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To Quito and Back
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To Quito and Back Playbill - Oct 1937
To Quito and Back
Broadway
Original
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Ben Hecht
People (49)
Leslie Banks
Alexander Sterns
(Original)
Harry Bellaver
Comrade Patayo
(Original)
Samuel Brown
Comrade Rienza
(Original)
Joseph Buloff
Zamiano
(Original)
Alfonso Chavez
Sanchey
(Original)
Fred Clegg
Comrade Gonzales
(Original)
Francis Compton
Howard Evans
(Original)
Natalia Danesi
Manuella
(Original)
Isobel Donald
Florinda
(Original)
Walter Greaza
Harold Frazer
(Original)
Virginia Gregori
Maria
(Original)
Himself
Muggsie
(Original)
Virginia Holden
Francisca
(Original)
Manart Kippen
Colonel Pizarro
(Original)
Henry Levin
Dr. Morodin
(Original)
George J. Lewis
Alfredo
(Original)
Lena Peters
Fifi Stewart
(Original)
Charles H. Pinkham
Diaz
(Original)
Eugenia Rawls
Tomasa
(Original)
Sylvia Sidney
Lola Hobbs
(Original)
Horace Sinclair
Captain Stewart
(Original)
Jack Soanes
Dr. Duquesne
(Original)
Jan Ullrich
Comrade Santoya
(Original)
Evelyn Varden
Countess Rivadavia
(Original)
Albert Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Armin
Officer
(Original)
Tommi Bissell
Ensemble
(Original)
Edilberto G. Burgos
Ensemble
(Original)
Aristes Corona
Ensemble
(Original)
Juan De Aguenta
Ensemble
(Original)
Manuel De Moya
A Soldier
(Original)
Joseph Monneret De Villard
Railway Official
(Original)
Sidonie Espero
Fortune Teller
(Original)
Fredericka Fortello
Ensemble
(Original)
Tuan Garcia
Ensemble
(Original)
Louis Halprin
Ensemble
(Original)
Don Kelly
Ensemble
(Original)
Michael Lackman
Ensemble
(Original)
Mildred Levin
Ensemble
(Original)
Lone Mountain
Ensemble
(Original)
Shelia Richart
Ensemble
(Original)
Manuel Risto
Ensemble
(Original)
Augustin Gonzales Villaverde
An Officer
(Original)
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Leslie Banks
Alexander Sterns
(Original)
Harry Bellaver
Comrade Patayo
(Original)
Samuel Brown
Comrade Rienza
(Original)
Joseph Buloff
Zamiano
(Original)
Alfonso Chavez
Sanchey
(Original)
Fred Clegg
Comrade Gonzales
(Original)
Francis Compton
Howard Evans
(Original)
Natalia Danesi
Manuella
(Original)
Isobel Donald
Florinda
(Original)
Walter Greaza
Harold Frazer
(Original)
Virginia Gregori
Maria
(Original)
Himself
Muggsie
(Original)
Virginia Holden
Francisca
(Original)
Manart Kippen
Colonel Pizarro
(Original)
Henry Levin
Dr. Morodin
(Original)
George J. Lewis
Alfredo
(Original)
Lena Peters
Fifi Stewart
(Original)
Charles H. Pinkham
Diaz
(Original)
Eugenia Rawls
Tomasa
(Original)
Sylvia Sidney
Lola Hobbs
(Original)
Horace Sinclair
Captain Stewart
(Original)
Jack Soanes
Dr. Duquesne
(Original)
Jan Ullrich
Comrade Santoya
(Original)
Evelyn Varden
Countess Rivadavia
(Original)
Albert Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Walter Armin
Officer
(Original)
Tommi Bissell
Ensemble
(Original)
Edilberto G. Burgos
Ensemble
(Original)
Aristes Corona
Ensemble
(Original)
Juan De Aguenta
Ensemble
(Original)
Manuel De Moya
A Soldier
(Original)
Joseph Monneret De Villard
Railway Official
(Original)
Sidonie Espero
Fortune Teller
(Original)
Fredericka Fortello
Ensemble
(Original)
Tuan Garcia
Ensemble
(Original)
Louis Halprin
Ensemble
(Original)
Don Kelly
Ensemble
(Original)
Michael Lackman
Ensemble
(Original)
Mildred Levin
Ensemble
(Original)
Lone Mountain
Ensemble
(Original)
Shelia Richart
Ensemble
(Original)
Manuel Risto
Ensemble
(Original)
Augustin Gonzales Villaverde
An Officer
(Original)
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Ben Hecht
Writer
Philip Moeller
Staging
Aline Bernstein
Scenic Design
Lawrence Langner
Production Supervisor
Theresa Helburn
Production Supervisor
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
6
1937
Closing Date
Dec
1
1937
Performances
46
as of Nov 29, 2025
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