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The Corn Is Green
Broadway
Original
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The Corn is Green Playbill - May 1943
The Corn Is Green
Broadway
Original
Martin Beck Theatre
302 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Emlyn Williams
People (25)
Ethel Barrymore
Miss Moffat
(Original)
George Bleasdale
A Groom
(Original)
Kenneth Clarke
Idwal Morris
(Original)
Peter Harris
John Owen
(Original)
Gwyneth Hughes
Sarah Pugh
(Original)
Bert Kalmar
Will Hughes
(Original)
Eva Leonard-Boyne
Mrs. Watty
(Original)
Esther Mitchell
Miss Ronberry
(Original)
Patrick O'Connor
Robbart Robbatch
(Original)
Gene Ross
Glyn Thomas
(Original)
Lewis L. Russell
The Squire
(Original)
Richard Waring
Morgan Evans
(Original)
Tom Emlyn Williams
Tom Goronwy Jones
(Original)
Perry Wilson
Bessie Watty
(Original)
J. P. Wilson
Old Tom
(Original)
Josephine Capel
Ensemble
(Original)
Julia Carlson
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Conibear
Ensemble
(Original)
Julia Knox
Ensemble
(Original)
Jane Van Duser
Ensemble
(Original)
Gwendoline Williams
Ensemble
(Original)
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Ethel Barrymore
Miss Moffat
(Original)
George Bleasdale
A Groom
(Original)
Kenneth Clarke
Idwal Morris
(Original)
Peter Harris
John Owen
(Original)
Gwyneth Hughes
Sarah Pugh
(Original)
Bert Kalmar
Will Hughes
(Original)
Eva Leonard-Boyne
Mrs. Watty
(Original)
Esther Mitchell
Miss Ronberry
(Original)
Patrick O'Connor
Robbart Robbatch
(Original)
Gene Ross
Glyn Thomas
(Original)
Lewis L. Russell
The Squire
(Original)
Richard Waring
Morgan Evans
(Original)
Tom Emlyn Williams
Tom Goronwy Jones
(Original)
Perry Wilson
Bessie Watty
(Original)
J. P. Wilson
Old Tom
(Original)
Josephine Capel
Ensemble
(Original)
Julia Carlson
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Conibear
Ensemble
(Original)
Julia Knox
Ensemble
(Original)
Jane Van Duser
Ensemble
(Original)
Gwendoline Williams
Ensemble
(Original)
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Emlyn Williams
Writer
Herman Shumlin
Director
Producer
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Ernest Schrapps
Costume Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
3
1943
Closing Date
Jun
19
1943
Performances
56
as of Nov 17, 2025
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