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Too Many Heroes
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Too Many Heroes Playbill - November 1937
Too Many Heroes
Broadway
Original
Hudson Theatre
141 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Dore Schary
People (30)
Paul Ashley
Wilson
(Original)
James Backus
Cosgrove
(Original)
Jean Barrere
Danny Parker
(Original)
James Bell
Jeb Williams
(Original)
Leslie Bingham
Mrs. Halsey
(Original)
Shirley Booth
Carrie Nolan
(Original)
Herschel Cropper
Third Deputy
(Original)
Lew Eckles
John Nolan
(Original)
Elspeth Eric
Nora Williams
(Original)
Thomas Fisher
Tommy Potter
(Original)
Lawrence Forsythe
Hartman
(Original)
Clyde Franklin
Mr. McMillian
(Original)
John Huntington
Second Deputy
(Original)
Richard Keene
Harry Halsey
(Original)
Bjorn Koefoed
Nielson
(Original)
Jack Lee
Lassiter
(Original)
Charles McClelland
Burton
(Original)
Francis Pierlot
Mr. Halsey
(Original)
Robert Reed
Capt. Miller
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Stevenson
(Original)
Royal C. Stout
Fourth Deputy
(Original)
Joseph F. Sweeney
Performer
(Original)
Randolph Wade
Ranger
(Original)
Rex Williams
Andrews
(Original)
Marion Willis
First Deputy
(Original)
Ernest Woodward
Peters
(Original)
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Paul Ashley
Wilson
(Original)
James Backus
Cosgrove
(Original)
Jean Barrere
Danny Parker
(Original)
James Bell
Jeb Williams
(Original)
Leslie Bingham
Mrs. Halsey
(Original)
Shirley Booth
Carrie Nolan
(Original)
Herschel Cropper
Third Deputy
(Original)
Lew Eckles
John Nolan
(Original)
Elspeth Eric
Nora Williams
(Original)
Thomas Fisher
Tommy Potter
(Original)
Lawrence Forsythe
Hartman
(Original)
Clyde Franklin
Mr. McMillian
(Original)
John Huntington
Second Deputy
(Original)
Richard Keene
Harry Halsey
(Original)
Bjorn Koefoed
Nielson
(Original)
Jack Lee
Lassiter
(Original)
Charles McClelland
Burton
(Original)
Francis Pierlot
Mr. Halsey
(Original)
Robert Reed
Capt. Miller
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Stevenson
(Original)
Royal C. Stout
Fourth Deputy
(Original)
Joseph F. Sweeney
Performer
(Original)
Randolph Wade
Ranger
(Original)
Rex Williams
Andrews
(Original)
Marion Willis
First Deputy
(Original)
Ernest Woodward
Peters
(Original)
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Dore Schary
Writer
Garson Kanin
Staging
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
Carly Wharton
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
15
1937
Closing Date
Nov
1937
Performances
16
as of Dec 01, 2025
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