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The Grass Harp
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The Grass Harp Playbill - Marhc 1952
The Grass Harp
Broadway
Original
Martin Beck Theatre
302 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Truman Capote
People (31)
Jay Barney
The Postmaster
(Original)
Georgia Burke
Catherine Creek
(Original)
Russell Collins
Judge Charlie Cool
(Original)
Val Dufour
The Sheriff
(Original)
Gertrude Flynn
The Baker's Wife
(Original)
Ralph Hertz
The Reverend
(Original)
Sterling Holloway
The Barber
(Original)
Anthony McGrath
Big Eddie Stover
(Original)
Mildred Natwick
Dolly Talbo
(Original)
Ruth Nelson
Verena Talbo
(Original)
Alice Pearce
Miss Baby Love Dallas
(Original)
Lenka Peterson
Maude Riordan
(Original)
Jules Racine
Brophy
(Original)
Larry Robinson
Sam
(Original)
Jane Smith
The Choir Mistress
(Original)
Susan Steell
The Reverend's Wife
(Original)
Johnny Stewart
Collin Talbo
(Original)
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Jay Barney
The Postmaster
(Original)
Georgia Burke
Catherine Creek
(Original)
Russell Collins
Judge Charlie Cool
(Original)
Val Dufour
The Sheriff
(Original)
Gertrude Flynn
The Baker's Wife
(Original)
Ralph Hertz
The Reverend
(Original)
Sterling Holloway
The Barber
(Original)
Anthony McGrath
Big Eddie Stover
(Original)
Mildred Natwick
Dolly Talbo
(Original)
Ruth Nelson
Verena Talbo
(Original)
Alice Pearce
Miss Baby Love Dallas
(Original)
Lenka Peterson
Maude Riordan
(Original)
Jules Racine
Brophy
(Original)
Larry Robinson
Sam
(Original)
Jane Smith
The Choir Mistress
(Original)
Susan Steell
The Reverend's Wife
(Original)
Johnny Stewart
Collin Talbo
(Original)
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Truman Capote
Writer
From the Novel
Robert Lewis
Director
Cecil Beaton
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Edith Lutyens
Assistant to Cecil Beaton
Virgil Thomson
Incidental Music
Ellen Newald
Production Crew
Ben Kranz
Production Stage Manager
Jules Racine
Assistant Stage Manager
Warren P. Munsell, Jr.
General Manager
Dorothy Ross
Press Representative
George Ross
Press Representative
Madelin Blitzstein
Press Associate
Arnold Saint-Subber
Producer
Rita Allen
Produced in Association with
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Opening Date
Mar
27
1952
Closing Date
Apr
26
1952
Performances
36
as of Jan 22, 2026
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The Grass Harp - March 27, 1952
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