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They Shall Not Die Playbill - Feb 1934
They Shall Not Die
Broadway
Original
Royale Theatre
242 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
John Wexley
People (83)
Carroll Ashburn
Lowery
(Original)
Mr. Lawrence
(Original)
St. Clair Bayfield
Att'y General Cheney
(Original)
Irene Bevans
Ensemble
(Original)
Alfred Brown
Purcell
(Original)
Teddy Browne
Mrs. Parsons
(Original)
Georgia Burke
Mrs. Wood
(Original)
Orrin Burke
Ensemble
(Original)
George A. Cameron
Ensemble
(Original)
George Carroll
Ensemble
(Original)
George Christie
Doctor Thomas
(Original)
K. Browne Cooke
Mr. Parsons
(Original)
Leo Curley
Warden Jefferies
(Original)
Angus Duncan
Ensemble
(Original)
Carl Eckstrom
Circuit Solicitor Slade
(Original)
Thomas Ewell
Red
(Original)
Young Man
(Original)
Jack Flynn
Ensemble
(Original)
Ross Forrester
Sergeant Ogden
(Original)
Catherine Francis
Mrs. Williams
(Original)
Vallejo Gantner
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Gordon
Lucy Wells
(Original)
Anthony Douglas Gregory
Frank Travers
(Original)
Mr. Harrison
(Original)
Marshall Hale
Ensemble
(Original)
Bryant Hall
Walters
(Original)
Thurston Hall
Judge
(Original)
George R. Hayes
Roberts
(Original)
Charles Henderson
Prinicpal Keeper
(Original)
Harry Hermsen
Seth Robbins
(Original)
Fred Herrick
St. Louis Kid
(Original)
Eddie Hodge
Ensemble
(Original)
Killian
(Original)
Lawrence Hurdle
Benson Allen
(Original)
William Jackson
William Treadwell
(Original)
Dean Jagger
Russell Evans
(Original)
Alexander Jones
Ensemble
(Original)
John L. Kearney
Henderson
(Original)
Louis John Latzer
Rokoff
(Original)
Robert J. Lawrence
Doctor Watson
(Original)
Mr. Purcell
(Original)
William Lynn
Cooley
(Original)
William H. Malone
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Mann
Ensemble
(Original)
George C. Mantell
Charley
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Phil S. Michaels
Ensemble
(Original)
Fred Miller
Rev. Wendell Jackson
(Original)
Grace Mills
Ensemble
(Original)
Hale Norcross
Luther Blakely
(Original)
William Norton
Walter Colton
(Original)
Betty Oakwood
Ensemble
(Original)
Frederick Persson
Captain Kennedy
(Original)
Frank Phillips
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert D. Phillips
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Porterfield
2nd Guard
(Original)
Claude Rains
Nathan G. Rubin
(Original)
Hugh Rennie
Johnny
(Original)
Smith
(Original)
Bob Ross
Lewis Collins
(Original)
Dorothy E. Ryan
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Ryan, Jr.
Tommy
(Original)
Erskine Sanford
Sheriff Nelson
(Original)
Ralph Sanford
Jeff Vivian
(Original)
Jury Commissioner Crocker
(Original)
Cecil Scott
Mrs. Purcell
(Original)
Joseph Scott
Andy Wood
(Original)
Joseph Smalls
Morris
(Original)
Ben Smith
Attorney-General Dade
(Original)
C. Ellsworth Smith
Jackson
(Original)
Al Stokes
Heywood Parsons
(Original)
Jack Stone
Ensemble
(Original)
Jerome Sylvon
Ensemble
(Original)
Ralph Theadore
Sheriff Wren
(Original)
Robert Thomsen
Oliver Tulley
(Original)
Derek Trent
Hillary
(Original)
Grafton Trew
Warner
(Original)
Allan Vaughan
Roy Wood
(Original)
Ben Vivian
Ensemble
(Original)
Linda Watkins
Virginia Ross
(Original)
Charles Wellesley
Ensemble
(Original)
Albert West
Clerk of Court
(Original)
Constable
(Original)
Helen Westley
Mrs. Wells
(Original)
John Wheeler
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Wilson
Moore
(Original)
Mr. Harrison
(Original)
Frank Woodruff
Blackie
(Original)
James Young
Guard
(Original)
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Carroll Ashburn
Lowery
(Original)
Mr. Lawrence
(Original)
St. Clair Bayfield
Att'y General Cheney
(Original)
Irene Bevans
Ensemble
(Original)
Alfred Brown
Purcell
(Original)
Teddy Browne
Mrs. Parsons
(Original)
Georgia Burke
Mrs. Wood
(Original)
Orrin Burke
Ensemble
(Original)
George A. Cameron
Ensemble
(Original)
George Carroll
Ensemble
(Original)
George Christie
Doctor Thomas
(Original)
K. Browne Cooke
Mr. Parsons
(Original)
Leo Curley
Warden Jefferies
(Original)
Angus Duncan
Ensemble
(Original)
Carl Eckstrom
Circuit Solicitor Slade
(Original)
Thomas Ewell
Red
(Original)
Young Man
(Original)
Jack Flynn
Ensemble
(Original)
Ross Forrester
Sergeant Ogden
(Original)
Catherine Francis
Mrs. Williams
(Original)
Vallejo Gantner
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Gordon
Lucy Wells
(Original)
Anthony Douglas Gregory
Frank Travers
(Original)
Mr. Harrison
(Original)
Marshall Hale
Ensemble
(Original)
Bryant Hall
Walters
(Original)
Thurston Hall
Judge
(Original)
George R. Hayes
Roberts
(Original)
Charles Henderson
Prinicpal Keeper
(Original)
Harry Hermsen
Seth Robbins
(Original)
Fred Herrick
St. Louis Kid
(Original)
Eddie Hodge
Ensemble
(Original)
Killian
(Original)
Lawrence Hurdle
Benson Allen
(Original)
William Jackson
William Treadwell
(Original)
Dean Jagger
Russell Evans
(Original)
Alexander Jones
Ensemble
(Original)
John L. Kearney
Henderson
(Original)
Louis John Latzer
Rokoff
(Original)
Robert J. Lawrence
Doctor Watson
(Original)
Mr. Purcell
(Original)
William Lynn
Cooley
(Original)
William H. Malone
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Mann
Ensemble
(Original)
George C. Mantell
Charley
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Phil S. Michaels
Ensemble
(Original)
Fred Miller
Rev. Wendell Jackson
(Original)
Grace Mills
Ensemble
(Original)
Hale Norcross
Luther Blakely
(Original)
William Norton
Walter Colton
(Original)
Betty Oakwood
Ensemble
(Original)
Frederick Persson
Captain Kennedy
(Original)
Frank Phillips
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert D. Phillips
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Porterfield
2nd Guard
(Original)
Claude Rains
Nathan G. Rubin
(Original)
Hugh Rennie
Johnny
(Original)
Smith
(Original)
Bob Ross
Lewis Collins
(Original)
Dorothy E. Ryan
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Ryan, Jr.
Tommy
(Original)
Erskine Sanford
Sheriff Nelson
(Original)
Ralph Sanford
Jeff Vivian
(Original)
Jury Commissioner Crocker
(Original)
Cecil Scott
Mrs. Purcell
(Original)
Joseph Scott
Andy Wood
(Original)
Joseph Smalls
Morris
(Original)
Ben Smith
Attorney-General Dade
(Original)
C. Ellsworth Smith
Jackson
(Original)
Al Stokes
Heywood Parsons
(Original)
Jack Stone
Ensemble
(Original)
Jerome Sylvon
Ensemble
(Original)
Ralph Theadore
Sheriff Wren
(Original)
Robert Thomsen
Oliver Tulley
(Original)
Derek Trent
Hillary
(Original)
Grafton Trew
Warner
(Original)
Allan Vaughan
Roy Wood
(Original)
Ben Vivian
Ensemble
(Original)
Linda Watkins
Virginia Ross
(Original)
Charles Wellesley
Ensemble
(Original)
Albert West
Clerk of Court
(Original)
Constable
(Original)
Helen Westley
Mrs. Wells
(Original)
John Wheeler
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Wilson
Moore
(Original)
Mr. Harrison
(Original)
Frank Woodruff
Blackie
(Original)
James Young
Guard
(Original)
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John Wexley
Writer
Philip Moeller
Staging
Lee Simonson
Scenic Design
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
21
1934
Closing Date
Apr
14
1934
Performances
62
as of Nov 30, 2025
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