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Jayhawker
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Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Sinclair Lewis
,
Lloyd Lewis
People (30)
Eddie Acuff
Matt Carson
(Original)
David Andrada
Sam Blevins
(Original)
Walter Baldwin
Vic Rousseau
(Original)
Tom Fadden
Ike Swan
(Original)
Paul Guilfoyle
Will Starling
(Original)
Clifford Heckinger
Ed Ridley
(Original)
Martin Howe
Eph Brown
(Original)
Walter C. Kelly
Gen. Philemon Smallwood
(Original)
Nancy Levering
Mrs. Elkins
(Original)
Douglas McMullen
Wes
(Original)
Edward J. McNamara
Luke Kildare
(Original)
Lawrence O'Brien
O'Reilly
(Original)
Margaret O'Donnell
Mrs. Carson
(Original)
Hayes L. Pryor
Mose
(Original)
Katherine Rolin
Mrs. Swan
(Original)
Donald Smith
Artist
(Original)
Carol Stone
Nettie Burdette
(Original)
Fred Stone
Asa "Ace" Burdette
(Original)
Milburn Stone
Confederate Soldier
(Original)
George Oliver Taylor
Hawkins
(Original)
Ralph Theodore
Reverend Peavie
(Original)
Ludmilla Toretzka
Mrs. Ridley
(Original)
O.Z. Whitehead
Fresh Fish
(Original)
Gretchen Winkler
Mrs. Blevins
(Original)
Harry Worth
Mr. Russell
(Original)
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Eddie Acuff
Matt Carson
(Original)
David Andrada
Sam Blevins
(Original)
Walter Baldwin
Vic Rousseau
(Original)
Tom Fadden
Ike Swan
(Original)
Paul Guilfoyle
Will Starling
(Original)
Clifford Heckinger
Ed Ridley
(Original)
Martin Howe
Eph Brown
(Original)
Walter C. Kelly
Gen. Philemon Smallwood
(Original)
Nancy Levering
Mrs. Elkins
(Original)
Douglas McMullen
Wes
(Original)
Edward J. McNamara
Luke Kildare
(Original)
Lawrence O'Brien
O'Reilly
(Original)
Margaret O'Donnell
Mrs. Carson
(Original)
Hayes L. Pryor
Mose
(Original)
Katherine Rolin
Mrs. Swan
(Original)
Donald Smith
Artist
(Original)
Carol Stone
Nettie Burdette
(Original)
Fred Stone
Asa "Ace" Burdette
(Original)
Milburn Stone
Confederate Soldier
(Original)
George Oliver Taylor
Hawkins
(Original)
Ralph Theodore
Reverend Peavie
(Original)
Ludmilla Toretzka
Mrs. Ridley
(Original)
O.Z. Whitehead
Fresh Fish
(Original)
Gretchen Winkler
Mrs. Blevins
(Original)
Harry Worth
Mr. Russell
(Original)
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Sinclair Lewis
Writer
Lloyd Lewis
Writer
Joseph Losey
Staging
Walter Walden
Scenic Design
Henry Hammond, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
5
1934
Closing Date
Nov
24
1934
Performances
24
as of Dec 04, 2025
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