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Washington Jitters Playbill - April 1938
Washington Jitters
Broadway
Original
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
Washington Jitters
played three weeks of unadvertised preview performances (a record number at the time) for Theatre Guild subscribers, before opening to the press and beginning public ticket sales on May 2, 1938.
playwright:
Walter Hart
,
John Boruff
People (31)
Dorothy Brackett
Jenny Bronson
(Original)
Tourist
(Original)
Norma Chambers
Hostess
(Original)
Secretary
(Original)
Kendall Clark
Jerry
(Original)
Photographer
(Original)
David Clarke
2nd Senator
(Original)
Guide
(Original)
Jed
(Original)
McGinty
(Original)
Edwin Cooper
1st Senator
(Original)
A Sign-Painter
(Original)
Will Geer
Senator Briggs
(Original)
Charles Gordon
Footman
(Original)
Kathryn Grill
Mrs. Nelson
(Original)
John Huntington
Footman
(Original)
Rose Keane
Miss Preston
(Original)
Forrest Orr
Hamilton Dill
(Original)
John O'Shaughnessy
Clerk
(Original)
Senator Ransom
(Original)
Douglas Parkhurst
Waiter
(Original)
Waiter at Carleton
(Original)
Francis Pierlot
Senator Marple
(Original)
Robert Porterfield
Sam Dawson
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Harvey Upp
(Original)
Harry Shannon
Mehafferty
(Original)
Helen Shields
Eula Keefer
(Original)
Lesley Stafford
Mrs. Dwight
(Original)
Fred Stewart
Henry Hogg
(Original)
George Taylor
Coward
(Original)
Robert Thomsen
Perigord
(Original)
Bertram Thorn
Congressman Fusser
(Original)
Erik Walz
Manager
(Original)
Radio Announcer
(Original)
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Dorothy Brackett
Jenny Bronson
(Original)
Tourist
(Original)
Norma Chambers
Hostess
(Original)
Secretary
(Original)
Kendall Clark
Jerry
(Original)
Photographer
(Original)
David Clarke
2nd Senator
(Original)
Guide
(Original)
Jed
(Original)
McGinty
(Original)
Edwin Cooper
1st Senator
(Original)
A Sign-Painter
(Original)
Will Geer
Senator Briggs
(Original)
Charles Gordon
Footman
(Original)
Kathryn Grill
Mrs. Nelson
(Original)
John Huntington
Footman
(Original)
Rose Keane
Miss Preston
(Original)
Forrest Orr
Hamilton Dill
(Original)
John O'Shaughnessy
Clerk
(Original)
Senator Ransom
(Original)
Douglas Parkhurst
Waiter
(Original)
Waiter at Carleton
(Original)
Francis Pierlot
Senator Marple
(Original)
Robert Porterfield
Sam Dawson
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Harvey Upp
(Original)
Harry Shannon
Mehafferty
(Original)
Helen Shields
Eula Keefer
(Original)
Lesley Stafford
Mrs. Dwight
(Original)
Fred Stewart
Henry Hogg
(Original)
George Taylor
Coward
(Original)
Robert Thomsen
Perigord
(Original)
Bertram Thorn
Congressman Fusser
(Original)
Erik Walz
Manager
(Original)
Radio Announcer
(Original)
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John Boruff
Writer
Walter Hart
Writer
Staging
Dalton Trumbo
From a Novel by
Worthington Miner
Staging
Lawrence L. Goldwasser
Scenic Design
The Theatre Guild
Producer
The Actors Repertory Company
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
First Preview
Apr
11
1938
Opening Date
May
2
1938
Closing Date
May
21
1938
Performances
24
as of Dec 03, 2025
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