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Take It as It Comes
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Take It as It Comes
Broadway
Original
48th Street Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
E. B. Morris
People (26)
Jackie Ayers
Tommy
(Original)
Richard Basehart
Kip
(Original)
Grover Burgess
Herb Jenkins
(Original)
Curtis Cooksey
Chief of Police
(Original)
Sara Floyd
Emma
(Original)
Arthur Griffin
Mayor Stone
(Original)
Shaque Hampar
Mrs. Pasquale
(Original)
Angela Jacobs
Elfreda
(Original)
Martin Leonard
Photographer
(Original)
David Lewis
Vincent Davis
(Original)
Louise Lorimer
Cora
(Original)
Marylyn Monk
Mary Sellers
(Original)
Harold Moulton
Dr. Witherspoon
(Original)
Harry Pedersen
Andy Sellers
(Original)
James Rawls
Radio Engineer
(Original)
John Souther
Mr. Plummitt
(Original)
George Spelvin
Postman
(Original)
Tito Vuolo
Anthony Pasquale
(Original)
Robert West
Wilbur Kenyon
(Original)
Harriet White
Veronica
(Original)
Frank Wilcox
Albert D. Bliven
(Original)
Gloria Willis
Stella
(Original)
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Jackie Ayers
Tommy
(Original)
Richard Basehart
Kip
(Original)
Grover Burgess
Herb Jenkins
(Original)
Curtis Cooksey
Chief of Police
(Original)
Sara Floyd
Emma
(Original)
Arthur Griffin
Mayor Stone
(Original)
Shaque Hampar
Mrs. Pasquale
(Original)
Angela Jacobs
Elfreda
(Original)
Martin Leonard
Photographer
(Original)
David Lewis
Vincent Davis
(Original)
Louise Lorimer
Cora
(Original)
Marylyn Monk
Mary Sellers
(Original)
Harold Moulton
Dr. Witherspoon
(Original)
Harry Pedersen
Andy Sellers
(Original)
James Rawls
Radio Engineer
(Original)
John Souther
Mr. Plummitt
(Original)
George Spelvin
Postman
(Original)
Tito Vuolo
Anthony Pasquale
(Original)
Robert West
Wilbur Kenyon
(Original)
Harriet White
Veronica
(Original)
Frank Wilcox
Albert D. Bliven
(Original)
Gloria Willis
Stella
(Original)
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E. B. Morris
Writer
Anthony Brown
Staging
Perry Watkins
Scenic Design
Armin L. Robinson
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
10
1944
Closing Date
Feb
23
1944
Performances
16
as of Mar 12, 2026
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