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What Big Ears! Playbill - April 1942
What Big Ears!
Broadway
Original
Windsor Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jo Eisinger
,
Judson O'Donnell
People (27)
Ralph Bunker
Milford
(Original)
George Church
Muldoon
(Original)
Herbert Duffy
Police Lieutenant
(Original)
Reynolds Evans
The Professor
(Original)
Joy Geffen
Betty Leeds
(Original)
Taylor Holmes
Gabby Martin
(Original)
Frederick Howard
Brewster
(Original)
Owen Lamont
McCall
(Original)
Owen Martin
Lucas
(Original)
Ethel Morrison
Olympe Grogan
(Original)
Edwin Philips
Joey Smithers
(Original)
Hans Robert
Dr. Treadle
(Original)
Ruth Weston
Jean Martin
(Original)
Louis Charles
Ensemble
(Original)
Tom Daly
Ensemble
(Original)
Nick Dennis
Ensemble
(Original)
Warren Goddard
Ensemble
(Original)
Pitt Herbert
Ensemble
(Original)
Sterling Mace
Ensemble
(Original)
Royal Rompel
Ensemble
(Original)
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Ralph Bunker
Milford
(Original)
George Church
Muldoon
(Original)
Herbert Duffy
Police Lieutenant
(Original)
Reynolds Evans
The Professor
(Original)
Joy Geffen
Betty Leeds
(Original)
Taylor Holmes
Gabby Martin
(Original)
Frederick Howard
Brewster
(Original)
Owen Lamont
McCall
(Original)
Owen Martin
Lucas
(Original)
Ethel Morrison
Olympe Grogan
(Original)
Edwin Philips
Joey Smithers
(Original)
Hans Robert
Dr. Treadle
(Original)
Ruth Weston
Jean Martin
(Original)
Louis Charles
Ensemble
(Original)
Tom Daly
Ensemble
(Original)
Nick Dennis
Ensemble
(Original)
Warren Goddard
Ensemble
(Original)
Pitt Herbert
Ensemble
(Original)
Sterling Mace
Ensemble
(Original)
Royal Rompel
Ensemble
(Original)
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Jo Eisinger
Writer
Judson O'Donnell
Writer
Arthur Pierson
Director
Horace Armistead
Scenic Design
Kenn Barr
Costume Design
L. Daniel Blank
Producer
David Silberman
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
20
1942
Closing Date
Apr
25
1942
Performances
8
as of Jan 08, 2026
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