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Hope Is the Thing With Feathers
Broadway
One Act
Original
Hope Is the Thing With Feathers
Broadway
One Act
Original
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
109 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (18)
Robert Alvin
Wiler
(Original)
Will Geer
Sweeney
(Original)
Lou Gilbert
Charlie
(Original)
Jabez Gray
Man
(Original)
E. G. Marshall
Doc
(Original)
Frederic Martin
Joe
(Original)
George Matthews
Steve
(Original)
Daniel Reed
Old Man Nelson
(Original)
Philip Robinson
Oscar
(Original)
Fred Stewart
Narrator
(Original)
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Robert Alvin
Wiler
(Original)
Will Geer
Sweeney
(Original)
Lou Gilbert
Charlie
(Original)
Jabez Gray
Man
(Original)
E. G. Marshall
Doc
(Original)
Frederic Martin
Joe
(Original)
George Matthews
Steve
(Original)
Daniel Reed
Old Man Nelson
(Original)
Philip Robinson
Oscar
(Original)
Fred Stewart
Narrator
(Original)
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Richard Harrity
Writer
Joseph Kramm
Staging
John Effrat
Production Manager
Richard Beckhard
General Stage Manager
Joseph Kapfer
Stage Manager
Zelda Dorfman
General Manager
M. Eleanor Fitzgerald
Manager
Fred Stewart
Producer
Six O'Clock Theatre
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
11
1948
Closing Date
Apr
18
1948
Performances
8
as of Jun 17, 2025
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