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It Can't Happen Here
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It Can't Happen Here
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Adelphi Theatre
152 W. 54th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Sinclair Lewis
,
John C. Moffitt
People (30)
John Adair
Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip
(Original)
Seth Arnold
Doremus Jessup
(Original)
Halliam Bosworth
Henry Veeder
(Original)
Robert Bruce
Mr. Dimmick
(Original)
Maurice Burke
Lee Sarason
(Original)
Camelia Campbell
Mary Greenhill
(Original)
Edwin Cooper
Shad Ledue
(Original)
Jack Foss
Lieutenant Peabody
(Original)
Larry Garden
David Greenhill
(Original)
Gustave Gordon
Francis Tasbrough
(Original)
Tom Greenway
Corporal Nickerson
(Original)
Robert Harrison
Pastor Paul Peter Prang
(Original)
Georgia Harvey
Mrs. Whitcomb
(Original)
Robert W. Lawrence
Dan Wilgus
(Original)
Helen Morrow
Lorinda Pike
(Original)
Robert Perry
Dr. Fowler Greenhill
(Original)
Raymond Southwick
Private Brown
(Original)
Minnie Stanley
Mrs. Veeder
(Original)
Ben Starkie
Julian Falck
(Original)
Viola Swayne
Telephone Operator
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Effingham Swan
(Original)
George Henry Trader
Clarence Little
(Original)
Alan Wilson
Pastor Prang's Secretary
(Original)
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John Adair
Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip
(Original)
Seth Arnold
Doremus Jessup
(Original)
Halliam Bosworth
Henry Veeder
(Original)
Robert Bruce
Mr. Dimmick
(Original)
Maurice Burke
Lee Sarason
(Original)
Camelia Campbell
Mary Greenhill
(Original)
Edwin Cooper
Shad Ledue
(Original)
Jack Foss
Lieutenant Peabody
(Original)
Larry Garden
David Greenhill
(Original)
Gustave Gordon
Francis Tasbrough
(Original)
Tom Greenway
Corporal Nickerson
(Original)
Robert Harrison
Pastor Paul Peter Prang
(Original)
Georgia Harvey
Mrs. Whitcomb
(Original)
Robert W. Lawrence
Dan Wilgus
(Original)
Helen Morrow
Lorinda Pike
(Original)
Robert Perry
Dr. Fowler Greenhill
(Original)
Raymond Southwick
Private Brown
(Original)
Minnie Stanley
Mrs. Veeder
(Original)
Ben Starkie
Julian Falck
(Original)
Viola Swayne
Telephone Operator
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Effingham Swan
(Original)
George Henry Trader
Clarence Little
(Original)
Alan Wilson
Pastor Prang's Secretary
(Original)
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Sinclair Lewis
Writer
Source Material
John C. Moffitt
Writer
Vincent Sherman
Staging
Tom Adrian Cracraft
Scenic Design
Charles Hawkins
Costume Design
Hans Bruno Meyer
Incidental Music
Living Newspaper Unit of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
26
1936
Closing Date
Jan
1
1937
Performances
95
as of Dec 04, 2025
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