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Native Son
Broadway
Revival
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Native Son Playbill - Opening Night
Native Son
Broadway
Revival
Majestic Theatre
245 W. 44th St., New York , NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Paul Green
,
Richard Wright
People (29)
John Berry
Paul Max
(Original)
Anne Burr
Mary Dalton
(Original)
Canada Lee
Bigger Thomas
(Original)
Thomas Anderson
Jack
(Original)
Frances Bavier
Peggy
(Original)
Ralph Bell
Britten
(Original)
C.M. Bootsie Davis
Ernie Jones
(Original)
Eileen Burns
Miss Emmett
(Original)
Alexander Clark, Jr.
Buckley, D.A.
(Original)
Evelyn Ellis
Hannah Thomas
(Original)
Nell Harrison
Mrs. Dalton
(Original)
Helen Martin
Vera Thomas
(Original)
Rena Mitchell
Clara
(Original)
Herbert Ratner
Jan Erlone
(Original)
Wardell Saunders
Gus Mitchell
(Original)
Rodester Timmons
G.H. Rankin
(Original)
Graham Velsey
Mr. Dalton
(Original)
Rudolph Whitaker
Buddy Thomas
(Original)
William H. Malone
Judge
(Original)
John Ireland
A Reporter
(Original)
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John Berry
Paul Max
(Original)
Anne Burr
Mary Dalton
(Original)
Canada Lee
Bigger Thomas
(Original)
Thomas Anderson
Jack
(Original)
Frances Bavier
Peggy
(Original)
Ralph Bell
Britten
(Original)
C.M. Bootsie Davis
Ernie Jones
(Original)
Eileen Burns
Miss Emmett
(Original)
Alexander Clark, Jr.
Buckley, D.A.
(Original)
Evelyn Ellis
Hannah Thomas
(Original)
Nell Harrison
Mrs. Dalton
(Original)
Helen Martin
Vera Thomas
(Original)
Rena Mitchell
Clara
(Original)
Herbert Ratner
Jan Erlone
(Original)
Wardell Saunders
Gus Mitchell
(Original)
Rodester Timmons
G.H. Rankin
(Original)
Graham Velsey
Mr. Dalton
(Original)
Rudolph Whitaker
Buddy Thomas
(Original)
William H. Malone
Judge
(Original)
John Ireland
A Reporter
(Original)
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Paul Green
Writer
Richard Wright
Writer
Based on the Novel
Orson Welles
Director
James Morcom
Scenic Design
James S. Gelb
Production Stage Manager
Harold Walters
Company Manager
Vince McKnight
Press Representative
George W. Brandt
Producer
Louis Brandt
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
23
1942
Closing Date
Jan
2
1943
Performances
84
as of Jan 31, 2026
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