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Janie
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Henry Miller's Theatre
124 W. 43rd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Josephine Bentham
,
Herschel Williams
People (44)
Frank Amy
Scooper Nolan
(Original)
Gwen Anderson
Janie Colburn
(Original)
Gertrude Beach
Hortense Bennington
(Original)
Janie Colburn
(Replacement)
Artie Belle McGinty
Tina
(Original)
Betty Breckenridge
Bernadine Dodd
(Original)
Nancy Cushman
Lucille Colburn
(Original)
Herbert Evers
Dick Lawrence
(Original)
Blaine Fillmore
"Dead-Pan" Hackett
(Original)
Clare Foley
Elsbeth Colburn
(Original)
J. Franklin Jones
Carl Loomis
(Original)
Franklin Kline
Frank
(Original)
Maurice Manson
Charles Colburn
(Original)
John Marriott
Rodney
(Original)
D. Nick Raymond
Carl Loomis
(Original)
Joe Jerome
(Original)
W.O. McWatters
Uncle Poodgie
(Original)
Michael St. Angel
Andy
(Original)
Howard St. John
John Van Brunt
(Original)
Kenneth Tobey
Mickey Malone
(Original)
Margaret Wallace
Paula Rainey
(Original)
Linda Watkins
Thelma Lawrence
(Original)
Paul Wilson
Oscar
(Original)
Lionel Wilson
"Dead-Pan" Hackett
(Replacement)
Paul Foley
Andy
(Replacement)
Grant Mills
Charles Colburn
(Replacement)
Bill Thompson
Dick Lawrence
(Replacement)
Alfred Alderdice
Dick Lawrence
(Replacement)
Donald Murphy
Frank
(Replacement)
Barbara Barton
Hortense Bennington
(Replacement)
Michael Everett
Mickey Malone
(Replacement)
Frank Baxter
Oscar
(Replacement)
Melba Rae
Paula Rainey
(Replacement)
Hugh Thomas
Scooper Nolan
(Replacement)
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Frank Amy
Scooper Nolan
(Original)
Gwen Anderson
Janie Colburn
(Original)
Gertrude Beach
Hortense Bennington
(Original)
Artie Belle McGinty
Tina
(Original)
Betty Breckenridge
Bernadine Dodd
(Original)
Nancy Cushman
Lucille Colburn
(Original)
Herbert Evers
Dick Lawrence
(Original)
Blaine Fillmore
"Dead-Pan" Hackett
(Original)
Clare Foley
Elsbeth Colburn
(Original)
J. Franklin Jones
Carl Loomis
(Original)
Franklin Kline
Frank
(Original)
Maurice Manson
Charles Colburn
(Original)
John Marriott
Rodney
(Original)
D. Nick Raymond
Carl Loomis
(Original)
Joe Jerome
(Original)
W.O. McWatters
Uncle Poodgie
(Original)
Michael St. Angel
Andy
(Original)
Howard St. John
John Van Brunt
(Original)
Kenneth Tobey
Mickey Malone
(Original)
Margaret Wallace
Paula Rainey
(Original)
Linda Watkins
Thelma Lawrence
(Original)
Paul Wilson
Oscar
(Original)
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Herschel Williams
Writer
Josephine Bentham
Writer
Lyrics for the Song "Janie"
D. Nick Raymond
Music for the Song "Janie"
Antoinette Perry
Director
John Root
Scenic Design
Paul Foley
Stage Manager
J. Franklin Jones
Assistant Stage Manager
Thomas Kilpatrick
General Manager
Clarence Taylor
Company Manager
Bill Doll
Press Representative
Lewis Harmon
Press Representative
Brock Pemberton
Producer
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Opening Date
Sep
10
1942
Closing Date
Jan
16
1944
Performances
642
as of Dec 05, 2025
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