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Man and Superman
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Revival
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Man and Superman Playbill - May 1949
Man and Superman
Broadway
Revival
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131 W. 55th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George Bernard Shaw
People (12)
Josephine Brown
Mrs. Whitefield
(Original)
Morton DaCosta
Henry Straker
(Original)
James Daly
Hector Malone, Jr.
(Original)
Dorothy Eaton
Parlour Maid
(Original)
Maurice Evans
John Tanner
(Original)
Malcolm Keen
Roebuck Ramsden
(Original)
Phoebe Mackay
Susan Ramsden
(Original)
Nan McFarland
Violet Robinson
(Original)
Frances Rowe
Anne Whitefield
(Original)
Chester Stratton
Octavius Robinson
(Original)
Victor Sutherland
Hector Malone, Sr.
(Original)
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Josephine Brown
Mrs. Whitefield
(Original)
Morton DaCosta
Henry Straker
(Original)
James Daly
Hector Malone, Jr.
(Original)
Dorothy Eaton
Parlour Maid
(Original)
Maurice Evans
John Tanner
(Original)
Malcolm Keen
Roebuck Ramsden
(Original)
Phoebe Mackay
Susan Ramsden
(Original)
Nan McFarland
Violet Robinson
(Original)
Frances Rowe
Anne Whitefield
(Original)
Chester Stratton
Octavius Robinson
(Original)
Victor Sutherland
Hector Malone, Sr.
(Original)
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George Bernard Shaw
Writer
Maurice Evans
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
16
1949
Closing Date
Jun
4
1949
Performances
16
as of Jan 31, 2026
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