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Greenwich Village Theatre
7th Ave. South, near Christopher, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Maxwell Anderson
People (25)
Reginald Barlow
Baldy
(Original)
Charles Bickford
Oklahoma Red
(Original)
Harry D. Blakemore
Mose
(Original)
Raphael Byrnes
Bill
(Original)
James Cagney
Little Red
(Original)
Blythe Daly
Edna
(Original)
Wallace House
Skelly
(Original)
David A. Leonard
Arkansas Snake
(Original)
Sidney Machat
Ukie
(Original)
Barry Macollum
Hopper
(Original)
James Martin
Rubin
(Original)
Richard Sullivan
Blind Sims
(Original)
Morris Armor
Deputy
(Replacement)
Walter Downing
Chief of Police
(Replacement)
John C. Hickey
Sheriff
(Replacement)
Frederick C. Packard
Brakeman
(Replacement)
G. O. Taylor
Deputy
(Replacement)
George Westlake
Railroad Detective
(Replacement)
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Reginald Barlow
Baldy
(Original)
Charles Bickford
Oklahoma Red
(Original)
Harry D. Blakemore
Mose
(Original)
Raphael Byrnes
Bill
(Original)
James Cagney
Little Red
(Original)
Blythe Daly
Edna
(Original)
Wallace House
Skelly
(Original)
David A. Leonard
Arkansas Snake
(Original)
Sidney Machat
Ukie
(Original)
Barry Macollum
Hopper
(Original)
James Martin
Rubin
(Original)
Richard Sullivan
Blind Sims
(Original)
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Maxwell Anderson
Writer
Jim Tully
Source Material (from the autobiography "Beggars of Life")
Augustin Duncan
Director
Cleon Throckmorton
Scenic Design
Robert Edmond Jones
Producer
Kenneth MacGowan
Producer
Eugene O'Neill
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
7
1925
Closing Date
Dec
12
1925
Performances
113
as of Jan 03, 2026
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