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The Moon in the Yellow River
Broadway
Original
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The Moon in the Yellow River Playbill - March 1932
The Moon in the Yellow River
Broadway
Original
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Denis Johnston
People (17)
Wylie Adams
Larry
(Original)
Egon Brecher
Tausch
(Original)
Gertrude Flynn
Blanaid
(Original)
William Harrigan
Commandant
(Original)
Henry Hull
Darrell Blake
(Original)
Alma Kruger
Aunt Columba
(Original)
Barry Macollum
Willie
(Original)
John Daly Murphy
Captain Potts
(Original)
Edward Nannary
George
(Original)
John O'Connor
Another of Blake's Men
(Original)
Desmond O'Donnovan
Another Soldier
(Original)
Claude Rains
Dobelle
(Original)
Paul Stevenson
A Soldier
(Original)
Josephine Williams
Agnes
(Original)
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Wylie Adams
Larry
(Original)
Egon Brecher
Tausch
(Original)
Gertrude Flynn
Blanaid
(Original)
William Harrigan
Commandant
(Original)
Henry Hull
Darrell Blake
(Original)
Alma Kruger
Aunt Columba
(Original)
Barry Macollum
Willie
(Original)
John Daly Murphy
Captain Potts
(Original)
Edward Nannary
George
(Original)
John O'Connor
Another of Blake's Men
(Original)
Desmond O'Donnovan
Another Soldier
(Original)
Claude Rains
Dobelle
(Original)
Paul Stevenson
A Soldier
(Original)
Josephine Williams
Agnes
(Original)
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Denis Johnston
Writer
Philip Moeller
Staging
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
29
1932
Closing Date
Apr
1
1932
Performances
40
as of Jan 31, 2026
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