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The Good Earth Playbill - Oct 1932
The Good Earth
Broadway
Original
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Owen Davis
,
Donald Davis
People (36)
Harry Barfoot
Priest from the Temple of Buddha
(Original)
Homer Barton
The Rich Man
(Original)
The Gatekeeper of the House of Hwang
(Original)
Conrad Cantzen
A Peach Vendor
(Original)
Another Poor Man
(Original)
Harry M. Cooke
A Tall Beggar
(Original)
Jack Daniels
Stranger
(Original)
Marel Foster
The Fifth Lady
(Original)
William Franklin
A Beggar
(Original)
Clyde Franklin
Ching
(Original)
Freddy Goodrow
Wang Lung's Son
(Original)
Sydney Greenstreet
Wang Lung's Uncle
(Original)
Joan Hathaway
A Slave
(Original)
Albert Hecht
A Poor Man
(Original)
Helen Hoy
The Fool Child
(Original)
A. Francis Karll
Old Lord's Son
(Original)
Geraldine Kay
The Bride
(Original)
Donald MacMillan
Yi Ling
(Original)
Kate Morgan
The Ancient Mistress of the House of Wang
(Original)
Nola Napoli
A Slave
(Original)
Alla Nazimova
O-Lan
(Original)
Sabene Newmark
Lotus
(Original)
Claude Rains
Wang Lung
(Original)
M. W. Rale
Priest from the Temple of Buddha
(Original)
Jessie Ralph
Wang Lung's Aunt
(Original)
Mark Schweid
A Doctor
(Original)
Vincent Sherman
A Young Speaker
(Original)
Stranger
(Original)
Harold Thomas
The Old Lord
(Original)
Henry Travers
Wang Lung's Father
(Original)
Marjorie Wood
Cuckoo
(Original)
Philip Wood
A Taoist Priest
(Original)
Harry Wood
Wang Lung's Eldest Son
(Original)
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Harry Barfoot
Priest from the Temple of Buddha
(Original)
Homer Barton
The Rich Man
(Original)
The Gatekeeper of the House of Hwang
(Original)
Conrad Cantzen
A Peach Vendor
(Original)
Another Poor Man
(Original)
Harry M. Cooke
A Tall Beggar
(Original)
Jack Daniels
Stranger
(Original)
Marel Foster
The Fifth Lady
(Original)
William Franklin
A Beggar
(Original)
Clyde Franklin
Ching
(Original)
Freddy Goodrow
Wang Lung's Son
(Original)
Sydney Greenstreet
Wang Lung's Uncle
(Original)
Joan Hathaway
A Slave
(Original)
Albert Hecht
A Poor Man
(Original)
Helen Hoy
The Fool Child
(Original)
A. Francis Karll
Old Lord's Son
(Original)
Geraldine Kay
The Bride
(Original)
Donald MacMillan
Yi Ling
(Original)
Kate Morgan
The Ancient Mistress of the House of Wang
(Original)
Nola Napoli
A Slave
(Original)
Alla Nazimova
O-Lan
(Original)
Sabene Newmark
Lotus
(Original)
Claude Rains
Wang Lung
(Original)
M. W. Rale
Priest from the Temple of Buddha
(Original)
Jessie Ralph
Wang Lung's Aunt
(Original)
Mark Schweid
A Doctor
(Original)
Vincent Sherman
A Young Speaker
(Original)
Stranger
(Original)
Harold Thomas
The Old Lord
(Original)
Henry Travers
Wang Lung's Father
(Original)
Marjorie Wood
Cuckoo
(Original)
Philip Wood
A Taoist Priest
(Original)
Harry Wood
Wang Lung's Eldest Son
(Original)
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Owen Davis
Writer
Donald Davis
Writer
Pearl S. Buck
Source Material
Philip Moeller
Staging
Lee Simonson
Scenic Design
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
17
1932
Closing Date
Dec
3
1932
Performances
56
as of Dec 03, 2025
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