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The World We Make
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The World We Make Playbill - Nov 1939
The World We Make
Broadway
Original
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Sidney Kingsley
People (37)
Margo
Virginia McKay
(Original)
Carroll Ashburn
Mr. McKay
(Original)
Solen Burry
Morris, the Marker
(Original)
Nick Dennis
Modesto
(Original)
Rudolph Forster
Dr. Schiller
(Original)
Harold Gary
Louis, the Foreman
(Original)
Daga Hammond
Mary
(Original)
Billie Haywood
Rosebud
(Original)
Eve March
Sally
(Original)
Katherine Murphy
Pearl
(Original)
James O'Rear
Al
(Original)
Kasia Orzaweski
Mrs. Zubriski
(Original)
Joseph Pevney
Jim Kohler
(Original)
Bonnie Roberts
Cora
(Original)
Eric Roberts
Janch
(Original)
Herbert Rudley
John Kohler
(Original)
Thelma Schnee
Anna
(Original)
Ruth Sherrill
Ruth
(Original)
Harold Stone
Mr. Zubriski
(Original)
Buddy Swan
Danny
(Original)
Zolya Talma
Mrs. McKay
(Original)
Albert Vees
Boss
(Original)
Tito Vuolo
Rocco
(Original)
Eloise Bouldin
Laundry Worker
(Original)
Erwin Edwards
Second Laundry Truckman
(Original)
Dagmar Hampf
Laundry Worker
(Original)
Nurse Regis
(Original)
Lee Harrett
Renting Agent
(Original)
Louise Huntington
Head Nurse
(Original)
Neighbor
(Original)
May King
Laundry Worker
(Original)
Randolph Preston
Neighbor
(Original)
Florence Redd
Laundry Worker
(Original)
Frank Richards
First Laundry Truckman
(Original)
Jerome Thor
Third Laundry Truckman
(Original)
Mildred Truppo
Laundry Worker
(Original)
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Margo
Virginia McKay
(Original)
Carroll Ashburn
Mr. McKay
(Original)
Solen Burry
Morris, the Marker
(Original)
Nick Dennis
Modesto
(Original)
Rudolph Forster
Dr. Schiller
(Original)
Harold Gary
Louis, the Foreman
(Original)
Daga Hammond
Mary
(Original)
Billie Haywood
Rosebud
(Original)
Eve March
Sally
(Original)
Katherine Murphy
Pearl
(Original)
James O'Rear
Al
(Original)
Kasia Orzaweski
Mrs. Zubriski
(Original)
Joseph Pevney
Jim Kohler
(Original)
Bonnie Roberts
Cora
(Original)
Eric Roberts
Janch
(Original)
Herbert Rudley
John Kohler
(Original)
Thelma Schnee
Anna
(Original)
Ruth Sherrill
Ruth
(Original)
Harold Stone
Mr. Zubriski
(Original)
Buddy Swan
Danny
(Original)
Zolya Talma
Mrs. McKay
(Original)
Albert Vees
Boss
(Original)
Tito Vuolo
Rocco
(Original)
Eloise Bouldin
Laundry Worker
(Original)
Erwin Edwards
Second Laundry Truckman
(Original)
Dagmar Hampf
Laundry Worker
(Original)
Nurse Regis
(Original)
Lee Harrett
Renting Agent
(Original)
Louise Huntington
Head Nurse
(Original)
Neighbor
(Original)
May King
Laundry Worker
(Original)
Randolph Preston
Neighbor
(Original)
Florence Redd
Laundry Worker
(Original)
Frank Richards
First Laundry Truckman
(Original)
Jerome Thor
Third Laundry Truckman
(Original)
Mildred Truppo
Laundry Worker
(Original)
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Sidney Kingsley
Writer
Staging
Producer
Millen Brand
Based on the Novel "The Outward Room"
Harry Horner
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
20
1939
Closing Date
Jan
27
1940
Performances
80
as of Mar 10, 2026
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