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Hitch Your Wagon

Broadway

Revival

Hitch Your Wagon

Broadway

Revival

48th Street Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY

SYNOPSIS:

playwright: Bernard C. Schoenfeld

People (23)

James Backus

Master of Ceremonies
(Original)

Willis Claire

Mr. Wayne
(Original)

George Curzon

Rex Duncan
(Original)

John Galedon

Pete
(Original)

Millicent Green

Miss Hunt
(Original)

Joseph Greenwald

Mr. Schwartz
(Original)

George Hunter

Dawson
(Original)

Gilmore James

Taxi Driver
(Original)

Robert Kellard

Al
(Original)

Dennie Moore

Miss Schwartz
(Original)

Franklyn Munnell

Speedy McLaine
(Original)

Ethel Purnello

Geneva
(Original)

Kenneth Roberts

Mel Kahn
(Original)

William Tracy

Delivery Boy
(Original)

Dora Weissman

Mrs. Schwartz
(Original)

Thomas Willard

Taxi Driver
(Original)

Robert X. Williams

Constantin Yox
(Original)

Keenan Wynn

Jimmy the Orderly
(Original)

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James Backus

Master of Ceremonies
(Original)

Willis Claire

Mr. Wayne
(Original)

George Curzon

Rex Duncan
(Original)

John Galedon

Pete
(Original)

Millicent Green

Miss Hunt
(Original)

Joseph Greenwald

Mr. Schwartz
(Original)

George Hunter

Dawson
(Original)

Gilmore James

Taxi Driver
(Original)

Robert Kellard

Al
(Original)

Dennie Moore

Miss Schwartz
(Original)

Franklyn Munnell

Speedy McLaine
(Original)

Ethel Purnello

Geneva
(Original)

Kenneth Roberts

Mel Kahn
(Original)

William Tracy

Delivery Boy
(Original)

Dora Weissman

Mrs. Schwartz
(Original)

Thomas Willard

Taxi Driver
(Original)

Robert X. Williams

Constantin Yox
(Original)

Keenan Wynn

Jimmy the Orderly
(Original)

Bernard C. Schoenfeld

Writer

Garson Kanin

Staging

Watson Barratt

Scenic Design

Donald E. Baruch

Producer

Malcolm L. Pearson

Producer

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Pro Info

Opening Date

Apr 8 1937

Closing Date

May 1 1937

Performances

28 as of Dec 04, 2025

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Hitch Your Wagon Playbill - Apr 1937

Hitch Your Wagon Playbill - Apr 1937

Hitch Your Wagon - Opening Night

Hitch Your Wagon - Opening Night

Hitch Your Wagon - Opening Night

Hitch Your Wagon - Opening Night

Hitch Your Wagon - Opening Night

Hitch Your Wagon - Opening Night

Hitch Your Wagon - Opening Night

Hitch Your Wagon - Opening Night

Hitch Your Wagon - Opening Night

Hitch Your Wagon - Opening Night

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