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Chalk Dust
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Chalk Dust
Broadway
Original
Experimental Theatre
22 W. 63rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Harold A. Clarke
,
Maxwell Nurnberg
People (42)
John Adair
Mr. Dana
(Original)
Faith Avery
Miss Kittredge
(Original)
Georgiana Brand
Miss Duffy
(Original)
Herschel Cropper
Dr. Harriman
(Original)
Frederic Giuliano
Brown
(Original)
Mitchell Grayson
Mr. Allen Rogers
(Original)
William Hitch
Mr. Fuller
(Original)
Alan MacAteer
Dr. Basingstoke
(Original)
Lida MacMillan
Miss Stange
(Original)
Violet McKinley
Miss Williams
(Original)
George Pembroke
Mr. Westbrook
(Original)
Lisa Rembova
Miss Merriweather
(Original)
Shimen Ruskin
Kaplan
(Original)
Jerome Sheldon
Mr. Phipps
(Original)
George Smithfield
Mr. Madison
(Original)
Katherine Standing
Miss Sherwood
(Original)
Bertha Willsea
Miss Murtagh
(Original)
Eugenia Woods
Miss Bohn
(Original)
George Yesner
Doozek
(Original)
Pupil
(Original)
Montague Ash
Pupil
(Original)
Beth Cantreau
Pupil
(Original)
John Carr
The Elevator Man
(Original)
Gordon Fitts
Teacher
(Original)
Roslyn Gilbert
Pupil
(Original)
Trudy Goldrich
Pupil
(Original)
Richard Huett
Pupil
(Original)
Phillip C. Jones
Teacher
(Original)
Louise Kirby
Pupil
(Original)
Minnie Lithgow
Teacher
(Original)
Maryn Myers
Pupil
(Original)
Dorothee Nolan
Teacher
(Original)
Amelia Romano
Pupil
(Original)
Eleanor Scherr
Pupil
(Original)
Arthur Singer
Pupil
(Original)
Ymske Tyssen
Teacher
(Original)
Frances Victory
Pupil
(Original)
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John Adair
Mr. Dana
(Original)
Faith Avery
Miss Kittredge
(Original)
Georgiana Brand
Miss Duffy
(Original)
Herschel Cropper
Dr. Harriman
(Original)
Frederic Giuliano
Brown
(Original)
Mitchell Grayson
Mr. Allen Rogers
(Original)
William Hitch
Mr. Fuller
(Original)
Alan MacAteer
Dr. Basingstoke
(Original)
Lida MacMillan
Miss Stange
(Original)
Violet McKinley
Miss Williams
(Original)
George Pembroke
Mr. Westbrook
(Original)
Lisa Rembova
Miss Merriweather
(Original)
Shimen Ruskin
Kaplan
(Original)
Jerome Sheldon
Mr. Phipps
(Original)
George Smithfield
Mr. Madison
(Original)
Katherine Standing
Miss Sherwood
(Original)
Bertha Willsea
Miss Murtagh
(Original)
Eugenia Woods
Miss Bohn
(Original)
George Yesner
Doozek
(Original)
Pupil
(Original)
Montague Ash
Pupil
(Original)
Beth Cantreau
Pupil
(Original)
John Carr
The Elevator Man
(Original)
Gordon Fitts
Teacher
(Original)
Roslyn Gilbert
Pupil
(Original)
Trudy Goldrich
Pupil
(Original)
Richard Huett
Pupil
(Original)
Phillip C. Jones
Teacher
(Original)
Louise Kirby
Pupil
(Original)
Minnie Lithgow
Teacher
(Original)
Maryn Myers
Pupil
(Original)
Dorothee Nolan
Teacher
(Original)
Amelia Romano
Pupil
(Original)
Eleanor Scherr
Pupil
(Original)
Arthur Singer
Pupil
(Original)
Ymske Tyssen
Teacher
(Original)
Frances Victory
Pupil
(Original)
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Harold A. Clarke
Writer
Maxwell Nurnberg
Writer
Virgil Geddes
Staging
James Light
Staging
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Experimental Theatre of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
4
1936
Closing Date
Apr
1
1936
Performances
51
as of Dec 05, 2025
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