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Jefferson Davis
Broadway
Original
Jefferson Davis
Broadway
Original
Biltmore Theatre
261 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
John McGee
People (33)
Virginia Barrie
Hetta Cary
(Original)
Halbert Brown
Robert Barnwell
(Original)
Mildred Byron
Constance Cary
(Original)
Thomas Carnahan
Burton Harrison
(Original)
Clay Cody
Gen. Joseph Johnston
(Original)
Wilbur De Rouge
J. H. Reagan
(Original)
Charles Douglass
Robert Toombs
(Original)
George Duthie
Gen. Robert E. Lee
(Original)
Louis Gibbs
Robert
(Original)
Charles Peyton Glockner
Alexander H. Stephens
(Original)
Harry Golson
Judah P. Benjamin
(Original)
Virginia Harned
Varina Davis
(Original)
James P. Houston
William Seward
(Original)
Earl W. Mayo
Governor Smith
(Original)
Harry McKee
Governor Moore
(Original)
William Mulligan
Henry Graham
(Original)
Senator Rhett
(Original)
Jean Newcombe
Mary Chestnut
(Original)
Lawrence O'Brien
Gen. P.T. Beaugarde
(Original)
William Parke
Leroy Walker
(Original)
Ray Rawlings
Senator Wigfall
(Original)
William Yancey
(Original)
Oscar Schoemaker
Senator Grimes
(Original)
Frederick Smith
Henry Foote
(Original)
Raymond Southwick
Senator Grimes
(Original)
Guy Standing
Jefferson Davis
(Original)
Lawrence Stanhope
William Mallory
(Original)
Robert Toms
C.C. Clay, Jr.
(Original)
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Virginia Barrie
Hetta Cary
(Original)
Halbert Brown
Robert Barnwell
(Original)
Mildred Byron
Constance Cary
(Original)
Thomas Carnahan
Burton Harrison
(Original)
Clay Cody
Gen. Joseph Johnston
(Original)
Wilbur De Rouge
J. H. Reagan
(Original)
Charles Douglass
Robert Toombs
(Original)
George Duthie
Gen. Robert E. Lee
(Original)
Louis Gibbs
Robert
(Original)
Charles Peyton Glockner
Alexander H. Stephens
(Original)
Harry Golson
Judah P. Benjamin
(Original)
Virginia Harned
Varina Davis
(Original)
James P. Houston
William Seward
(Original)
Earl W. Mayo
Governor Smith
(Original)
Harry McKee
Governor Moore
(Original)
William Mulligan
Henry Graham
(Original)
Senator Rhett
(Original)
Jean Newcombe
Mary Chestnut
(Original)
Lawrence O'Brien
Gen. P.T. Beaugarde
(Original)
William Parke
Leroy Walker
(Original)
Ray Rawlings
Senator Wigfall
(Original)
William Yancey
(Original)
Oscar Schoemaker
Senator Grimes
(Original)
Frederick Smith
Henry Foote
(Original)
Raymond Southwick
Senator Grimes
(Original)
Guy Standing
Jefferson Davis
(Original)
Lawrence Stanhope
William Mallory
(Original)
Robert Toms
C.C. Clay, Jr.
(Original)
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John McGee
Writer
Henry Stillman
Staging
Charles Schofield
Staging
Kay McKay
Staging Supervisor
Cleon Throckmorton
Scenic Design
Ivan Glidden
Costume Design
Federal Theatre Project of The WPA
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
18
1936
Closing Date
Feb
20
1936
Performances
3
as of Apr 02, 2026
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