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The Wooden Dish
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The Wooden Dish Playbill - Oct 1955
The Wooden Dish
Broadway
Original
Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Edmund Morris
People (20)
Louis Calhern
Lon (Pop) Dennison
(Original)
John Randolph
Ed Mason
(Original)
Polly Rowles
Clara Dennison
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
Sam Yaeger
(Original)
Gordon Tanner
Glenn Dennison
(Original)
James Westerfield
Floyd Dennison
(Original)
Barbara Barrie
Janey Stewart
(Original)
Jane Rose
Bessie Bockser
(Original)
Jacqueline Scott
Susan Dennison
(Original)
Orville Sherman
Mr. Forsythe
(Original)
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Louis Calhern
Lon (Pop) Dennison
(Original)
John Randolph
Ed Mason
(Original)
Polly Rowles
Clara Dennison
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
Sam Yaeger
(Original)
Gordon Tanner
Glenn Dennison
(Original)
James Westerfield
Floyd Dennison
(Original)
Barbara Barrie
Janey Stewart
(Original)
Jane Rose
Bessie Bockser
(Original)
Jacqueline Scott
Susan Dennison
(Original)
Orville Sherman
Mr. Forsythe
(Original)
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Edmund Morris
Writer
Louis Calhern
Director
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
John Boyt
Costume Design
Edward McHugh
Production Stage Manager
Joseph L. Graham
Assistant Stage Manager
Thomas Hammond
General Manager
Joseph Cohne
Company Manager
Frank Goodman
Press Representative
Armand Deutsch
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
6
1955
Closing Date
Oct
15
1955
Performances
12
as of Dec 04, 2025
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