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The Drums Begin Playbill - Nov 1933
The Drums Begin
Broadway
Original
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Howard Irving Young
People (27)
Walter Abel
Andre Roussel
(Original)
Judith Anderson
Valerie Latour
(Original)
Oliver Barbour
Victor
(Original)
C.C. Charles
Batiste
(Original)
Harry Cooke
Albert
(Original)
Pierre De Ramey
Emile Moreau
(Original)
Joseph Downing
Starling
(Original)
William Foran
George Patterson
(Original)
Robert Gleckler
J.A. Higgins
(Original)
F. Cliff Jewell
Curtis
(Original)
Moffat Johnston
Ludwig Von Tappen
(Original)
Alexander Lewis
Jackie
(Original)
Alice Reinheart
Pierrette
(Original)
José Ruben
Gaston Corday
(Original)
William Shea
Philippe
(Original)
J. Ascher Smith
Sound Man
(Original)
Kent Smith
Karl Hoffman
(Original)
Lionel Stander
Feodor Dobinsky
(Original)
Ingeborg Tillisch
Rosie
(Original)
Juan Varro
Jacques
(Original)
William Wadsworth
Dominique
(Original)
Charles Wagenheim
Kammerich
(Original)
Alf Weinberger
Schenck
(Original)
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Walter Abel
Andre Roussel
(Original)
Judith Anderson
Valerie Latour
(Original)
Oliver Barbour
Victor
(Original)
C.C. Charles
Batiste
(Original)
Harry Cooke
Albert
(Original)
Pierre De Ramey
Emile Moreau
(Original)
Joseph Downing
Starling
(Original)
William Foran
George Patterson
(Original)
Robert Gleckler
J.A. Higgins
(Original)
F. Cliff Jewell
Curtis
(Original)
Moffat Johnston
Ludwig Von Tappen
(Original)
Alexander Lewis
Jackie
(Original)
Alice Reinheart
Pierrette
(Original)
José Ruben
Gaston Corday
(Original)
William Shea
Philippe
(Original)
J. Ascher Smith
Sound Man
(Original)
Kent Smith
Karl Hoffman
(Original)
Lionel Stander
Feodor Dobinsky
(Original)
Ingeborg Tillisch
Rosie
(Original)
Juan Varro
Jacques
(Original)
William Wadsworth
Dominique
(Original)
Charles Wagenheim
Kammerich
(Original)
Alf Weinberger
Schenck
(Original)
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Howard Irving Young
Writer
George Abbott
Staging
Producer
Cirker & Robbins
Scenic Design
Philip Dunning
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
24
1933
Closing Date
Dec
1
1933
Performances
11
as of Dec 04, 2025
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