(Original)
Abbie Mitchell Cook
Muh Mack
(Original)
Thomas Mosley
Lije Hunneycutt
(Original)
H. Ben Smith
Lonnie McCranie
(Original)
Frank Wilson
Abraham McCranie
(Original)
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Paul Green
Writer
Jasper Deeter
Director
The Provincetown Players
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
30
1926
Closing Date
Jun
18
1927
Performances
200
as of Jan 09, 2026
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Awards
Pulitzer Prize
1927
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Paul Green
Winner
Other Broadway Productions
In Abraham's Bosom
- Sep 6, 1927
Provincetown Playhouse (Revival)