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Missouri Legend - Opening Night
Missouri Legend
Broadway
Original
Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
E. B. Ginty
People (27)
José Ferrer
Billy Gashade
(Original)
Dorothy Gish
Mrs. Howard
(Original)
Dean Jagger
Thomas Howard
(Original)
Mildred Natwick
The Widow Weeks
(Original)
Richard S. Bishop
Frank Howard
(Original)
Russell Collins
Jim Cummins
(Original)
Vincent Copeland
George
(Original)
James Craig
Asa
(Original)
Dan Duryea
Bob Johnson
(Original)
Clifford Heckinger
The "Reverend"
(Original)
Karl Malden
Charlie Johnson
(Original)
John Philliber
Old Timer
(Original)
Ben Roberts
Police Commissioner Gregg
(Original)
Joseph F. Sweeney
Hosea "Pop" Hickey
(Original)
Clare Woodbury
Aunt Belle
(Original)
John Woodworth
Sam
(Original)
John Winthrop
The "Reverend"
(Replacement)
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José Ferrer
Billy Gashade
(Original)
Dorothy Gish
Mrs. Howard
(Original)
Dean Jagger
Thomas Howard
(Original)
Mildred Natwick
The Widow Weeks
(Original)
Richard S. Bishop
Frank Howard
(Original)
Russell Collins
Jim Cummins
(Original)
Vincent Copeland
George
(Original)
James Craig
Asa
(Original)
Dan Duryea
Bob Johnson
(Original)
Clifford Heckinger
The "Reverend"
(Original)
Karl Malden
Charlie Johnson
(Original)
John Philliber
Old Timer
(Original)
Ben Roberts
Police Commissioner Gregg
(Original)
Joseph F. Sweeney
Hosea "Pop" Hickey
(Original)
Clare Woodbury
Aunt Belle
(Original)
John Woodworth
Sam
(Original)
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E. B. Ginty
Writer
Guthrie McClintic
Staging
Producer
John Koenig
Production Design
John Cornell
Stage Manager
Vincent Copeland
Assistant Stage Manager
Stanley Gilkey
General Manager
William G. Tisdale
Company Manager
Richard Maney
Press Representative
John Peter Toohey
Associate Press Representative
Max Gordon
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
19
1938
Closing Date
Oct
29
1938
Performances
48
as of Dec 04, 2025
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