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The Merchant of Yonkers Playbill - Dec 1938
The Merchant of Yonkers
Broadway
Original
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Thornton Wilder
People (20)
John Call
Barnaby Tucker
(Original)
Philip Coolidge
Joe Scanlon
(Original)
Jane Cowl
Mrs. Levi
(Original)
Thomas Ewell
Cornelius Hackl
(Original)
Frances Harison
Ermengarde
(Original)
Edward Nannary
A Cabman
(Original)
Minna Phillips
Miss Van Huysen
(Original)
Maida Reade
A Cook
(Original)
Bartlett Robinson
Ambrose Kemper
(Original)
Peter Struwel
August
(Original)
June Walker
Mrs. Molloy
(Original)
Percy Waram
Horace Vandergelder
(Original)
Carrie Weller
Gertrude
(Original)
Nydia Westman
Minnie Fay
(Original)
Max Willenz
Rudolph
(Original)
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John Call
Barnaby Tucker
(Original)
Philip Coolidge
Joe Scanlon
(Original)
Jane Cowl
Mrs. Levi
(Original)
Thomas Ewell
Cornelius Hackl
(Original)
Frances Harison
Ermengarde
(Original)
Edward Nannary
A Cabman
(Original)
Minna Phillips
Miss Van Huysen
(Original)
Maida Reade
A Cook
(Original)
Bartlett Robinson
Ambrose Kemper
(Original)
Peter Struwel
August
(Original)
June Walker
Mrs. Molloy
(Original)
Percy Waram
Horace Vandergelder
(Original)
Carrie Weller
Gertrude
(Original)
Nydia Westman
Minnie Fay
(Original)
Max Willenz
Rudolph
(Original)
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Thornton Wilder
Writer
Johann Nestroy
Based on a Comedy by
Max Reinhardt
Staging
Boris Aronson
Scenic Design
Herman Shumlin
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
28
1938
Closing Date
Jan
28
1939
Performances
39
as of Dec 03, 2025
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