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Sweet River
Broadway
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Hollywood Theatre
1655 Broadway & 237 W. 51st St, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George Abbott
People (62)
Wylie Adams
Sheriff
(Original)
Matt Briggs
Simon Legree
(Original)
John T.L. Bunn
General Jim Jones
(Original)
Vivian Collier
Charlotte
(Original)
William Crimans
Colonel Jenks
(Original)
Charles Dingle
Phineas
(Original)
Herbert Duffy
Deputy Sheriff
(Original)
Anna Franklin
Hedda
(Original)
Inge Hardison
Topsy
(Original)
Juan Hernandez
Gabe
(Original)
Harriet Jackson
Queenie
(Original)
Roy Johnson
Waiter
(Original)
Paul Johnson
Jonah
(Original)
Lamar King
Assistant Auctioneer
(Original)
Allen Lewis
Ben
(Original)
Jasper
(Original)
James E. Lightfoot
Mort
(Original)
Kathryn March
Marie St. Clare
(Original)
John Marriott
Sam
(Original)
Assotta Marshall
Hesper
(Original)
Gertrude McBrown
Hagar
(Original)
Julian Miles
Luke
(Original)
Eulabelle Moore
Juba
(Original)
Tom Morgan
Major Putnam
(Original)
Margaret Mullen
Eliza
(Original)
Betty Philson
Eva
(Original)
Walter Price
Uncle Tom
(Original)
Ethel Purnello
Tisha
(Original)
Bartlett Robinson
Edward St. Clare
(Original)
Lora Rogers
Aunt Ophelia
(Original)
John Taylor
Dan
(Original)
Foster Williams
Auctioneer
(Original)
Marion Willis
Sheriff
(Original)
Philip Wood
Deputy Sheriff
(Original)
Ray Yeates
Deeter
(Original)
Birleanna Banks
Slave
(Original)
Harry Bolden
Slave
(Original)
Earle Burke
Slave
(Original)
Orange Cox
Slave
(Original)
John Diggs
Slave
(Original)
Darlean Duval
Slave
(Original)
Estelle Floyd
Slave
(Original)
George Hall
Slave
(Original)
Clinton Holland
Slave
(Original)
Mildred Lassiter
Slave
(Original)
Dorothy Marks
Slave
(Original)
Richard McMyers
Slave
(Original)
May Peebles
Slave
(Original)
Leslie Phipps
Slave
(Original)
Iona Reynolds
Slave
(Original)
James Sparks
Slave
(Original)
Louise Twyman
Slave
(Original)
Charles Welch
Slave
(Original)
Musa Williams
Slave
(Original)
Regina Williams
Slave
(Original)
Gerald Williams
Slave
(Original)
Jean Williams
Slave
(Original)
Irma Williams
Slave
(Original)
Haas Woodlin
Slave
(Original)
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Wylie Adams
Sheriff
(Original)
Matt Briggs
Simon Legree
(Original)
John T.L. Bunn
General Jim Jones
(Original)
Vivian Collier
Charlotte
(Original)
William Crimans
Colonel Jenks
(Original)
Charles Dingle
Phineas
(Original)
Herbert Duffy
Deputy Sheriff
(Original)
Anna Franklin
Hedda
(Original)
Inge Hardison
Topsy
(Original)
Juan Hernandez
Gabe
(Original)
Harriet Jackson
Queenie
(Original)
Roy Johnson
Waiter
(Original)
Paul Johnson
Jonah
(Original)
Lamar King
Assistant Auctioneer
(Original)
Allen Lewis
Ben
(Original)
Jasper
(Original)
James E. Lightfoot
Mort
(Original)
Kathryn March
Marie St. Clare
(Original)
John Marriott
Sam
(Original)
Assotta Marshall
Hesper
(Original)
Gertrude McBrown
Hagar
(Original)
Julian Miles
Luke
(Original)
Eulabelle Moore
Juba
(Original)
Tom Morgan
Major Putnam
(Original)
Margaret Mullen
Eliza
(Original)
Betty Philson
Eva
(Original)
Walter Price
Uncle Tom
(Original)
Ethel Purnello
Tisha
(Original)
Bartlett Robinson
Edward St. Clare
(Original)
Lora Rogers
Aunt Ophelia
(Original)
John Taylor
Dan
(Original)
Foster Williams
Auctioneer
(Original)
Marion Willis
Sheriff
(Original)
Philip Wood
Deputy Sheriff
(Original)
Ray Yeates
Deeter
(Original)
Birleanna Banks
Slave
(Original)
Harry Bolden
Slave
(Original)
Earle Burke
Slave
(Original)
Orange Cox
Slave
(Original)
John Diggs
Slave
(Original)
Darlean Duval
Slave
(Original)
Estelle Floyd
Slave
(Original)
George Hall
Slave
(Original)
Clinton Holland
Slave
(Original)
Mildred Lassiter
Slave
(Original)
Dorothy Marks
Slave
(Original)
Richard McMyers
Slave
(Original)
May Peebles
Slave
(Original)
Leslie Phipps
Slave
(Original)
Iona Reynolds
Slave
(Original)
James Sparks
Slave
(Original)
Louise Twyman
Slave
(Original)
Charles Welch
Slave
(Original)
Musa Williams
Slave
(Original)
Regina Williams
Slave
(Original)
Gerald Williams
Slave
(Original)
Jean Williams
Slave
(Original)
Irma Williams
Slave
(Original)
Haas Woodlin
Slave
(Original)
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George Abbott
Writer
Staging
Producer
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Source Material ("Uncle Tom's Cabin")
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Juanita Hall
Choral Arrangements and Direction
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
28
1936
Closing Date
Nov
1
1936
Performances
5
as of Dec 04, 2025
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