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Mamba's Daughters
Broadway
Original
Mamba's Daughters
Broadway
Original
Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway (W. 53rd St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
DuBose Heyward
,
Dorothy Heyward
People (28)
Wilson Bradley
Ned
(Original)
Willie Bryant
Gilley Bluton
(Original)
Georgia Burke
Mamba
(Original)
Alberta Hunter
Dolly
(Original)
J. Rosamond Johnson
The Reverend Quintus Whaley
(Original)
Canada Lee
Drayton
(Original)
Joyce Miller
Young Lissa
(Original)
Rena Mitchell
Martha
(Original)
Ethel Purnello
Maum Vina
(Original)
Maude Russell
Gardenia
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Mingo
(Original)
Al Stokes
Davey
(Original)
Robert Thomsen
St. Julien DeC. Wentworth
(Original)
Laura Vaughns
Willie May
(Original)
Fredi Washington
Lissa
(Original)
Edna Waters
Eva
(Original)
Ethel Waters
Hagar
(Original)
Jimmy Wright
Tony
(Original)
Anne Brown
"Lonesome Walls" Singer
(Original)
Vincent Copeland
Policeman
(Original)
Barry Kelley
The Judge
(Original)
John Kerr
Clerk of the Court
(Original)
John O'Connor
The Prosecuting Attorney
(Original)
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Wilson Bradley
Ned
(Original)
Willie Bryant
Gilley Bluton
(Original)
Georgia Burke
Mamba
(Original)
Alberta Hunter
Dolly
(Original)
J. Rosamond Johnson
The Reverend Quintus Whaley
(Original)
Canada Lee
Drayton
(Original)
Joyce Miller
Young Lissa
(Original)
Rena Mitchell
Martha
(Original)
Ethel Purnello
Maum Vina
(Original)
Maude Russell
Gardenia
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Mingo
(Original)
Al Stokes
Davey
(Original)
Robert Thomsen
St. Julien DeC. Wentworth
(Original)
Laura Vaughns
Willie May
(Original)
Fredi Washington
Lissa
(Original)
Edna Waters
Eva
(Original)
Ethel Waters
Hagar
(Original)
Jimmy Wright
Tony
(Original)
Anne Brown
"Lonesome Walls" Singer
(Original)
Vincent Copeland
Policeman
(Original)
Barry Kelley
The Judge
(Original)
John Kerr
Clerk of the Court
(Original)
John O'Connor
The Prosecuting Attorney
(Original)
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Dorothy Heyward
Writer
DuBose Heyward
Writer
From the Novel
Jerome Kern
Featured Songs
Guthrie McClintic
Staging
Producer
Perry Watkins
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
23
1940
Closing Date
Apr
6
1940
Performances
17
as of Dec 04, 2025
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