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Life Begins Playbill - March 1932
Life Begins
Broadway
Original
Selwyn Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Mary Macdougal Axelson
People (29)
Mary May Bell
Mrs. Hamby-Smith
(Original)
Helen Brooks
Mrs. Paley
(Original)
Alan Bunce
Jed Sutton
(Original)
Lucile Charles
Peggy Banks
(Original)
Clayton Collyer
Dr. Alfred Brett
(Original)
Mildred Dunnock
Miss Pinty
(Original)
Glenda Farrell
Florette Darian
(Original)
Edwin Fleming
Ringer Banks
(Original)
Jean Fullarton
Mrs. Brown
(Original)
Darley Fuller
Rita
(Original)
Winifred Harris
Mrs. Tubby
(Original)
Eleanor Hicks
Mrs. West
(Original)
Ellen Lowe
Woman in a Purple Kimono
(Original)
Douglas MacPherson
Mr. Hamby-Smith
(Original)
Joseph Marra
Tony
(Original)
Lewis Martin
Dr. Cramm
(Original)
William McFadden
Medical Student
(Original)
Edward Pawley
Performer
(Original)
Antoinette Rachte
Mrs. Riggs
(Original)
Dean Raymond
Dr. Lee
(Original)
Earl Redding
Mr. Potter
(Original)
Joanna Roos
Grace Sutton
(Original)
Ruthelma Stevens
Rose Lorton
(Original)
Elaine Troy
Mrs. Potter
(Original)
Elizabeth Von Nardroff
Miss Bowers
(Original)
Frank Wilcox
Dr. Tubby
(Original)
Valerie Ziegler
Estelle
(Original)
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Mary May Bell
Mrs. Hamby-Smith
(Original)
Helen Brooks
Mrs. Paley
(Original)
Alan Bunce
Jed Sutton
(Original)
Lucile Charles
Peggy Banks
(Original)
Clayton Collyer
Dr. Alfred Brett
(Original)
Mildred Dunnock
Miss Pinty
(Original)
Glenda Farrell
Florette Darian
(Original)
Edwin Fleming
Ringer Banks
(Original)
Jean Fullarton
Mrs. Brown
(Original)
Darley Fuller
Rita
(Original)
Winifred Harris
Mrs. Tubby
(Original)
Eleanor Hicks
Mrs. West
(Original)
Ellen Lowe
Woman in a Purple Kimono
(Original)
Douglas MacPherson
Mr. Hamby-Smith
(Original)
Joseph Marra
Tony
(Original)
Lewis Martin
Dr. Cramm
(Original)
William McFadden
Medical Student
(Original)
Edward Pawley
Performer
(Original)
Antoinette Rachte
Mrs. Riggs
(Original)
Dean Raymond
Dr. Lee
(Original)
Earl Redding
Mr. Potter
(Original)
Joanna Roos
Grace Sutton
(Original)
Ruthelma Stevens
Rose Lorton
(Original)
Elaine Troy
Mrs. Potter
(Original)
Elizabeth Von Nardroff
Miss Bowers
(Original)
Frank Wilcox
Dr. Tubby
(Original)
Valerie Ziegler
Estelle
(Original)
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Mary Macdougal Axelson
Writer
Joseph Santley
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
28
1932
Closing Date
Apr
1
1932
Performances
8
as of Nov 29, 2025
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