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Four Twelves Are 48
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Four Twelves are 48 Playbill - Jan 1951
Four Twelves Are 48
Broadway
Original
48th Street Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Joseph O. Kesselring
People (23)
Pat Crowley
Dorothy Bawke
(Original)
Royal Dano
Joe Hungry Horse
(Original)
Ludwig Donath
Anton
(Original)
Jane Du Frayne
Philippa Bawke
(Original)
Billy James
Jerry
(Original)
Rosetta LeNoire
Rose Bolton
(Original)
Doro Merande
Jane Dupre
(Original)
Eulabelle Moore
Calendula Watkins
(Original)
Mrs. Priestly Morrison
Mrs. Kelly
(Original)
Anne Revere
Nellie Bawke
(Original)
Joshua Shelley
Mischa Cogn
(Original)
Hiram Sherman
Philip Dupre
(Original)
Morton L. Stevens
"Dr." Berrystone
(Original)
Ruth Taylor
Mary Bawke
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Uncle Snake Tooth
(Original)
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Pat Crowley
Dorothy Bawke
(Original)
Royal Dano
Joe Hungry Horse
(Original)
Ludwig Donath
Anton
(Original)
Jane Du Frayne
Philippa Bawke
(Original)
Billy James
Jerry
(Original)
Rosetta LeNoire
Rose Bolton
(Original)
Doro Merande
Jane Dupre
(Original)
Eulabelle Moore
Calendula Watkins
(Original)
Mrs. Priestly Morrison
Mrs. Kelly
(Original)
Anne Revere
Nellie Bawke
(Original)
Joshua Shelley
Mischa Cogn
(Original)
Hiram Sherman
Philip Dupre
(Original)
Morton L. Stevens
"Dr." Berrystone
(Original)
Ruth Taylor
Mary Bawke
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Uncle Snake Tooth
(Original)
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Joseph O. Kesselring
Writer
Otto Preminger
Staging
Producer
Raymond Sovey
Scenic Design
Peggy Morrison
Costume Design
John Effrat
Stage Manager
Richard Aldrich
Producer
Richard Meyers
Producer
Julius Fleischmann
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
17
1951
Closing Date
Jan
18
1951
Performances
2
as of Feb 19, 2026
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