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Battle Hymn
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Battle Hymn
Broadway
Original
Experimental Theatre
22 W. 63rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Michael Blankfort
,
Michael Gold
People (69)
Mony Ash
August Bondi
(Original)
Donald Barrie
Rev. Romney
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
William Burbridge
Captain Hugh Forbes
(Original)
Grover Burgess
John Brown
(Original)
Horace Casselberry
Mr. Hickey
(Original)
Margery Christian
Captain Hugh Forbes
(Original)
Michael Cisney
Owen Brown
(Original)
James J. Coyle
Albert Hazlett
(Original)
Bill Doyle
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Agnes Gildea
Maria
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
R. Henry Handon
Joshua Larkin
(Original)
Anthony Heathe
Watson Brown
(Original)
Lee Hillery
David Thoreau
(Original)
Philip Hilton
Joe
(Original)
Leslie Hunt
Gerrit Smith
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Alan MacAteer
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Lida MacMillan
Mary Brown
(Original)
Ruth Marcusson
Mrs. Kagi
(Original)
Gant Mitchell
Slave Mother
(Original)
Mary Morrison
Ruth Scott
(Original)
David Palmer
John Cook
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Curtis Parker
Bill Larkin
(Original)
Lewis Paul
William Lloyd Garrison
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Joseph Pevney
Oliver Brown
(Original)
Robin Radin
Dolly Thompson
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Cortell Ramey
Drury Doyle
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Herbert Rudley
Frank Sandborn
(Original)
Edward Segal
Frederick Brown
(Original)
Arthur Spencer
John Kagi
(Original)
Charles P. Thompson
Aaron Stevens
(Original)
First Sheriff
(Original)
William Triest
Jason Brown
(Original)
Sidney Vereker
Manny Buell
(Original)
George Ward
Salmon Brown
(Original)
George Whittington
Shields Green
(Original)
Philip Woodward
Charles Tidd
(Original)
Dutch Sherman
(Original)
Katherine Arden
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Harry Bonnick
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Hattie Cline
Ensemble
(Original)
Rose Cooper
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Ora Day
Ensemble
(Original)
Agnes Delano
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Forst
Ensemble
(Original)
Georgia Graham
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Huett
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Second Sheriff
(Original)
Lada Ladova
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucia Lull
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Gita Lurie
Ensemble
(Original)
Manny Manisoff
Ensemble
(Original)
Brandt Peters
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Ann Peters
Ensemble
(Original)
Hilda Reis
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Amelia Romano
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Arthur W. Shackett
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Alfreda Sill
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Arthur Spenser
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Gerald Stone
Ensemble
(Original)
Laura Strassman
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Wainright
Ensemble
(Original)
Jeffrey Warnick
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Warren
Ensemble
(Original)
Ringgold Watts
Slave Woman
(Original)
Peter White
Ensemble
(Original)
Aldeah Wise
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
George Yessner
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
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Mony Ash
August Bondi
(Original)
Donald Barrie
Rev. Romney
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
William Burbridge
Captain Hugh Forbes
(Original)
Grover Burgess
John Brown
(Original)
Horace Casselberry
Mr. Hickey
(Original)
Margery Christian
Captain Hugh Forbes
(Original)
Michael Cisney
Owen Brown
(Original)
James J. Coyle
Albert Hazlett
(Original)
Bill Doyle
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Agnes Gildea
Maria
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
R. Henry Handon
Joshua Larkin
(Original)
Anthony Heathe
Watson Brown
(Original)
Lee Hillery
David Thoreau
(Original)
Philip Hilton
Joe
(Original)
Leslie Hunt
Gerrit Smith
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Alan MacAteer
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Lida MacMillan
Mary Brown
(Original)
Ruth Marcusson
Mrs. Kagi
(Original)
Gant Mitchell
Slave Mother
(Original)
Mary Morrison
Ruth Scott
(Original)
David Palmer
John Cook
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Curtis Parker
Bill Larkin
(Original)
Lewis Paul
William Lloyd Garrison
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Joseph Pevney
Oliver Brown
(Original)
Robin Radin
Dolly Thompson
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Cortell Ramey
Drury Doyle
(Original)
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Herbert Rudley
Frank Sandborn
(Original)
Edward Segal
Frederick Brown
(Original)
Arthur Spencer
John Kagi
(Original)
Charles P. Thompson
Aaron Stevens
(Original)
First Sheriff
(Original)
William Triest
Jason Brown
(Original)
Sidney Vereker
Manny Buell
(Original)
George Ward
Salmon Brown
(Original)
George Whittington
Shields Green
(Original)
Philip Woodward
Charles Tidd
(Original)
Dutch Sherman
(Original)
Katherine Arden
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Harry Bonnick
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Hattie Cline
Ensemble
(Original)
Rose Cooper
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Ora Day
Ensemble
(Original)
Agnes Delano
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Forst
Ensemble
(Original)
Georgia Graham
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Huett
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Second Sheriff
(Original)
Lada Ladova
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucia Lull
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Gita Lurie
Ensemble
(Original)
Manny Manisoff
Ensemble
(Original)
Brandt Peters
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Ann Peters
Ensemble
(Original)
Hilda Reis
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Amelia Romano
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Arthur W. Shackett
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Alfreda Sill
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Arthur Spenser
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
Gerald Stone
Ensemble
(Original)
Laura Strassman
Ensemble
(Original)
Helen Wainright
Ensemble
(Original)
Jeffrey Warnick
Ensemble
(Original)
Florence Warren
Ensemble
(Original)
Ringgold Watts
Slave Woman
(Original)
Peter White
Ensemble
(Original)
Aldeah Wise
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
George Yessner
Ensemble in Prologues and Epilogue
(Original)
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Michael Blankfort
Writer
Michael Gold
Writer
Vincent Sherman
Staging
Georgie Graham
Choreography
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Federal Theatre Project of The WPA
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
22
1936
Closing Date
Jul
25
1936
Performances
72
as of Dec 05, 2025
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