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The Case of Philip Lawrence
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The Case of Philip Lawrence
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Lafayette Theatre
132nd St. and 7th Ave., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George MacEntee
People (36)
Fraulein Alford
Nancy
(Original)
Clarence Brown
Accordion Player
(Original)
William Brown
Half Pint
(Original)
Gerald De La Fontaine
Racy Green
(Original)
Walter Duke
Second Bodyguard
(Original)
Sidney Easton
First Bodyguard
(Original)
Maurice Ellis
Phil Lawrence
(Original)
Edward Fleischer
Detective
(Original)
Frederic Gibson
Dancer
(Original)
Estelle Hemsley
Mrs. Jenkins
(Original)
Bertram Holmes
Child
(Original)
Steve Horn
First Guard
(Original)
J. Louis Johnson
Rev. Stowe
(Original)
Zola King
Dancer
(Original)
Wanda Macey
Child
(Original)
Shirley Macey
Child
(Original)
Patrick McCullough
Second Guard
(Original)
William Melville
College Professor
(Original)
Bertram Miller
Prosecuting Attorney
(Original)
Thomas Mosely
Chick Turner
(Original)
George Nixon
Defense Attorney
(Original)
Dorothy Paul
Sue Wilkins
(Original)
Alberta Perkins
Martha "Mom" Robbins
(Original)
Arthis Savage
Dancer
(Original)
Eleanor Scher
Marian
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Heavy Head
(Original)
Ollie Simmons
Dancer
(Original)
Frances Smith
Blues Singer
(Original)
Mabel Thorne
Matron
(Original)
Be-Be Townsend
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Robert Veritch
Dreamy Dale
(Original)
Fritz Weller
Judge
(Original)
James Williams
Detective
(Original)
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Fraulein Alford
Nancy
(Original)
Clarence Brown
Accordion Player
(Original)
William Brown
Half Pint
(Original)
Gerald De La Fontaine
Racy Green
(Original)
Walter Duke
Second Bodyguard
(Original)
Sidney Easton
First Bodyguard
(Original)
Maurice Ellis
Phil Lawrence
(Original)
Edward Fleischer
Detective
(Original)
Frederic Gibson
Dancer
(Original)
Estelle Hemsley
Mrs. Jenkins
(Original)
Bertram Holmes
Child
(Original)
Steve Horn
First Guard
(Original)
J. Louis Johnson
Rev. Stowe
(Original)
Zola King
Dancer
(Original)
Wanda Macey
Child
(Original)
Shirley Macey
Child
(Original)
Patrick McCullough
Second Guard
(Original)
William Melville
College Professor
(Original)
Bertram Miller
Prosecuting Attorney
(Original)
Thomas Mosely
Chick Turner
(Original)
George Nixon
Defense Attorney
(Original)
Dorothy Paul
Sue Wilkins
(Original)
Alberta Perkins
Martha "Mom" Robbins
(Original)
Arthis Savage
Dancer
(Original)
Eleanor Scher
Marian
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Heavy Head
(Original)
Ollie Simmons
Dancer
(Original)
Frances Smith
Blues Singer
(Original)
Mabel Thorne
Matron
(Original)
Be-Be Townsend
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Robert Veritch
Dreamy Dale
(Original)
Fritz Weller
Judge
(Original)
James Williams
Detective
(Original)
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George MacEntee
Writer
J. Augustus Smith
Director
Negro Theatre Unit of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA
Scenic Design
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
7
1937
Closing Date
Jul
31
1937
Performances
55
as of Dec 05, 2025
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