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The Shoemaker's Holiday
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Revival
The Shoemaker's Holiday
Broadway
Revival
Mercury Theatre
110 W. 41st St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Thomas Dekker
People (41)
William Alland
Serving Man
(Original)
Arthur Anderson
A Boy
(Original)
Charles Baker
Attendant
(Original)
Soldier
(Original)
Edith Barrett
Sybil
(Original)
John Berry
Soldier
(Original)
Francis Carpenter
Dodger
(Original)
Joseph Cotten
Rowland Lacy
(Original)
George Coulouris
The King
(Original)
George Duthie
Master Scott
(Original)
Ruth Ford
Jane
(Original)
Alice Frost
Rose
(Original)
William Herz
Shoemaker
(Original)
William Howell
Attendant
(Original)
Whitford Kane
Simon Eyre
(Original)
George Lloyd
Soldier
(Original)
Norman Lloyd
Roger
(Original)
William Mowry
Askew
(Original)
James O'Rear
Shoemaker
(Original)
Tileston Perry
Soldier
(Original)
Vincent Price
Master Hammon
(Original)
Elliott Reid
Ralph
(Original)
Frederick Ross
Soldier
(Original)
Stefan Schnabel
A Dutch Skipper
(Original)
Hiram Sherman
Firk
(Original)
Frederick Thompson
Soldier
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Sir Hugh Lacy
(Original)
Marian Warring-Manley
Margery
(Original)
Frank Westbrook
Shoemaker
(Original)
John A. Willard
Master Warner
(Original)
Richard Wilson
Shoemaker
(Original)
Ross Elliott
Soldier
(Replacement)
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William Alland
Serving Man
(Original)
Arthur Anderson
A Boy
(Original)
Charles Baker
Attendant
(Original)
Soldier
(Original)
Edith Barrett
Sybil
(Original)
John Berry
Soldier
(Original)
Francis Carpenter
Dodger
(Original)
Joseph Cotten
Rowland Lacy
(Original)
George Coulouris
The King
(Original)
George Duthie
Master Scott
(Original)
Ruth Ford
Jane
(Original)
Alice Frost
Rose
(Original)
William Herz
Shoemaker
(Original)
William Howell
Attendant
(Original)
Whitford Kane
Simon Eyre
(Original)
George Lloyd
Soldier
(Original)
Norman Lloyd
Roger
(Original)
William Mowry
Askew
(Original)
James O'Rear
Shoemaker
(Original)
Tileston Perry
Soldier
(Original)
Vincent Price
Master Hammon
(Original)
Elliott Reid
Ralph
(Original)
Frederick Ross
Soldier
(Original)
Stefan Schnabel
A Dutch Skipper
(Original)
Hiram Sherman
Firk
(Original)
Frederick Thompson
Soldier
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Sir Hugh Lacy
(Original)
Marian Warring-Manley
Margery
(Original)
Frank Westbrook
Shoemaker
(Original)
John A. Willard
Master Warner
(Original)
Richard Wilson
Shoemaker
(Original)
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Thomas Dekker
Writer
Orson Welles
Director
Producer
Samuel Leve
Scenic Design
Millia Davenport
Costume Design
Lehman Engel
Incidental Music
Jean Rosenthal
Production Manager
William Alland
Assistant Stage Manager
George Zorn
General Manager
Harry Kaufman
Company Manager
Henry Senber
Press Representative
John Houseman
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
1
1938
Closing Date
Apr
22
1938
Performances
69
as of Dec 04, 2025
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