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Turpentine
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Original
Turpentine
Broadway
Original
Lafayette Theatre
132nd St. and 7th Ave., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Peter Morell
People (16)
Alonzo Bozan
Performer
(Original)
Estelle Hemsley
Performer
(Original)
Thurman Jackson
Performer
(Original)
John D. Johnson
Performer
(Original)
Bertram Miller
Performer
(Original)
Thomas Moseley
Performer
(Original)
Alberta Perkins
Performer
(Original)
Gus Smith
Performer
(Original)
Charles Wayne
Performer
(Original)
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Alonzo Bozan
Performer
(Original)
Estelle Hemsley
Performer
(Original)
Thurman Jackson
Performer
(Original)
John D. Johnson
Performer
(Original)
Bertram Miller
Performer
(Original)
Thomas Moseley
Performer
(Original)
Alberta Perkins
Performer
(Original)
Gus Smith
Performer
(Original)
Charles Wayne
Performer
(Original)
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Peter Morell
Writer
J. Augustus Smith
Writer
Emjo Basshe
Director
Augustus Smith
Director
Manuel Essman
Scenic Design
John Houseman
Producer
Negro Theatre Unit of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
26
1936
Closing Date
Aug
1
1936
Performances
62
as of Apr 02, 2026
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