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The Pure in Heart
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The Pure in Heart
Broadway
Original
Longacre Theatre
220 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
John Howard Lawson
People (31)
Joseph Allenton
Pa Sparks
(Original)
James Bell
Larry Goshen
(Original)
Ruth Bond
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
C.H. Davis
Otto Bauer
(Original)
Peggy Dell
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
Peter Donald, Jr.
Johnnie Sparks
(Original)
Ara Gerald
Edwina Raleigh
(Original)
Michael Gray
1st Detective
(Original)
Broderick
(Original)
Dorothy Hall
Annabel Sparks
(Original)
Patti Heaton
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
Rita Horgan
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
Charles S. Howard
Joe
(Original)
Amalie Ideal
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
Frances Langford
A Singer
(Original)
Charles C. Leatherbee
Homer Edwards
(Original)
Owen Martin
2nd Detective
(Original)
Iceman
(Original)
Mary Mascher
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
Scott Moore
Postman
(Original)
Wilkes
(Original)
Mary Philips
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
Tom Powers
Dr. Martin Goshen
(Original)
Joaquin Souther
James B. Mellon
(Original)
Zelma Tiden
Faith McCarthy
(Original)
Harold Vermilyea
Matt Swann
(Original)
Janet Young
Ma Sparks
(Original)
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Joseph Allenton
Pa Sparks
(Original)
James Bell
Larry Goshen
(Original)
Ruth Bond
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
C.H. Davis
Otto Bauer
(Original)
Peggy Dell
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
Peter Donald, Jr.
Johnnie Sparks
(Original)
Ara Gerald
Edwina Raleigh
(Original)
Michael Gray
1st Detective
(Original)
Broderick
(Original)
Dorothy Hall
Annabel Sparks
(Original)
Patti Heaton
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
Rita Horgan
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
Charles S. Howard
Joe
(Original)
Amalie Ideal
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
Frances Langford
A Singer
(Original)
Charles C. Leatherbee
Homer Edwards
(Original)
Owen Martin
2nd Detective
(Original)
Iceman
(Original)
Mary Mascher
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
Scott Moore
Postman
(Original)
Wilkes
(Original)
Mary Philips
Albertina Rasch Girl
(Original)
Tom Powers
Dr. Martin Goshen
(Original)
Joaquin Souther
James B. Mellon
(Original)
Zelma Tiden
Faith McCarthy
(Original)
Harold Vermilyea
Matt Swann
(Original)
Janet Young
Ma Sparks
(Original)
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John Howard Lawson
Writer
Edward Massey
Staging
Albertina Rasch
Choreographer
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
Richard Myers
Incidental Music
Richard Aldrich
Producer
Alfred De Liagre, Jr.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
20
1934
Closing Date
Mar
31
1934
Performances
7
as of Dec 03, 2025
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