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The Bat
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Revival
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The Bat Playbill - Feb 1953
The Bat
Broadway
Revival
National Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Avery Hopwood
,
Mary Roberts Rinehart
People (17)
Raymond Bailey
An Unknown Man
(Original)
Harry Bannister
Doctor Wells
(Original)
Bert Bertram
A Stranger
(Original)
Laurence Haddon
Richard Fleming
(Original)
Peter Hanson
Jack Brooks
(Original)
Paula Houston
Miss Dale Ogden
(Original)
Harry Shaw Lowe
Billy
(Original)
ZaSu Pitts
Lizzie Allen
(Original)
Charles Proctor
Reginald Beresford
(Original)
Shepperd Strudwick
Detective Anderson
(Original)
Lucile Watson
Miss Cornelia Van Gorder
(Original)
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Raymond Bailey
An Unknown Man
(Original)
Harry Bannister
Doctor Wells
(Original)
Bert Bertram
A Stranger
(Original)
Laurence Haddon
Richard Fleming
(Original)
Peter Hanson
Jack Brooks
(Original)
Paula Houston
Miss Dale Ogden
(Original)
Harry Shaw Lowe
Billy
(Original)
ZaSu Pitts
Lizzie Allen
(Original)
Charles Proctor
Reginald Beresford
(Original)
Shepperd Strudwick
Detective Anderson
(Original)
Lucile Watson
Miss Cornelia Van Gorder
(Original)
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Writer
Avery Hopwood
Writer
Jonathan Seymour
Staging
Ralph Alswang
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Alice Gibson
Costume Design
B. F. Kamsler
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
20
1953
Closing Date
Feb
7
1953
Performances
23
as of Dec 03, 2025
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