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The First Apple
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The First Apple Playbill - Dec 1933
The First Apple Playbill - Jan 1934
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The First Apple
Broadway
Original
Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Lynn Starling
People (12)
Nana Bryant
Evangeline Carson
(Original)
Spring Byington
Hester Glenn
(Original)
H. Dudley Hawley
Archie Glenn
(Original)
A. J. Herbert
Henry
(Original)
Conrad Nagel
Gilbert Carey
(Original)
Edmonia Nolley
Miss Merkle
(Original)
Irene Purcell
Sylvia Carson
(Original)
Beatrice Swanson
Helen Travers
(Original)
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Nana Bryant
Evangeline Carson
(Original)
Spring Byington
Hester Glenn
(Original)
H. Dudley Hawley
Archie Glenn
(Original)
A. J. Herbert
Henry
(Original)
Conrad Nagel
Gilbert Carey
(Original)
Edmonia Nolley
Miss Merkle
(Original)
Irene Purcell
Sylvia Carson
(Original)
Beatrice Swanson
Helen Travers
(Original)
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Lynn Starling
Writer
Bela Blau
Staging
Arthur P. Segal
Scenic Design
Lee Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
27
1933
Closing Date
Feb
1
1934
Performances
53
as of Jan 30, 2026
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