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Medicine Show
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Medicine Show Playbill - Apr 1940
Medicine Show
Broadway
Original
New Yorker Theatre
254 W. 54th St, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
H. R. Hays
,
Oscar Saul
People (34)
Isabel Bonner
Mrs. Sullivan
(Original)
Philip Bourneuf
Jackson
(Original)
Perry Bruskin
Ben
(Original)
Richard Clark
Kennedy
(Original)
Grace Coppin
Mrs. Jackson
(Original)
Zamah Cunningham
Mrs. Young
(Original)
Olive Deering
Rose
(Original)
Sara Floyd
Ellie
(Original)
Melbourne Ford
John
(Original)
Peter Frye
Pete
(Original)
Pearl Gaines
Sarah
(Original)
Coburn Goodwin
Hall
(Original)
Norma Green
Mary
(Original)
William Hansen
Dr. Mackenzie
(Original)
Harry J. Lessin
Joe
(Original)
Norman Lloyd
Quack
(Original)
Joseph M. Dixon
Andrew
(Original)
Dorothy McGuire
Dora
(Original)
Bram Nossen
Dr. White
(Original)
John Randolph
Mac
(Original)
Ronald Reiss
Johnny
(Original)
Ben Ross
Bill
(Original)
Alfred Ryder
Dr. Young
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
Eli
(Original)
Virginia Campbell
Chorine
(Original)
Martin Gabel
Statistician
(Original)
Linda Lee
Chorine
(Original)
J. Richard Jones
Clinic Doctor
(Original)
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Isabel Bonner
Mrs. Sullivan
(Original)
Philip Bourneuf
Jackson
(Original)
Perry Bruskin
Ben
(Original)
Richard Clark
Kennedy
(Original)
Grace Coppin
Mrs. Jackson
(Original)
Zamah Cunningham
Mrs. Young
(Original)
Olive Deering
Rose
(Original)
Sara Floyd
Ellie
(Original)
Melbourne Ford
John
(Original)
Peter Frye
Pete
(Original)
Pearl Gaines
Sarah
(Original)
Coburn Goodwin
Hall
(Original)
Norma Green
Mary
(Original)
William Hansen
Dr. Mackenzie
(Original)
Harry J. Lessin
Joe
(Original)
Norman Lloyd
Quack
(Original)
Joseph M. Dixon
Andrew
(Original)
Dorothy McGuire
Dora
(Original)
Bram Nossen
Dr. White
(Original)
John Randolph
Mac
(Original)
Ronald Reiss
Johnny
(Original)
Ben Ross
Bill
(Original)
Alfred Ryder
Dr. Young
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
Eli
(Original)
Virginia Campbell
Chorine
(Original)
Martin Gabel
Statistician
(Original)
Linda Lee
Chorine
(Original)
J. Richard Jones
Clinic Doctor
(Original)
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Oscar Saul
Writer
H. R. Hays
Writer
Jules Dassin
Staging
Samuel Leve
Scenic Design
Hanns Eisler
Incidental Music
Carly Wharton
Producer
Martin Gabel
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
12
1940
Closing Date
May
11
1940
Performances
35
as of Dec 15, 2025
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