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Whistling in the Dark
Broadway
Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
Whistling in the Dark
played 143 performances at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. It played an additional 122 performances in its return engagement at the Waldorf Theatre.
playwright:
Edward Childs Carpenter
,
Laurence Gross
People (33)
Edward Arnold
Jacob Dillon
(Original)
Horace Cooper
Cap O'Rorke
(Original)
John S. Irwin
Doggy
(Original)
John Kane
Ray
(Original)
John L. Kearney
Pratt
(Original)
Joseph Kleema
Herman Lefkowitz
(Original)
Martha Mayo
Hilda
(Original)
Helen Mehrmann
Miriam
(Original)
Henry Norell
Slim Scanlon
(Original)
Jack Stone
Benny
(Original)
Ralph Theodore
Joe Salvatore
(Original)
Claire Trevor
Toby Van Buren
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Wallace Porter
(Original)
Arthur R. Vinton
Charlie Shaw
(Original)
William Balfour
Cap O'Rorke
(Replacement)
Bernard Granville
Wallace Porter
(Replacement)
Curtis Karpe
Benny
(Replacement)
Leo Kennedy
Jacob Dillon
(Replacement)
Eleanor King
Toby Van Buren
(Replacement)
Charles McClelland
Charlie Shaw
(Replacement)
Cossack
(Original)
Police Sergeant
(Original)
Edwin Redding
Slim Scanlon
(Replacement)
Gertrude Ritchie
Hilda
(Replacement)
Arthur S. Ross
Herman Lefkowitz
(Replacement)
Clyde Veaux
Joe Salvatore
(Replacement)
Arthur Hebert
Policeman
(Original)
William Melville
Police Sergeant
(Replacement)
Anthony Ross
Cossack
(Replacement)
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Edward Arnold
Jacob Dillon
(Original)
Horace Cooper
Cap O'Rorke
(Original)
John S. Irwin
Doggy
(Original)
John Kane
Ray
(Original)
John L. Kearney
Pratt
(Original)
Joseph Kleema
Herman Lefkowitz
(Original)
Martha Mayo
Hilda
(Original)
Helen Mehrmann
Miriam
(Original)
Henry Norell
Slim Scanlon
(Original)
Jack Stone
Benny
(Original)
Ralph Theodore
Joe Salvatore
(Original)
Claire Trevor
Toby Van Buren
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Wallace Porter
(Original)
Arthur R. Vinton
Charlie Shaw
(Original)
Arthur Hebert
Policeman
(Original)
Charles McClelland
Cossack
(Original)
Police Sergeant
(Original)
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Edward Childs Carpenter
Writer
Laurence Gross
Writer
Frank Craven
Director
Alexander McKaig
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
19
1932
Closing Date
Feb
4
1933
Performances
265
as of Dec 04, 2025
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