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The Happiest Years
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The Happiest Years Playbill - April 1949
The Happiest Years
Broadway
Original
Lyceum Theatre
149 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Thomas Coley
,
William Roerick
People (19)
Peggy Wood
Clara Graves
(Original)
Richard S. Bishop
Bertram Graves
(Original)
Jessie Busley
Alida Wentworth
(Original)
James Goodwin
Roger Littlefield
(Original)
Louisa Horton
Joan Miller
(Original)
Judith Parrish
Martha Johnson
(Original)
Loring Smith
Morton Graves
(Original)
June Walker
Florence Graves
(Original)
Douglass Watson
Richard Johnson
(Original)
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Peggy Wood
Clara Graves
(Original)
Richard S. Bishop
Bertram Graves
(Original)
Jessie Busley
Alida Wentworth
(Original)
James Goodwin
Roger Littlefield
(Original)
Louisa Horton
Joan Miller
(Original)
Judith Parrish
Martha Johnson
(Original)
Loring Smith
Morton Graves
(Original)
June Walker
Florence Graves
(Original)
Douglass Watson
Richard Johnson
(Original)
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Thomas Coley
Writer
William Roerick
Writer
James Neilson
Staging
James Russell
Scenic Design
Shelly Hull
Stage Manager
David Weaver
Assistant Stage Manager
Sol Jacobson
Press Representative
Lewis Harmon
Press Representative
Gertrude Macy
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
25
1949
Closing Date
Apr
30
1949
Performances
8
as of Dec 04, 2025
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The Happiest Years - April 25, 1949
The Happiest Years - April 25, 1949
The Happiest Years - April 25, 1949
The Happiest Years - April 25, 1949
The Happiest Years - April 25, 1949
The Happiest Years - April 25, 1949
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