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Steel Playbill - Nov 1931
Steel
Broadway
Original
Times Square Theatre
219 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
John Wexley
People (20)
Seth Arnold
William Summers
(Original)
Egon Brecher
Daniel Raldny
(Original)
Clarence Chase
Doctor Fields
(Original)
George Colan
Tony Jarrouse
(Original)
Hubert Courtney
Nick Dablonski
(Original)
Lew Eckels
Detective Johnson
(Original)
Paul Guilfoyle
Joe Raldny
(Original)
Everett Jonas
Beatty
(Original)
David S. Lifson
Trooper
(Original)
Barton MacLane
Steve Dugan
(Original)
Byron McGrath
Jim Nelson
(Original)
Eleanor Phelps
Melania Dugan
(Original)
Truman Quevli
Paul Saltiski
(Original)
Frank Ray
Charley Yart
(Original)
Daniel Royal
Pat
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
Bill Anderson
(Original)
Royal Dana Tracey
Detective Donovan
(Original)
Lili Zehner
Betty Dugan
(Original)
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Seth Arnold
William Summers
(Original)
Egon Brecher
Daniel Raldny
(Original)
Clarence Chase
Doctor Fields
(Original)
George Colan
Tony Jarrouse
(Original)
Hubert Courtney
Nick Dablonski
(Original)
Lew Eckels
Detective Johnson
(Original)
Paul Guilfoyle
Joe Raldny
(Original)
Everett Jonas
Beatty
(Original)
David S. Lifson
Trooper
(Original)
Barton MacLane
Steve Dugan
(Original)
Byron McGrath
Jim Nelson
(Original)
Eleanor Phelps
Melania Dugan
(Original)
Truman Quevli
Paul Saltiski
(Original)
Frank Ray
Charley Yart
(Original)
Daniel Royal
Pat
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
Bill Anderson
(Original)
Royal Dana Tracey
Detective Donovan
(Original)
Lili Zehner
Betty Dugan
(Original)
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John Wexley
Writer
Staging
Richard Geist, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
17
1931
Closing Date
Nov
1
1931
Performances
14
as of Jan 31, 2026
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