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The Devil and Daniel Webster
Broadway
One Act
Original
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Broadway
One Act
Original
Martin Beck Theatre
302 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Stephen Vincent Benet
People (50)
James Chartrand
Morton
(Original)
John Gurney
Jabez Stone
(Original)
Lansing Hatfield
Daniel Webster
(Original)
Clair Kramer
Justice Hathorne
(Original)
Ernice Lawrence
Simon Girty
(Original)
Don Lee
Walter Butler
(Original)
Nancy McCord
Mary Stone
(Original)
William Mende
Dale
(Original)
George Rasely
Mr. Scratch
(Original)
Paul Roberts
Dale
(Original)
Philip Whitfield
King Philip
(Original)
Richard Hale
Daniel Webster
(Replacement)
Bettina Hall
Mary Stone
(Replacement)
Jay Amiss
Juryman
(Original)
Beulah Blake
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Chamberlain
Juryman
(Original)
Angela Chope
Ensemble
(Original)
Lee Couch
Old Man
(Original)
Frances Earnest
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Essig
Ensemble
(Original)
James Gillis
Juryman
(Original)
Geraldine Hamilton
Ensemble
(Original)
Cathryn Harvey
Ensemble
(Original)
Karl Holly
Juryman
(Original)
Janet Joyce
Ensemble
(Original)
Telete Lester
School Teacher
(Original)
Ross Lockwood
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Marshall
Clerk of the Court
(Original)
Helen Mastelle
Ensemble
(Original)
Eunice Northrup
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Oliver
Ensemble
(Original)
Fannie Shiff
Ensemble
(Original)
Larry Siegle
Teach
(Original)
Alan Stewart
Juryman
(Original)
Fred Stewart
A Fiddler
(Original)
Alice Tobin
Old Woman
(Original)
Elinor Waldron
Ensemble
(Original)
Jean Watson
Ensemble
(Original)
Marjorie Williamson
Ensemble
(Original)
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James Chartrand
Morton
(Original)
John Gurney
Jabez Stone
(Original)
Lansing Hatfield
Daniel Webster
(Original)
Clair Kramer
Justice Hathorne
(Original)
Ernice Lawrence
Simon Girty
(Original)
Don Lee
Walter Butler
(Original)
Nancy McCord
Mary Stone
(Original)
William Mende
Dale
(Original)
George Rasely
Mr. Scratch
(Original)
Paul Roberts
Dale
(Original)
Philip Whitfield
King Philip
(Original)
Jay Amiss
Juryman
(Original)
Beulah Blake
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Chamberlain
Juryman
(Original)
Angela Chope
Ensemble
(Original)
Lee Couch
Old Man
(Original)
Frances Earnest
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Essig
Ensemble
(Original)
James Gillis
Juryman
(Original)
Geraldine Hamilton
Ensemble
(Original)
Cathryn Harvey
Ensemble
(Original)
Karl Holly
Juryman
(Original)
Janet Joyce
Ensemble
(Original)
Telete Lester
School Teacher
(Original)
Ross Lockwood
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Marshall
Clerk of the Court
(Original)
Helen Mastelle
Ensemble
(Original)
Eunice Northrup
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Oliver
Ensemble
(Original)
Fannie Shiff
Ensemble
(Original)
Larry Siegle
Teach
(Original)
Alan Stewart
Juryman
(Original)
Fred Stewart
A Fiddler
(Original)
Alice Tobin
Old Woman
(Original)
Elinor Waldron
Ensemble
(Original)
Jean Watson
Ensemble
(Original)
Marjorie Williamson
Ensemble
(Original)
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Stephen Vincent Benet
Book
Douglas Moore
Book
John Houseman
Staging
Eugene Loring
Choreographer
Robert Edmond Jones
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
American Lyric Theatre (Robert Edmond Jones, Managing Director)
Producer
The League of Composers
Associated Producer
Richard Aldrich
Associate Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
18
1939
Closing Date
May
26
1939
Performances
6
as of Dec 05, 2025
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