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Shadow and Substance
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Shadow and Substance Playbill - Feb 1938
Shadow and Substance
Broadway
Original
John Golden Theatre
252 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Paul Vincent Carroll
People (18)
Cedric Hardwicke
Very Rev. Thomas Canon Skerritt
(Original)
Sara Allgood
Miss Jemima Cooney
(Original)
Julie Haydon
Brigid
(Original)
Gerald Buckley
Francis Ignatius O'Connor
(Original)
Valerie Cossart
Thomasina Concannon
(Original)
Lloyd Gough
Dermot Franics O'Flingsley
(Original)
John L. Kearney
Martin Mullahone
(Original)
Almira Sessions
Rosie Violet
(Original)
Henry Sothern
Father Corr
(Original)
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Cedric Hardwicke
Very Rev. Thomas Canon Skerritt
(Original)
Sara Allgood
Miss Jemima Cooney
(Original)
Julie Haydon
Brigid
(Original)
Gerald Buckley
Francis Ignatius O'Connor
(Original)
Valerie Cossart
Thomasina Concannon
(Original)
Lloyd Gough
Dermot Franics O'Flingsley
(Original)
John L. Kearney
Martin Mullahone
(Original)
Almira Sessions
Rosie Violet
(Original)
Henry Sothern
Father Corr
(Original)
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Paul Vincent Carroll
Writer
Peter Godfrey
Director
David M. Twachtman
Scenic Design
Helene Pons
Costume Design
Ronald Hammond
General Stage Manager
Saul Abraham
Business Representative
Leo Freedman
Press Representative
James C. Scully
Art Direction
Eddie Dowling
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
26
1938
Closing Date
Oct
1
1938
Performances
274
as of Dec 02, 2025
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Shadow and Substance - Opening Night
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Awards
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1938
Best Foreign Play
Paul Vincent Carroll
Winner