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200 Were Chosen Playbill - Dec 1936
200 Were Chosen
Broadway
Original
48th Street Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Ellsworth Prouty Conkle
People (38)
Richard Allen
Paulsen
(Original)
Paula Bauersmith
Jennie Walters
(Original)
Ramon Blackburn
Tommy
(Original)
Royce Blackburn
Henry
(Original)
Aldrich Bowker
Hodges
(Original)
Dorothy Brackett
Mrs. Nicoll
(Original)
Norma Chambers
Mrs. Ella Cole
(Original)
William H. Chambers
Riley
(Original)
David Clarke
Hannan
(Original)
Richard Fredericks
Amick
(Original)
Will Geer
Farley Sprinkle
(Original)
Kathryn Grill
Mrs. Lulu Johnson
(Original)
Charles Jordan
Cleve Walters
(Original)
Rose Keane
Ola
(Original)
Edward Mann
Lundstrum
(Original)
Gordon Nelson
Luke Cole
(Original)
Neill O'Malley
Jim Conwell
(Original)
John O'Shaughnessy
Shaw
(Original)
Douglas Parkhurst
Bill Day
(Original)
Everett A. Perez
Guard
(Original)
Robert Porterfield
Mickey Nicoll
(Original)
Robert Reeves
A Colonist
(Original)
Patricia Roe
Birdie
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Tom Johnson
(Original)
Lesley Stafford
Beatrice Cole
(Original)
Fred Stewart
Herb Collins
(Original)
Lucille Strudwick
Mrs. Hannan
(Original)
Bertram Thorn
Inspector Ingraham
(Original)
Frank Tweddell
Per Solum
(Original)
Eric Walz
Don Bliss
(Original)
Herta Ware
Mrs. Lindstrum
(Original)
Robert Williams
Jim Chandler
(Original)
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Richard Allen
Paulsen
(Original)
Paula Bauersmith
Jennie Walters
(Original)
Ramon Blackburn
Tommy
(Original)
Royce Blackburn
Henry
(Original)
Aldrich Bowker
Hodges
(Original)
Dorothy Brackett
Mrs. Nicoll
(Original)
Norma Chambers
Mrs. Ella Cole
(Original)
William H. Chambers
Riley
(Original)
David Clarke
Hannan
(Original)
Richard Fredericks
Amick
(Original)
Will Geer
Farley Sprinkle
(Original)
Kathryn Grill
Mrs. Lulu Johnson
(Original)
Charles Jordan
Cleve Walters
(Original)
Rose Keane
Ola
(Original)
Edward Mann
Lundstrum
(Original)
Gordon Nelson
Luke Cole
(Original)
Neill O'Malley
Jim Conwell
(Original)
John O'Shaughnessy
Shaw
(Original)
Douglas Parkhurst
Bill Day
(Original)
Everett A. Perez
Guard
(Original)
Robert Porterfield
Mickey Nicoll
(Original)
Robert Reeves
A Colonist
(Original)
Patricia Roe
Birdie
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Tom Johnson
(Original)
Lesley Stafford
Beatrice Cole
(Original)
Fred Stewart
Herb Collins
(Original)
Lucille Strudwick
Mrs. Hannan
(Original)
Bertram Thorn
Inspector Ingraham
(Original)
Frank Tweddell
Per Solum
(Original)
Eric Walz
Don Bliss
(Original)
Herta Ware
Mrs. Lindstrum
(Original)
Robert Williams
Jim Chandler
(Original)
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Ellsworth Prouty Conkle
Writer
J. Edward Shugrue
Staging
Worthington Miner
Staging
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Sidney Harmon
Producer
The Actors Repertory Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
20
1936
Closing Date
Dec
12
1936
Performances
28
as of Dec 04, 2025
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