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The Farmer Takes a Wife
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The Farmer Takes a Wife Playbill - Nov 1934
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Broadway
Original
46th Street Theatre
226 W 46th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Marc Connelly
,
Frank B. Elser
People (34)
Wylie Adams
Conductor
(Original)
Walter Ayres
Fry
(Original)
Joe M. Fields
Riley
(Original)
Henry Fonda
Dan Harrow
(Original)
James Francis Robertson
Joe Teetham
(Original)
Ruth Gillmore
Mrs. Howard
(Original)
Margaret Hamilton
Lucy Gurget
(Original)
Frank Knight
Calder
(Original)
Mabel Kroman
Ivy
(Original)
Lewis Martin
Luke
(Original)
Kate Mayhew
Gammy Hennessy
(Original)
Mary McQuade
Della
(Original)
Bert J. Norton
Howard
(Original)
Charles F. O'Connor
Otway
(Original)
Larry Oliver
Lucas
(Original)
Gibbs Penrose
Jotham Klore
(Original)
Francis Pierlot
Sol Tinker
(Original)
Ralph Riggs
Sam Weaver
(Original)
Robert Ross
Stark
(Original)
Morton L. Stevens
Harry Emory
(Original)
Joseph F. Sweeney
Mr. Fisher
(Original)
June Walker
Molly Larkins
(Original)
Herb Williams
Fortune Friendly
(Original)
Jay Young
Yazey
(Original)
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Wylie Adams
Conductor
(Original)
Walter Ayres
Fry
(Original)
Joe M. Fields
Riley
(Original)
Henry Fonda
Dan Harrow
(Original)
James Francis Robertson
Joe Teetham
(Original)
Ruth Gillmore
Mrs. Howard
(Original)
Margaret Hamilton
Lucy Gurget
(Original)
Frank Knight
Calder
(Original)
Mabel Kroman
Ivy
(Original)
Lewis Martin
Luke
(Original)
Kate Mayhew
Gammy Hennessy
(Original)
Mary McQuade
Della
(Original)
Bert J. Norton
Howard
(Original)
Charles F. O'Connor
Otway
(Original)
Larry Oliver
Lucas
(Original)
Gibbs Penrose
Jotham Klore
(Original)
Francis Pierlot
Sol Tinker
(Original)
Ralph Riggs
Sam Weaver
(Original)
Robert Ross
Stark
(Original)
Morton L. Stevens
Harry Emory
(Original)
Joseph F. Sweeney
Mr. Fisher
(Original)
June Walker
Molly Larkins
(Original)
Herb Williams
Fortune Friendly
(Original)
Jay Young
Yazey
(Original)
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Frank B. Elser
Writer
Marc Connelly
Writer
Staging
Walter D. Edmonds
From the Novel "Rome Haul"
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Albert Cowles
Stage Manager
Don Wayne
Assistant Stage Manager
Isaac Benesch
Technical Director
Ben A. Boyar
General Manager
Howard S. Benedict
Press Representative
Max Gordon
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
30
1934
Closing Date
Jan
26
1935
Performances
104
as of Nov 28, 2025
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