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Miss Swan Expects
Broadway
Original
Miss Swan Expects
Broadway
Original
Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Bella Spewack
,
Sam Spewack
People (23)
Wylie Adams
Expressman
(Original)
Ann Andrews
Elsie
(Original)
Joyce Arling
Ethel
(Original)
John Beal
Bert Nansen
(Original)
Boris Belostozky
Michael Borodin
(Original)
William Bendix
Silvermine
(Original)
William Bock
Doctor
(Original)
Peggy Conklin
Josie Swan
(Original)
Eduard Franz
Bretherton
(Original)
C. Norman Hammond
Judge Thomas
(Original)
William Hess
Jason
(Original)
James MacColl
Perry Weel
(Original)
Vera Matthews
Stenorgrapher
(Original)
Sanford McCauley
Cashier
(Original)
Esther Mitchell
Miss Dawson
(Original)
George Nash
Crampton
(Original)
Kurt Richards
Sloane
(Original)
O.Z. Whitehead
Harold
(Original)
John Williams
Cunningham
(Original)
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Wylie Adams
Expressman
(Original)
Ann Andrews
Elsie
(Original)
Joyce Arling
Ethel
(Original)
John Beal
Bert Nansen
(Original)
Boris Belostozky
Michael Borodin
(Original)
William Bendix
Silvermine
(Original)
William Bock
Doctor
(Original)
Peggy Conklin
Josie Swan
(Original)
Eduard Franz
Bretherton
(Original)
C. Norman Hammond
Judge Thomas
(Original)
William Hess
Jason
(Original)
James MacColl
Perry Weel
(Original)
Vera Matthews
Stenorgrapher
(Original)
Sanford McCauley
Cashier
(Original)
Esther Mitchell
Miss Dawson
(Original)
George Nash
Crampton
(Original)
Kurt Richards
Sloane
(Original)
O.Z. Whitehead
Harold
(Original)
John Williams
Cunningham
(Original)
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Bella Spewack
Writer
Sam Spewack
Writer
Staging
Raymond Sovey
Scenic Design
William Harris, Jr.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
20
1939
Closing Date
Feb
25
1939
Performances
8
as of Dec 03, 2025
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