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Panic
Broadway
Original
Imperial Theatre
249 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Archibald MacLeish
People (48)
Wesley Addy
Male Chorus
(Original)
Unemployed
(Original)
Osceola Archer
Female Chorus
(Original)
Amelia Barleon
Female Chorus
(Original)
Elaine Basil
Female Chorus
(Original)
Robin Batcheller
Male Chorus
(Original)
Unemployed
(Original)
Abner Biberman
Unemployed
(Original)
William Challee
Unemployed
(Original)
Russell Collins
A Man
(Original)
Walter Coy
Banker
(Original)
Margaret Craven
Female Chorus
(Original)
Joseph Eggenton
Banker
(Original)
Paul Genge
Male Chorus
(Original)
Unemployed
(Original)
George Glass
Immelman
(Original)
Clifford Heckinger
Banker
(Original)
Dierdre Hurst
Female Chorus
(Original)
Zita Johann
Ione
(Original)
Harold Johnsrud
Blind Man
(Original)
Gerrit Kraber
A Man
(Original)
Eva Langbord
A Young Girl
(Original)
Albert Lewis
Male Chorus
(Original)
Albert Lewis
Unemployed
(Original)
Yisrol Libman
Male Chorus
(Original)
Margot Loines
Female Chorus
(Original)
Edward Mann
Guard
(Original)
Male Chorus
(Original)
Rose McClendon
An Old Woman
(Original)
Harold McGee
A Man
(Original)
Elizabeth Morison
Female Chorus
(Original)
Gordon Nelson
Banker
(Original)
John O'Shaughnessy
Male Chorus
(Original)
LaVerne Pine
Female Chorus
(Original)
Beatrice Pons
Female Chorus
(Original)
Joanna Roos
A Girl
(Original)
Arthur Singer
Male Chorus
(Original)
Lucille Strudwick
Female Chorus
(Original)
Karl Swenson
A Young Man
(Original)
Mary Tarcai
Female Chorus
(Original)
Jerome Thor
Male Chorus
(Original)
Paula Trueman
A Woman
(Original)
Eric Walz
Male Chorus
(Original)
Orson Welles
McGafferty
(Original)
Virginia Welles
Female Chorus
(Original)
Richard Whorf
Griggs
(Original)
Dane Clark
A Young Man
(Original)
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Wesley Addy
Male Chorus
(Original)
Unemployed
(Original)
Osceola Archer
Female Chorus
(Original)
Amelia Barleon
Female Chorus
(Original)
Elaine Basil
Female Chorus
(Original)
Robin Batcheller
Male Chorus
(Original)
Unemployed
(Original)
Abner Biberman
Unemployed
(Original)
William Challee
Unemployed
(Original)
Russell Collins
A Man
(Original)
Walter Coy
Banker
(Original)
Margaret Craven
Female Chorus
(Original)
Joseph Eggenton
Banker
(Original)
Paul Genge
Male Chorus
(Original)
Unemployed
(Original)
George Glass
Immelman
(Original)
Clifford Heckinger
Banker
(Original)
Dierdre Hurst
Female Chorus
(Original)
Zita Johann
Ione
(Original)
Harold Johnsrud
Blind Man
(Original)
Gerrit Kraber
A Man
(Original)
Eva Langbord
A Young Girl
(Original)
Albert Lewis
Male Chorus
(Original)
Albert Lewis
Unemployed
(Original)
Yisrol Libman
Male Chorus
(Original)
Margot Loines
Female Chorus
(Original)
Edward Mann
Guard
(Original)
Male Chorus
(Original)
Rose McClendon
An Old Woman
(Original)
Harold McGee
A Man
(Original)
Elizabeth Morison
Female Chorus
(Original)
Gordon Nelson
Banker
(Original)
John O'Shaughnessy
Male Chorus
(Original)
LaVerne Pine
Female Chorus
(Original)
Beatrice Pons
Female Chorus
(Original)
Joanna Roos
A Girl
(Original)
Arthur Singer
Male Chorus
(Original)
Lucille Strudwick
Female Chorus
(Original)
Karl Swenson
A Young Man
(Original)
Mary Tarcai
Female Chorus
(Original)
Jerome Thor
Male Chorus
(Original)
Paula Trueman
A Woman
(Original)
Eric Walz
Male Chorus
(Original)
Orson Welles
McGafferty
(Original)
Virginia Welles
Female Chorus
(Original)
Richard Whorf
Griggs
(Original)
Dane Clark
A Young Man
(Original)
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Archibald MacLeish
Writer
James Light
Staging
Martha Graham
Choral Movement
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
The Phoenix Theatre
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
14
1935
Closing Date
Mar
15
1935
Performances
2
as of Dec 04, 2025
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