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O Evening Star
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O Evening Star
Broadway
Original
Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Zoe Akins
People (50)
Eddie Albert
Ben Martin
(Original)
Edith Andree
Frau Wolfram
(Original)
Whitney Bourne
Alice Whitridge
(Original)
Frank Conroy
Mr. Howard
(Original)
Edward Emerson
Mr. Strassberg
(Original)
Joan Engel
Lillian Bunn
(Original)
Frank Fenton
Ellis Charteris
(Original)
Hans Hansen
Dr. Wolfram
(Original)
Mary Howes
Miss Leland
(Original)
Jobyna Howland
Amy Bellaire
(Original)
Vera Hurst
Mrs. Hooper
(Original)
Ethel Intropidi
The Actress Playing "Hannah"
(Original)
Josie Intropodi
Madame Marie
(Original)
Regis Joyce
Walter
(Original)
Anderson Lawler
Ronald Bland
(Original)
Merle Maddern
Agnes Jessey
(Original)
Alexander Micone
The Actor Playing "The Half Breed"
(Original)
John Raby
Edward Sothern Paul
(Original)
Ezra Stone
Ed
(Original)
James Todd
Dr. Boyd
(Original)
O.Z. Whitehead
The Assistant Director
(Original)
Biacouren Yoshiwara
Richard
(Original)
Jack Ball
The Studio Gate Keeper
(Original)
Quina Bilotti
Ensemble
(Original)
Ross Chetwynd
The Studio Guard
(Original)
Emily Draper
Ensemble
(Original)
Ada Elliott
Ensemble
(Original)
Joe Fields
Ensemble
(Original)
Al Fields
Ensemble
(Original)
Sara Floyd
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Fox
A Woman
(Original)
Patterson Greene
The Radio Announcer
(Original)
Virginia Gregori
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Jephson
The Professor
(Original)
George Justin
The Auctioneer's Assistant
(Original)
Ben Kranz
The Camera Man
(Original)
George Lambert
Ensemble
(Original)
Jenny Mac
Ensemble
(Original)
Maxine Marlowe
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Ogden
Ensemble
(Original)
Annette Robinson
Ensemble
(Original)
Myrtle Ross
Ensemble
(Original)
Earl Talbot
Ensemble
(Original)
Carrie Weller
Ensemble
(Original)
Foster J. Williams
An Auctioneer
(Original)
Larry Williams
Ensemble
(Original)
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Eddie Albert
Ben Martin
(Original)
Edith Andree
Frau Wolfram
(Original)
Whitney Bourne
Alice Whitridge
(Original)
Frank Conroy
Mr. Howard
(Original)
Edward Emerson
Mr. Strassberg
(Original)
Joan Engel
Lillian Bunn
(Original)
Frank Fenton
Ellis Charteris
(Original)
Hans Hansen
Dr. Wolfram
(Original)
Mary Howes
Miss Leland
(Original)
Jobyna Howland
Amy Bellaire
(Original)
Vera Hurst
Mrs. Hooper
(Original)
Ethel Intropidi
The Actress Playing "Hannah"
(Original)
Josie Intropodi
Madame Marie
(Original)
Regis Joyce
Walter
(Original)
Anderson Lawler
Ronald Bland
(Original)
Merle Maddern
Agnes Jessey
(Original)
Alexander Micone
The Actor Playing "The Half Breed"
(Original)
John Raby
Edward Sothern Paul
(Original)
Ezra Stone
Ed
(Original)
James Todd
Dr. Boyd
(Original)
O.Z. Whitehead
The Assistant Director
(Original)
Biacouren Yoshiwara
Richard
(Original)
Jack Ball
The Studio Gate Keeper
(Original)
Quina Bilotti
Ensemble
(Original)
Ross Chetwynd
The Studio Guard
(Original)
Emily Draper
Ensemble
(Original)
Ada Elliott
Ensemble
(Original)
Joe Fields
Ensemble
(Original)
Al Fields
Ensemble
(Original)
Sara Floyd
Ensemble
(Original)
Grace Fox
A Woman
(Original)
Patterson Greene
The Radio Announcer
(Original)
Virginia Gregori
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Jephson
The Professor
(Original)
George Justin
The Auctioneer's Assistant
(Original)
Ben Kranz
The Camera Man
(Original)
George Lambert
Ensemble
(Original)
Jenny Mac
Ensemble
(Original)
Maxine Marlowe
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Ogden
Ensemble
(Original)
Annette Robinson
Ensemble
(Original)
Myrtle Ross
Ensemble
(Original)
Earl Talbot
Ensemble
(Original)
Carrie Weller
Ensemble
(Original)
Foster J. Williams
An Auctioneer
(Original)
Larry Williams
Ensemble
(Original)
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Zoe Akins
Writer
Leontine Sagan
Staging
Stewart Chaney
Scenic Design
Harry Moses
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
8
1936
Closing Date
Jan
31
1936
Performances
5
as of Dec 05, 2025
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