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The Gentle People
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The Gentle People Playbill - March 1939
The Gentle People
Broadway
Original
Belasco Theatre
111 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Irwin Shaw
People (24)
Katherine Allen
Angelina Esposito
(Original)
Roman Bohnen
Philip Anagnos
(Original)
Harry Bratsburg
Flaherty
(Original)
Grover Burgess
Judge
(Original)
Lee J. Cobb
Lammanawitz
(Original)
Lulla David
Florence Goodman
(Original)
Sam Jaffe
Jonah Goodman
(Original)
Elia Kazan
Eli Lieber
(Original)
Karl Malden
Magruder
(Original)
Martin Ritt
Polack
(Original)
Sylvia Sidney
Stella Goodman
(Original)
George Skelton
Clerk
(Original)
Franchot Tone
Harold Goff
(Original)
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Katherine Allen
Angelina Esposito
(Original)
Roman Bohnen
Philip Anagnos
(Original)
Harry Bratsburg
Flaherty
(Original)
Grover Burgess
Judge
(Original)
Lee J. Cobb
Lammanawitz
(Original)
Lulla David
Florence Goodman
(Original)
Sam Jaffe
Jonah Goodman
(Original)
Elia Kazan
Eli Lieber
(Original)
Karl Malden
Magruder
(Original)
Martin Ritt
Polack
(Original)
Sylvia Sidney
Stella Goodman
(Original)
George Skelton
Clerk
(Original)
Franchot Tone
Harold Goff
(Original)
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Irwin Shaw
Writer
Harold Clurman
Director
Boris Aronson
Scenic Design
Michael Gordon
Production Manager
W.E. Watts
Stage Manager
Wil Washcoe
Assistant Stage Manager
Kermit Bloomgarden
General Manager
Walter Fried
Company Manager
Emmanuel Eisenberg
Press Representative
Mort Nathanson
Associate Press Representative
The Group Theatre Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
5
1939
Closing Date
May
6
1939
Performances
141
as of Dec 03, 2025
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