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Success Story Playbill - October 1932
Success Story
Broadway
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Maxine Elliott's Theatre
109 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
John Howard Lawson
People (14)
Luther Adler
Sol Ginsberg
(Original)
Stella Adler
Sarah Glassman
(Original)
Margaret Barker
Miss Farley
(Original)
Morris Carnovsky
Rufus Sonnenberg
(Original)
William Challee
Jeffery Haliburton
(Original)
Russell Collins
Harry Fisher
(Original)
Ruth Nelson
Dinah McCabe
(Original)
Dorothy Patten
Agnes Carter
(Original)
Art Smith
Marcus Turner
(Original)
Franchot Tone
Raymond Merritt
(Original)
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Luther Adler
Sol Ginsberg
(Original)
Stella Adler
Sarah Glassman
(Original)
Margaret Barker
Miss Farley
(Original)
Morris Carnovsky
Rufus Sonnenberg
(Original)
William Challee
Jeffery Haliburton
(Original)
Russell Collins
Harry Fisher
(Original)
Ruth Nelson
Dinah McCabe
(Original)
Dorothy Patten
Agnes Carter
(Original)
Art Smith
Marcus Turner
(Original)
Franchot Tone
Raymond Merritt
(Original)
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John Howard Lawson
Writer
Lee Strasberg
Staging
Mordecai Gorelik
Scenic Design
The Group Theatre Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
26
1932
Closing Date
Jan
1
1933
Performances
121
as of Jan 30, 2026
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