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One Third of a Nation
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One Third of a Nation
Broadway
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Adelphi Theatre
152 W. 54th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (33)
Thurlow Bergen
Performer
(Original)
Ed Brandon
Performer
(Original)
Clarence R. Chase
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Coudrey
Performer
(Original)
James J. Coyle
Performer
(Original)
Virginia Daly
Performer
(Original)
Mira Dark
Performer
(Original)
Charles Deigham
Performer
(Original)
Charles Dill
Performer
(Original)
Joseph M. Dixon
Performer
(Original)
Dick Fitzgerald
Performer
(Original)
Lawrence Hawley
Performer
(Original)
Max Hirsch
Performer
(Original)
Richard Keller
Performer
(Original)
Peter King
Performer
(Original)
Roy Le May
Performer
(Original)
Nat Loesberg
Performer
(Original)
Zack Maccubbin
Performer
(Original)
Pat McCullagh
Performer
(Original)
Wayne Nunn
Performer
(Original)
Bernard Pate
Performer
(Original)
Bernard Paté
Performer
(Original)
John Pote
Performer
(Original)
May Ritchie
Performer
(Original)
George A. Ryan
Performer
(Original)
Edwin Whitner
Performer
(Original)
Jennie Wren
Performer
(Original)
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Thurlow Bergen
Performer
(Original)
Ed Brandon
Performer
(Original)
Clarence R. Chase
Performer
(Original)
Peggy Coudrey
Performer
(Original)
James J. Coyle
Performer
(Original)
Virginia Daly
Performer
(Original)
Mira Dark
Performer
(Original)
Charles Deigham
Performer
(Original)
Charles Dill
Performer
(Original)
Joseph M. Dixon
Performer
(Original)
Dick Fitzgerald
Performer
(Original)
Lawrence Hawley
Performer
(Original)
Max Hirsch
Performer
(Original)
Richard Keller
Performer
(Original)
Peter King
Performer
(Original)
Roy Le May
Performer
(Original)
Nat Loesberg
Performer
(Original)
Zack Maccubbin
Performer
(Original)
Pat McCullagh
Performer
(Original)
Wayne Nunn
Performer
(Original)
Bernard Pate
Performer
(Original)
Bernard Paté
Performer
(Original)
John Pote
Performer
(Original)
May Ritchie
Performer
(Original)
George A. Ryan
Performer
(Original)
Edwin Whitner
Performer
(Original)
Jennie Wren
Performer
(Original)
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Arthur Arent
Writer
Lem Ward
Director
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Moe Hack
Lighting Design
Living Newspaper Unit of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA
Producer
Philip Barber
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
17
1938
Closing Date
Oct
22
1938
Performances
237
as of Dec 05, 2025
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