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Years Ago Playbill - Dec 1946
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Mansfield Theatre
256 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Ruth Gordon
People (20)
Seth Arnold
Mr. Sparrow
(Original)
Jennifer Bunker
Anna Witham
(Original)
Judith Cargill
Miss Glavin
(Original)
Florence Eldridge
Annie Jones
(Original)
Patricia Kirkland
Ruth Gordon Jones
(Original)
Bethel Leslie
Katherine Follett
(Original)
Fredric March
Clinton Jones
(Original)
Frederick Persson
Mr. Bagley
(Original)
Richard Simon
Fred Whitmarsh
(Original)
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Seth Arnold
Mr. Sparrow
(Original)
Jennifer Bunker
Anna Witham
(Original)
Judith Cargill
Miss Glavin
(Original)
Florence Eldridge
Annie Jones
(Original)
Patricia Kirkland
Ruth Gordon Jones
(Original)
Bethel Leslie
Katherine Follett
(Original)
Fredric March
Clinton Jones
(Original)
Frederick Persson
Mr. Bagley
(Original)
Richard Simon
Fred Whitmarsh
(Original)
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Ruth Gordon
Writer
Garson Kanin
Director
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
John Boyt
Costume Design
Charles Elson
Assistant to Mr. Oenslager
George Greenberg
Production Stage Manager
Ben A. Boyar
General Manager
Charles Williams
Company Manager
Nat N. Dorfman
Press Representative
Joe Phillips
Press Representative
Max Gordon
Producer
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Opening Date
Dec
3
1946
Closing Date
May
31
1947
Performances
206
as of Jul 18, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1947
Best Actor in a Play
Fredric March
Winner
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