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Straw Hat
Broadway
Original
Straw Hat
Broadway
Original
Nora Bayes Theatre
216 W. 44th St., Roof, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Kurt Unkelbach
People (17)
Frederick A. Bell
Ossie
(Original)
Nat Burns
Mac Bodeen
(Original)
Frances Clay
Tillie
(Original)
Barbara Combes
Laureen Lee
(Original)
Melbourne Ford
Anthony Marks
(Original)
Frank Gibney
Leslie Arnold
(Original)
Phyllis Goodwin
Denny
(Original)
Esther Leeming
Madame Karnoff
(Original)
Sylvia Leigh
Louise
(Original)
Ruth McDevitt
Mrs. Marks
(Original)
Toni Merritt
Mary
(Original)
Gordon Peters
Lu Miller
(Original)
Maxine Roscoe
Betty
(Original)
Louis Schultz
Johnny
(Original)
William A. Terry
Joe
(Original)
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Frederick A. Bell
Ossie
(Original)
Nat Burns
Mac Bodeen
(Original)
Frances Clay
Tillie
(Original)
Barbara Combes
Laureen Lee
(Original)
Melbourne Ford
Anthony Marks
(Original)
Frank Gibney
Leslie Arnold
(Original)
Phyllis Goodwin
Denny
(Original)
Esther Leeming
Madame Karnoff
(Original)
Sylvia Leigh
Louise
(Original)
Ruth McDevitt
Mrs. Marks
(Original)
Toni Merritt
Mary
(Original)
Gordon Peters
Lu Miller
(Original)
Maxine Roscoe
Betty
(Original)
Louis Schultz
Johnny
(Original)
William A. Terry
Joe
(Original)
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Kurt Unkelbach
Writer
Nat Burns
Staging
Producer
Buell Scenic Studio
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
30
1937
Closing Date
Jan
1
1938
Performances
4
as of Apr 13, 2026
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