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The Trial of Dr. Beck
Broadway
Revival
The Trial of Dr. Beck
Broadway
Revival
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
109 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Hughes Allison
People (25)
Carrie Adams
Lulu Doolittle
(Original)
William Bendix
George B. Shaw
(Original)
Clifford Dempsey
Judge Archer
(Original)
Frank Ferguson
Court Clerk
(Original)
Jane Ferrell
Ella Gordon
(Original)
Virginia Girvin
Carrie Jones
(Original)
Frank Harrington
District Attorney Madison
(Original)
Harriet Harris
Ruth Ellen
(Original)
Lulu B. King
Hilda Redd
(Original)
Aurelius Lawrence
Oscar Brooks
(Original)
Norman Lewis
Herman Phillips
(Original)
Elvis Mason
George Doolittle
(Original)
Joseph McCallion
Ralph Judd
(Original)
Thomas McKenna
Inspector Timothy O'Malley
(Original)
LaVerne Pine
Mary Hudson
(Original)
Kenneth Renwick
Dr. John Beck
(Original)
Earl Sydnor
Defense Attorney Collings
(Original)
Stewart Ward
Dr. Julius Sims
(Original)
Dorothy Washington
Elenore Hopkins
(Original)
Jethro Webb
Patrolman James
(Original)
Kenneth Woodruff
Assistant District Attorney
(Original)
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Carrie Adams
Lulu Doolittle
(Original)
William Bendix
George B. Shaw
(Original)
Clifford Dempsey
Judge Archer
(Original)
Frank Ferguson
Court Clerk
(Original)
Jane Ferrell
Ella Gordon
(Original)
Virginia Girvin
Carrie Jones
(Original)
Frank Harrington
District Attorney Madison
(Original)
Harriet Harris
Ruth Ellen
(Original)
Lulu B. King
Hilda Redd
(Original)
Aurelius Lawrence
Oscar Brooks
(Original)
Norman Lewis
Herman Phillips
(Original)
Elvis Mason
George Doolittle
(Original)
Joseph McCallion
Ralph Judd
(Original)
Thomas McKenna
Inspector Timothy O'Malley
(Original)
LaVerne Pine
Mary Hudson
(Original)
Kenneth Renwick
Dr. John Beck
(Original)
Earl Sydnor
Defense Attorney Collings
(Original)
Stewart Ward
Dr. Julius Sims
(Original)
Dorothy Washington
Elenore Hopkins
(Original)
Jethro Webb
Patrolman James
(Original)
Kenneth Woodruff
Assistant District Attorney
(Original)
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Hughes Allison
Writer
Louis M. Simon
Staging
Rollo Wayne
Scenic Design
Federal Theatre Project of The WPA
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
9
1937
Closing Date
Aug
31
1937
Performances
24
as of Feb 01, 2026
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