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The Distant Shore - February 1935
The Distant Shore
Broadway
Original
Morosco Theatre
217 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Donald Blackwell
People (34)
Barbara Allen
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Andy Anderson
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Edith Angold
Dorothea Gerhardt
(Original)
Violet Besson
Millie Caulfield
(Original)
Sybil Campbell
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Jeanne Caselle
Dora Bond
(Original)
Francis Compton
Captain Graham
(Original)
William Fender, Jr.
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Sylvia Field
Sylvia Sheldon
(Original)
Mabel Gore
Sophie Lancaster
(Original)
Harry Green
George Lancaster
(Original)
William M. Griffith
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Denis Gurney
Quartermaster Swan
(Original)
Edgar Kent
Sergeant Barnes
(Original)
Roy Le May
Buttons
(Original)
In the Street Scene
(Original)
James MacDonald
Hotel Clerk
(Original)
Eric Mansfield
In the Street Scene
(Original)
James McKay
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Mary Michael
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Hale Norcross
Inspector Ross
(Original)
William Postance
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Roger Stearns
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Morton L. Stevens
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Jean Tate
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Kenneth Treseder
Doctor Nichols
(Original)
Elizabeth Valentine
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Ruth Vivian
Elsie Hallett
(Original)
Dean West
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Roland Young
Edgar Bond
(Original)
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Barbara Allen
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Andy Anderson
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Edith Angold
Dorothea Gerhardt
(Original)
Violet Besson
Millie Caulfield
(Original)
Sybil Campbell
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Jeanne Caselle
Dora Bond
(Original)
Francis Compton
Captain Graham
(Original)
William Fender, Jr.
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Sylvia Field
Sylvia Sheldon
(Original)
Mabel Gore
Sophie Lancaster
(Original)
Harry Green
George Lancaster
(Original)
William M. Griffith
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Denis Gurney
Quartermaster Swan
(Original)
Edgar Kent
Sergeant Barnes
(Original)
Roy Le May
Buttons
(Original)
In the Street Scene
(Original)
James MacDonald
Hotel Clerk
(Original)
Eric Mansfield
In the Street Scene
(Original)
James McKay
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Mary Michael
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Hale Norcross
Inspector Ross
(Original)
William Postance
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Roger Stearns
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Morton L. Stevens
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Jean Tate
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Kenneth Treseder
Doctor Nichols
(Original)
Elizabeth Valentine
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Ruth Vivian
Elsie Hallett
(Original)
Dean West
In the Street Scene
(Original)
Roland Young
Edgar Bond
(Original)
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Donald Blackwell
Writer
Theodore St. John
Writer
Robert Ross
Staging
Raymond Sovey
Scenic Design
Dwight Deere Wiman
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
21
1935
Closing Date
Mar
1
1935
Performances
13
as of Dec 04, 2025
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