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The Star-Wagon
Broadway
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The Star-wagon Playbill - December 1937
The Star-Wagon
Broadway
Original
Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Maxwell Anderson
People (30)
Lillian Gish
Martha Minch
(Original)
Burgess Meredith
Stephen Minch
(Original)
Evelyn Abbott
Christabel
(Original)
Alan Anderson
Ripple
(Original)
Whitner Bissell
Park
(Original)
Jane Buchanan
Hallie Arlington
(Original)
Russell Collins
Hanus Wicks
(Original)
Charles Forrester
2nd Thug
(Original)
Howard Freeman
Apfel
(Original)
William Garner
Oglethorpe
(Original)
Barry Kelley
1st Thug
(Original)
Duffy
(Replacement)
Mildred Natwick
Mrs. Rutledge
(Original)
Edmond O'Brien
Paul Reiger
(Original)
John Philliber
Misty
(Original)
Edith Smith
Della
(Original)
Muriel Starr
Angela
(Original)
Herb Woman
(Original)
Kent Smith
Duffy
(Original)
J. Arthur Young
Mr. Arlington
(Original)
Keenan Wynn
1st Thug
(Replacement)
John Trelfall
Park
(Replacement)
Raymond Parker
Park
(Replacement)
Victor Rankin
Paul Reiger
(Replacement)
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Lillian Gish
Martha Minch
(Original)
Burgess Meredith
Stephen Minch
(Original)
Evelyn Abbott
Christabel
(Original)
Alan Anderson
Ripple
(Original)
Whitner Bissell
Park
(Original)
Jane Buchanan
Hallie Arlington
(Original)
Russell Collins
Hanus Wicks
(Original)
Charles Forrester
2nd Thug
(Original)
Howard Freeman
Apfel
(Original)
William Garner
Oglethorpe
(Original)
Barry Kelley
1st Thug
(Original)
Mildred Natwick
Mrs. Rutledge
(Original)
Edmond O'Brien
Paul Reiger
(Original)
John Philliber
Misty
(Original)
Edith Smith
Della
(Original)
Muriel Starr
Angela
(Original)
Herb Woman
(Original)
Kent Smith
Duffy
(Original)
J. Arthur Young
Mr. Arlington
(Original)
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Maxwell Anderson
Writer
Guthrie McClintic
Staging
Producer
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
James Neilson
Stage Manager
Alan Anderson
Assistant Stage Manager
Stanley Gilkey
General Manager
William G. Tisdale
Company Manager
Richard Maney
Press Representative
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
29
1937
Closing Date
Apr
9
1938
Performances
223
as of Jan 29, 2026
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