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They Knew What They Wanted
Broadway
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They Knew What They Wanted Playbill - October 1939
They Knew What They Wanted
Broadway
Revival
Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Sidney Howard
People (29)
Joseph Conway
Angelo
(Original)
Peter Goo Chong
Ah Gee
(Original)
Douglass Montgomery
Joe
(Original)
Charles Rann Kennedy
Father McKee
(Original)
Everett Ripley
Giorgio
(Original)
Giuseppe Sterni
Tony
(Original)
June Walker
Amy
(Original)
Dolores Baladoni
First Italian Mother
(Original)
Miriam Battista
Second Italian Mother
(Original)
David Beale
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Walter Black
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Marvis Butler
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Robert Carr
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Charles E. Maxwell
The Doctor
(Original)
Norma Green
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Philip Huston
The R.F.D.
(Original)
Nanon Kiam
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Edward Mayor
Son of Second Italian Mother
(Original)
Joseph Monneret De Villard
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Shirley Osborne
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Elena Salvatore
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Vito Scotti
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Marylin Wahl
Daughter of First Italian Mother
(Original)
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Joseph Conway
Angelo
(Original)
Peter Goo Chong
Ah Gee
(Original)
Douglass Montgomery
Joe
(Original)
Charles Rann Kennedy
Father McKee
(Original)
Everett Ripley
Giorgio
(Original)
Giuseppe Sterni
Tony
(Original)
June Walker
Amy
(Original)
Dolores Baladoni
First Italian Mother
(Original)
Miriam Battista
Second Italian Mother
(Original)
David Beale
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Walter Black
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Marvis Butler
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Robert Carr
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Charles E. Maxwell
The Doctor
(Original)
Norma Green
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Philip Huston
The R.F.D.
(Original)
Nanon Kiam
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Edward Mayor
Son of Second Italian Mother
(Original)
Joseph Monneret De Villard
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Shirley Osborne
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Elena Salvatore
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Vito Scotti
Farm-Hand
(Original)
Marylin Wahl
Daughter of First Italian Mother
(Original)
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Sidney Howard
Writer
Robert Ross
Staging
Lemuel Ayers
Scenic Design
Leonard Sillman
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
2
1939
Closing Date
Oct
21
1939
Performances
24
as of Dec 05, 2025
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