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Red Rust Playbill - December 1929
Red Rust
Broadway
Original
Martin Beck Theatre
302 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Alexander N. Ouspensky
,
V. Kirchon
People (32)
Luther Adler
Piotr
(Original)
Albert Angell
Besseda
(Original)
Curtis Arnall
Loukitch
(Original)
Virginia Berry
Varvara
(Original)
Herbert Biberman
Terekhine
(Original)
William Challee
Lenov
(Original)
Ruth Chorpenning
Olga
(Original)
Thomas Fisher
Beggar
(Original)
Florence House
Fenia
(Original)
Joseph Kleima
Youth
(Original)
Boris Korlin
Nikolai
(Original)
Ruth Nelson
Lisa
(Original)
Charles Peyton
2nd Passerby
(Original)
Secretary
(Original)
Supervisor
(Original)
Helen Plaut
1st Old Woman
(Original)
Ackland Powell
Vassili
(Original)
Lizzie Rechelle
2nd Old Woman
(Original)
Wells Richardson
1st Passerby
(Original)
George F. Shoemaker
Peddler
(Original)
Gale Sondergaard
Nina
(Original)
Lionel Stander
Bezborodov
(Original)
Eunice Stoddard
Mania
(Original)
Lee Strasberg
Pimples
(Original)
Elliot Sullivan
Petrossian
(Original)
George Tobias
Lutikov
(Original)
Franchot Tone
Fedor
(Original)
Frank Verigun
3rd Passerby
(Original)
Harry Wilson
Zavialov
(Original)
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Luther Adler
Piotr
(Original)
Albert Angell
Besseda
(Original)
Curtis Arnall
Loukitch
(Original)
Virginia Berry
Varvara
(Original)
Herbert Biberman
Terekhine
(Original)
William Challee
Lenov
(Original)
Ruth Chorpenning
Olga
(Original)
Thomas Fisher
Beggar
(Original)
Florence House
Fenia
(Original)
Joseph Kleima
Youth
(Original)
Boris Korlin
Nikolai
(Original)
Ruth Nelson
Lisa
(Original)
Charles Peyton
2nd Passerby
(Original)
Secretary
(Original)
Supervisor
(Original)
Helen Plaut
1st Old Woman
(Original)
Ackland Powell
Vassili
(Original)
Lizzie Rechelle
2nd Old Woman
(Original)
Wells Richardson
1st Passerby
(Original)
George F. Shoemaker
Peddler
(Original)
Gale Sondergaard
Nina
(Original)
Lionel Stander
Bezborodov
(Original)
Eunice Stoddard
Mania
(Original)
Lee Strasberg
Pimples
(Original)
Elliot Sullivan
Petrossian
(Original)
George Tobias
Lutikov
(Original)
Franchot Tone
Fedor
(Original)
Frank Verigun
3rd Passerby
(Original)
Harry Wilson
Zavialov
(Original)
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V. Kirchon
Writer
Alexander N. Ouspensky
Writer
Virginia Vernon
Adaptation
Frank Vernon
Adaptation
Herbert Biberman
Director
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
17
1929
Closing Date
Feb
1
1930
Performances
65
as of Dec 11, 2025
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