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The Woman Brown Playbill - Dec 1939
The Woman Brown
Broadway
Original
Biltmore Theatre
261 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Dorothy Cumming
People (39)
Frank A. Howson
Alderman
(Original)
Daisy Belmore
Lizzie Piggott
(Original)
Buddy Buehler
Johnnie Smith
(Original)
Natalie Chilvers
Allen Child
(Original)
Fransiska Gaal
Mary Brown
(Original)
Cecil Humphreys
Sir Patrick
(Original)
Colin Keith-Johnston
Ken Sutter
(Original)
Oswald Marshall
Reverend Mr. Shell
(Original)
John McKee
Doctor Moore
(Original)
Jessamine Newcombe
Mrs. Goodberry
(Original)
Claire Nolte
Mrs. Mitchmore
(Original)
Ronald Reiss
Peter Brown
(Original)
Ralph Sumpter
Policeman Smith
(Original)
Helen Trenholme
Nurse Turnbull
(Original)
Dick Van Patten
Peter Brown
(Original)
Jack Bishop
Solicitor
(Original)
Ross Chetwynd
Sergeant
(Original)
John Clarke
Chaplain
(Original)
Harold De Becker
Porter
(Original)
James E. Corbett
Clerk
(Original)
Hugh Fettis
Reporter
(Original)
Jack Gould
Reporter
(Original)
Avery Graves
Warden
(Original)
Jack Hasler
Reporter
(Original)
Lionel Ince
Foreman of the Jury
(Original)
Edward Lester
Deputy Clerk
(Original)
Lewis McMichael
Solicitor
(Original)
Len Mence
Judge
(Original)
David Powell
Reporter
(Original)
Richard Rider
Reporter
(Original)
William Short
Reporter
(Original)
Edmond Stevens
Usher of the Court
(Original)
William Topham
Reporter
(Original)
Eric Walz
Clerk of Court
(Original)
Charles Wellesley
Sheriff
(Original)
Harold Young
Attorney General
(Original)
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Frank A. Howson
Alderman
(Original)
Daisy Belmore
Lizzie Piggott
(Original)
Buddy Buehler
Johnnie Smith
(Original)
Natalie Chilvers
Allen Child
(Original)
Fransiska Gaal
Mary Brown
(Original)
Cecil Humphreys
Sir Patrick
(Original)
Colin Keith-Johnston
Ken Sutter
(Original)
Oswald Marshall
Reverend Mr. Shell
(Original)
John McKee
Doctor Moore
(Original)
Jessamine Newcombe
Mrs. Goodberry
(Original)
Claire Nolte
Mrs. Mitchmore
(Original)
Ronald Reiss
Peter Brown
(Original)
Ralph Sumpter
Policeman Smith
(Original)
Helen Trenholme
Nurse Turnbull
(Original)
Dick Van Patten
Peter Brown
(Original)
Jack Bishop
Solicitor
(Original)
Ross Chetwynd
Sergeant
(Original)
John Clarke
Chaplain
(Original)
Harold De Becker
Porter
(Original)
James E. Corbett
Clerk
(Original)
Hugh Fettis
Reporter
(Original)
Jack Gould
Reporter
(Original)
Avery Graves
Warden
(Original)
Jack Hasler
Reporter
(Original)
Lionel Ince
Foreman of the Jury
(Original)
Edward Lester
Deputy Clerk
(Original)
Lewis McMichael
Solicitor
(Original)
Len Mence
Judge
(Original)
David Powell
Reporter
(Original)
Richard Rider
Reporter
(Original)
William Short
Reporter
(Original)
Edmond Stevens
Usher of the Court
(Original)
William Topham
Reporter
(Original)
Eric Walz
Clerk of Court
(Original)
Charles Wellesley
Sheriff
(Original)
Harold Young
Attorney General
(Original)
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Dorothy Cumming
Writer
Staging
Raymond Sovey
Scenic Design
Margaret Hewes
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
8
1939
Closing Date
Dec
16
1939
Performances
11
as of Dec 04, 2025
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