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Sweet Mystery of Life
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Sweet Mystery of Life Playbill - October 1935
Sweet Mystery of Life
Broadway
Original
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George Haight
,
Michael Wallach
,
Richard Maibaum
People (23)
Evelyn Allen
Genevieve
(Original)
Edward Butler
Andy Flannigan
(Original)
Hobart Cavanaugh
Rosmer Peek
(Original)
Mady Correll
Norma
(Original)
Broderick Crawford
Boop Oglethorpe
(Original)
William David
Herring
(Original)
Joseph Eggenton
Doctor MacDuffy
(Original)
Franklyn Fox
Wethered
(Original)
Curtis Karpe
Doctor Worshofsky
(Original)
Pass Le Noir
J.C. Nichol
(Original)
Eugene Lockhart
Samuel L. Blauker
(Original)
Kathryn March
Lucille Bailey
(Original)
Lou Polan
Loretti
(Original)
Erskine Sanford
Doctor Warren
(Original)
Virginia Shields
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Thomas F. Tracey
Doctor Bell
(Original)
Virginia Tracy
Mrs. Minninger
(Original)
Herbert Warren
Steiner
(Original)
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Evelyn Allen
Genevieve
(Original)
Edward Butler
Andy Flannigan
(Original)
Hobart Cavanaugh
Rosmer Peek
(Original)
Mady Correll
Norma
(Original)
Broderick Crawford
Boop Oglethorpe
(Original)
William David
Herring
(Original)
Joseph Eggenton
Doctor MacDuffy
(Original)
Franklyn Fox
Wethered
(Original)
Curtis Karpe
Doctor Worshofsky
(Original)
Pass Le Noir
J.C. Nichol
(Original)
Eugene Lockhart
Samuel L. Blauker
(Original)
Kathryn March
Lucille Bailey
(Original)
Lou Polan
Loretti
(Original)
Erskine Sanford
Doctor Warren
(Original)
Virginia Shields
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Thomas F. Tracey
Doctor Bell
(Original)
Virginia Tracy
Mrs. Minninger
(Original)
Herbert Warren
Steiner
(Original)
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George Haight
Writer
Richard Maibaum
Writer
Michael Wallach
Writer
Herman Shumlin
Staging
Producer
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
11
1935
Closing Date
Oct
31
1935
Performances
11
as of Mar 10, 2026
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