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Liberty Jones
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Liberty Jones Playbill - Feb 1941
Liberty Jones
Broadway
Original
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Paul Bowles
music:
Paul Bowles
book:
Philip Barry
People (42)
Nancy Coleman
Liberty Jones
(Original)
Joseph Anthony
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
John Beal
Commander Tom Smith
(Original)
Barbara Brown
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Eva Burton
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Alyce Carter
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
William Castle
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Lew Christensen
Dancer
(Original)
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
Crahan Denton
Reporter
(Original)
Constance Dowling
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Thomas Ewell
Dick Brown
(Original)
Bedelia Falls
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Allan Frank
Doctor, Committee Member, Policeman
(Original)
Howard Freeman
Harry Robinson
(Original)
Vincent Gardner
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
Ruth Gibbs
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Don Glenn
Reporter
(Original)
Honora Harwood
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Martha Hodge
Liberty's Aunt
(Original)
Roy Johnston
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Helen Kramer
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Norman Lloyd
Doctor, Committee Member, Policeman
(Original)
William Lynn
Liberty's Uncle
(Original)
William Mende
Doctor, Committee Member, Policeman
(Original)
Craig Mitchell
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
Ellen Morgan
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Murray O'Neill
Doctor, Committee Member, Policeman
(Original)
Jack Parsons
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
Elise Reiman
Dancer
(Original)
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Richard Sanders
A Shirt
(Original)
Ivy Scott
Nurse Maggie
(Original)
Caryl Smith
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Katherine Squire
Nurse Cotton
(Original)
Victor Thorley
A Shirt
(Original)
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Nancy Coleman
Liberty Jones
(Original)
Joseph Anthony
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
John Beal
Commander Tom Smith
(Original)
Barbara Brown
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Eva Burton
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Alyce Carter
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
William Castle
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Lew Christensen
Dancer
(Original)
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
Crahan Denton
Reporter
(Original)
Constance Dowling
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Thomas Ewell
Dick Brown
(Original)
Bedelia Falls
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Allan Frank
Doctor, Committee Member, Policeman
(Original)
Howard Freeman
Harry Robinson
(Original)
Vincent Gardner
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
Ruth Gibbs
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Don Glenn
Reporter
(Original)
Honora Harwood
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Martha Hodge
Liberty's Aunt
(Original)
Roy Johnston
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Helen Kramer
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Norman Lloyd
Doctor, Committee Member, Policeman
(Original)
William Lynn
Liberty's Uncle
(Original)
William Mende
Doctor, Committee Member, Policeman
(Original)
Craig Mitchell
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
Ellen Morgan
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Murray O'Neill
Doctor, Committee Member, Policeman
(Original)
Jack Parsons
One of the Seven Friends
(Original)
Elise Reiman
Dancer
(Original)
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Richard Sanders
A Shirt
(Original)
Ivy Scott
Nurse Maggie
(Original)
Caryl Smith
One of the Eleven Friends
(Original)
Katherine Squire
Nurse Cotton
(Original)
Victor Thorley
A Shirt
(Original)
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Philip Barry
Book
Paul Bowles
Music
Lyrics
John Houseman
Director
Lew Christensen
Choreographer
Raoul Pène Du Bois
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Lawrence Langner
Production Supervisor
Theresa Helburn
Production Supervisor
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
5
1941
Closing Date
Feb
22
1941
Performances
22
as of Dec 04, 2025
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