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The Night Before Christmas
Broadway
Original
The Night Before Christmas
Broadway
Original
Morosco Theatre
217 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Laura Perelman
,
S. J. Perelman
People (32)
Harry Bratsburg
Leo
(Original)
Phyllis Brooks
Denny Costello
(Original)
St. Clair Bayfield
Endicott
(Original)
William David
Aspinwall
(Original)
Lew Eckels
Sergeant
(Original)
John Junior
Fuss-Budget
(Original)
Owen Martin
Smitty
(Original)
George Mathews
Ruby
(Original)
Herbert Nelson
Byron Schofield
(Original)
Dean Norton
Victor Immature
(Original)
Forrest Orr
Otis J. Faunce
(Original)
George Petrie
Fred Finch
(Original)
John Ravold
Bigelow
(Original)
Louis Sorin
Sam Bachrach
(Original)
Ruth Weston
Madame Rochelle
(Original)
Shelley Winters
Flora
(Original)
Marshall Bradford
Policeman
(Original)
Muriel Campbell
Moviegoer
(Original)
Peter Cusanelli
Truckman
(Original)
Kenneth Forbes
Bellhop
(Original)
Charles Furcolowe
Gentleman in Black
(Original)
Carl Gose
Sophomore
(Original)
Frank Greigenhofer, Jr.
Casualty
(Original)
Ellen Hall
Window Shopper
(Original)
Charles Holden
Policeman
(Original)
Donald McClelland
The Shield
(Original)
Jean Norwood
Paranoiac
(Original)
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Harry Bratsburg
Leo
(Original)
Phyllis Brooks
Denny Costello
(Original)
St. Clair Bayfield
Endicott
(Original)
William David
Aspinwall
(Original)
Lew Eckels
Sergeant
(Original)
John Junior
Fuss-Budget
(Original)
Owen Martin
Smitty
(Original)
George Mathews
Ruby
(Original)
Herbert Nelson
Byron Schofield
(Original)
Dean Norton
Victor Immature
(Original)
Forrest Orr
Otis J. Faunce
(Original)
George Petrie
Fred Finch
(Original)
John Ravold
Bigelow
(Original)
Louis Sorin
Sam Bachrach
(Original)
Ruth Weston
Madame Rochelle
(Original)
Shelley Winters
Flora
(Original)
Marshall Bradford
Policeman
(Original)
Muriel Campbell
Moviegoer
(Original)
Peter Cusanelli
Truckman
(Original)
Kenneth Forbes
Bellhop
(Original)
Charles Furcolowe
Gentleman in Black
(Original)
Carl Gose
Sophomore
(Original)
Frank Greigenhofer, Jr.
Casualty
(Original)
Ellen Hall
Window Shopper
(Original)
Charles Holden
Policeman
(Original)
Donald McClelland
The Shield
(Original)
Jean Norwood
Paranoiac
(Original)
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Laura Perelman
Writer
S. J. Perelman
Writer
Romney Brent
Director
Boris Aronson
Scenic Design
Courtney Burr
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
10
1941
Closing Date
Apr
27
1941
Performances
22
as of Dec 04, 2025
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