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Life's Too Short
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Life's Too Short Playbill - Sept 1935
Life's Too Short
Broadway
Original
Broadhurst Theatre
235 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Arthur Caplan
,
John Whedon
People (16)
Leslie Adams
James Collins
(Original)
Eddie Bracken
Alfred
(Original)
Doris Dalton
Helen Fowler
(Original)
Joseph Monneret De Villard
Waiter
(Original)
Janet Fox
Ethel Rosenberg
(Original)
John Litel
Edward Fowler
(Original)
Priestly Morrison
J.M. Babcock
(Original)
Lea Penman
Mrs. Collins
(Original)
Katherine Squire
Hannah Priest
(Original)
Evelyn Varden
Ruth Fogarty
(Original)
Ethel Wilson
Mrs. Remson
(Original)
Gerrie Worthing
Irene Regan
(Original)
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Leslie Adams
James Collins
(Original)
Eddie Bracken
Alfred
(Original)
Doris Dalton
Helen Fowler
(Original)
Joseph Monneret De Villard
Waiter
(Original)
Janet Fox
Ethel Rosenberg
(Original)
John Litel
Edward Fowler
(Original)
Priestly Morrison
J.M. Babcock
(Original)
Lea Penman
Mrs. Collins
(Original)
Katherine Squire
Hannah Priest
(Original)
Evelyn Varden
Ruth Fogarty
(Original)
Ethel Wilson
Mrs. Remson
(Original)
Gerrie Worthing
Irene Regan
(Original)
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Arthur Caplan
Writer
John Whedon
Writer
Jed Harris
Staging
Producer
Raymond Sovey
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
20
1935
Closing Date
Sep
30
1935
Performances
10
as of Dec 20, 2025
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