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Twentieth Century Playbill - March 1933
Twentieth Century
Broadway
Original
Broadhurst Theatre
235 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Ben Hecht
,
Charles MacArthur
People (33)
Matt Briggs
Oliver Webb
(Original)
Florence Edney
Sadie
(Original)
William Frawley
Owen O'Malley
(Original)
Etienne Girardot
Matthew Clark
(Original)
Moffat Johnston
Oscar Jaffe
(Original)
Eugenie Leontovich
Lily Garland
(Original)
Dennie Moore
Anita Highland
(Original)
Roy Roberts
George Smith
(Original)
Henry Sherwood
Max Jacobs
(Original)
James Spottswood
Grover Lockwood
(Original)
Alfred Webster
Flannagan
(Original)
Clare Woodbury
Dr. Johnson
(Original)
Frank Badham
Porter
(Original)
Granville Bates
Conductor
(Original)
Joseph Crehan
First Detective
(Original)
Hans Hamsa
First Beard
(Original)
Ross Hertz
Train Secretary
(Original)
Ernest Hunter
Waiter
(Original)
Cliffman Jewel
Reporter
(Original)
Edward La Roche
Second Beard
(Original)
Robert Sloane
Gateman
(Original)
J. Ascher Smith
Second Detective
(Original)
Charles Wagenheim
Photographer
(Original)
William Worth
Pullman Conductor
(Original)
Robert Brill
Gateman
(Replacement)
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Matt Briggs
Oliver Webb
(Original)
Florence Edney
Sadie
(Original)
William Frawley
Owen O'Malley
(Original)
Etienne Girardot
Matthew Clark
(Original)
Moffat Johnston
Oscar Jaffe
(Original)
Eugenie Leontovich
Lily Garland
(Original)
Dennie Moore
Anita Highland
(Original)
Roy Roberts
George Smith
(Original)
Henry Sherwood
Max Jacobs
(Original)
James Spottswood
Grover Lockwood
(Original)
Alfred Webster
Flannagan
(Original)
Clare Woodbury
Dr. Johnson
(Original)
Frank Badham
Porter
(Original)
Granville Bates
Conductor
(Original)
Joseph Crehan
First Detective
(Original)
Hans Hamsa
First Beard
(Original)
Ross Hertz
Train Secretary
(Original)
Ernest Hunter
Waiter
(Original)
Cliffman Jewel
Reporter
(Original)
Edward La Roche
Second Beard
(Original)
Robert Sloane
Gateman
(Original)
J. Ascher Smith
Second Detective
(Original)
Charles Wagenheim
Photographer
(Original)
William Worth
Pullman Conductor
(Original)
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Ben Hecht
Writer
Charles MacArthur
Writer
Charles Bruce Millholland
Source Material
George Abbott
Staging
Producer
Cirker & Robbins
Scenic Design
Joseph Crehan
Stage Manager
J. Ascher Smith
Assistant Stage Manager
Cliffman Jewel
Assistant Stage Manager
Carl Fisher
Company Manager
Richard Maney
Press Representative
Philip Dunning
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
29
1932
Closing Date
May
20
1933
Performances
152
as of Jul 12, 2025
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