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Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
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Mrs. Gibbons' Boys Playbill - May 1949
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
Broadway
Original
Music Box Theatre
239 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Joseph Stein
,
Will Glickman
People (16)
Edward Andrews
Woodrow Grupp
(Original)
Lois Bolton
Mrs. Peggy Gibbons
(Original)
Richard Carlyle
Francis X. Gibbons
(Original)
Francis Compton
Lester MacMichaels
(Original)
Royal Dano
Ernie "Horse" Wagner
(Original)
William David
Coles
(Original)
Glenda Farrell
Myra Ward
(Original)
Tom Lewis
Rudy Gibbons
(Original)
Helen Mayon
Pearl
(Original)
Richard Taber
Mr. Rausch
(Original)
Ray Walston
Rodla Gibbons
(Original)
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Edward Andrews
Woodrow Grupp
(Original)
Lois Bolton
Mrs. Peggy Gibbons
(Original)
Richard Carlyle
Francis X. Gibbons
(Original)
Francis Compton
Lester MacMichaels
(Original)
Royal Dano
Ernie "Horse" Wagner
(Original)
William David
Coles
(Original)
Glenda Farrell
Myra Ward
(Original)
Tom Lewis
Rudy Gibbons
(Original)
Helen Mayon
Pearl
(Original)
Richard Taber
Mr. Rausch
(Original)
Ray Walston
Rodla Gibbons
(Original)
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Will Glickman
Writer
Joseph Stein
Writer
George Abbott
Staging
Producer
John Root
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
John Robert Lloyd
Costume Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
4
1949
Closing Date
May
7
1949
Performances
5
as of Jan 30, 2026
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Mrs. Gibbons' Boys - May 4, 1949
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys - May 4, 1949
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys - May 4, 1949
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys - May 4, 1949
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys - May 4, 1949
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys - May 4, 1949
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