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Land's End
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Land's End
Broadway
Original
Playhouse Theatre
137 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Paul Bowles
playwright:
Thomas Job
People (25)
Mabel Acker
Mrs. Bond
(Original)
Frieda Altman
Miss Penrose
(Original)
Xenia Bank
Mrs. Brooks
(Original)
Jay Barney
Rector
(Original)
Shirley Booth
Susan Pengilly
(Original)
Sydney Boyd
Fisherman # 2
(Original)
Mr. Derby
(Original)
Clement Brace
Mr. Brooks
(Original)
Ross Chetwynd
Fisherman # 3
(Original)
Mr. Harris
(Original)
Horace Cooper
Dr. Gregory
(Original)
Walter Coy
Derek Tregonny
(Original)
Helen Craig
Ellen Pascoe
(Original)
Diane de Brett
Miss Clark
(Original)
Minnie Dupree
Grandmother Tregonny
(Original)
Michael Feigay
Kitchen Boy
(Original)
Joseph Foley
Fisherman # 1
(Original)
Mr. Bregstocke
(Original)
Merle Maddern
Mrs. Tregonny
(Original)
Amelia Romano
Lize
(Original)
Fred Stewart
Fisherman # 4
(Original)
Mr. Trevetha
(Original)
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Mabel Acker
Mrs. Bond
(Original)
Frieda Altman
Miss Penrose
(Original)
Xenia Bank
Mrs. Brooks
(Original)
Jay Barney
Rector
(Original)
Shirley Booth
Susan Pengilly
(Original)
Sydney Boyd
Fisherman # 2
(Original)
Mr. Derby
(Original)
Clement Brace
Mr. Brooks
(Original)
Ross Chetwynd
Fisherman # 3
(Original)
Mr. Harris
(Original)
Horace Cooper
Dr. Gregory
(Original)
Walter Coy
Derek Tregonny
(Original)
Helen Craig
Ellen Pascoe
(Original)
Diane de Brett
Miss Clark
(Original)
Minnie Dupree
Grandmother Tregonny
(Original)
Michael Feigay
Kitchen Boy
(Original)
Joseph Foley
Fisherman # 1
(Original)
Mr. Bregstocke
(Original)
Merle Maddern
Mrs. Tregonny
(Original)
Amelia Romano
Lize
(Original)
Fred Stewart
Fisherman # 4
(Original)
Mr. Trevetha
(Original)
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Thomas Job
Writer
Paul Bowles
Music
Mary Ellen Chase
Based on the Novel by
Robert Lewis
Director
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Rose Bogdanoff
Costume Design
Paul Feigay
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
11
1946
Closing Date
Dec
14
1946
Performances
5
as of Dec 04, 2025
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