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Native Ground
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Native Ground
Broadway
Original
Venice Theatre
932 Seventh Ave. at W. 58th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Virgil Geddes
People (12)
Georgiana Brand
Lora Bentley
(Original)
William Burbridge
Lars Bentley
(Original)
Michael Cisney
Oscar Holm
(Original)
Wade Dent
Tod
(Original)
Josef Draper
Milton Rogers
(Original)
Alan MacAteer
Hawkins
(Replacement)
Alfreda Sill
Myrtle Bentley
(Original)
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Georgiana Brand
Lora Bentley
(Original)
William Burbridge
Lars Bentley
(Original)
Michael Cisney
Oscar Holm
(Original)
Wade Dent
Tod
(Original)
Josef Draper
Milton Rogers
(Original)
Alfreda Sill
Myrtle Bentley
(Original)
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Virgil Geddes
Writer
James Light
Staging
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Feder
Lighting Design
Experimental Theatre of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
23
1937
Closing Date
Apr
10
1937
Performances
17
as of Mar 10, 2026
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