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Something for Nothing
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Something for Nothing Playbill - December 1937
Something for Nothing
Broadway
Original
Windsor Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Harry J. Essex
,
Sid Schwartz
People (14)
Seth Arnold
Will Perkins
(Original)
Joe Brown
Bobby Perkins
(Original)
Sylvia Field
Una Perkins
(Original)
Ben Lackland
Kenneth Scott
(Original)
Lulu McConnell
Jenny Perkins
(Original)
Millard Mitchell
Mr. Boyle
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
"Doc" Piper
(Original)
Richard Taber
Mr. Pinkie
(Original)
Kent Thurber
Dr. Kipper
(Original)
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Seth Arnold
Will Perkins
(Original)
Joe Brown
Bobby Perkins
(Original)
Sylvia Field
Una Perkins
(Original)
Ben Lackland
Kenneth Scott
(Original)
Lulu McConnell
Jenny Perkins
(Original)
Millard Mitchell
Mr. Boyle
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
"Doc" Piper
(Original)
Richard Taber
Mr. Pinkie
(Original)
Kent Thurber
Dr. Kipper
(Original)
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Harry J. Essex
Writer
Sid Schwartz
Writer
Harry Wagstaff Gribble
Staging
Nicholas Yellenti
Scenic Design
Stuart Drake, Inc
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
9
1937
Closing Date
Dec
31
1937
Performances
2
as of Jan 30, 2026
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