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Porgy Playbill - November 1927
Porgy
Broadway
Original
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
DuBose Heyward
,
Dorothy Heyward
People (24)
Jack Carter
Crown
(Original)
Peter Clark
Jim
(Original)
Stanley DeWolfe
A Dectective
(Original)
Evelyn Ellis
Crown's Bess
(Original)
Lloyd Gray
Robbins
(Original)
Georgette Harvey
Maria
(Original)
Wesley Hill
Jake
(Original)
Richard Huey
Mingo
(Original)
Rose McClendon
Serena
(Original)
Ella Madison
Annie
(Original)
Maurice McRae
Policeman
(Original)
Garrett Minturn
The Coroner
(Original)
Dorothy Paul
Lily
(Original)
Hayes L. Pryor
Peter
(Original)
Hugh Rennie
Policeman
(Original)
Percy Verwayne
Sporting Life
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
The Crab Man
(Original)
Frank Wilson
Porgy
(Original)
Marie Young
Clara
(Original)
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Jack Carter
Crown
(Original)
Peter Clark
Jim
(Original)
Stanley DeWolfe
A Dectective
(Original)
Evelyn Ellis
Crown's Bess
(Original)
Lloyd Gray
Robbins
(Original)
Georgette Harvey
Maria
(Original)
Wesley Hill
Jake
(Original)
Richard Huey
Mingo
(Original)
Rose McClendon
Serena
(Original)
Ella Madison
Annie
(Original)
Maurice McRae
Policeman
(Original)
Garrett Minturn
The Coroner
(Original)
Dorothy Paul
Lily
(Original)
Hayes L. Pryor
Peter
(Original)
Hugh Rennie
Policeman
(Original)
Percy Verwayne
Sporting Life
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
The Crab Man
(Original)
Frank Wilson
Porgy
(Original)
Marie Young
Clara
(Original)
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Dorothy Heyward
Writer
DuBose Heyward
Writer
Rouben Mamoulian
Director
Cleon Throckmorton
Set Design
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
10
1927
Closing Date
Aug
1
1928
Performances
367
as of Dec 03, 2025
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