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Bury the Dead Playbill - April 1936
Bury the Dead
Broadway
Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Irwin Shaw
People (48)
Jay Adler
Charlie
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Paula Bauersmith
Martha Webster
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Norma Chambers
Katherine Driscoll
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Edwin Cooper
Priest
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Will Geer
Poppy
(Original)
Reporter
(Original)
Samson Gordon
Rabbi
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Kathryn Grill
Bess Schelling
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Rose Keane
Joan
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Neill O'Malley
Captain
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Douglas Parkhurst
Private Dean
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Perry
Mrs. Dean
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
David Sands
Private Morgan
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
James Shelburne
Private Webster
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Garland F. Smith
Bevins
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Lesley Stafford
Julia Blake
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Thomsen
Blinky
(Original)
Private Driscoll
(Original)
Bertram Thorn
Private Levy
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Tweddell
Basket
(Original)
Private Schelling
(Original)
Erik Walz
Doctor
(Original)
Radio Announcer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Booth Whitfield
Stenographer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Williams
Sergeant
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
France Bendtsen
Ensemble
(Original)
Second General
(Original)
Aldrich Bowker
Ensemble
(Original)
First General
(Original)
Dorothy Brackett
Ensemble
(Original)
First Whore
(Original)
Zelda Cotton
Ensemble
(Original)
William Hunter
A Voice
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Kramm
Ensemble
(Original)
Third Soldier
(Original)
Gordon Nelson
Editor
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
John O'Shaughnessy
First Soldier
(Original)
Robert Porterfield
Ensemble
(Original)
Second Soldier
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucille Strudwick
Ensemble
(Original)
George Oliver Taylor
Ensemble
(Original)
Third General
(Original)
Herta Ware
Ensemble
(Original)
Second Whore
(Original)
Sally Washington
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Wolff
Ensemble
(Original)
Fourth Soldier
(Original)
David Clarke
Performer
(Replacement)
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Jay Adler
Charlie
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Paula Bauersmith
Martha Webster
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Norma Chambers
Katherine Driscoll
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Edwin Cooper
Priest
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Will Geer
Poppy
(Original)
Reporter
(Original)
Samson Gordon
Rabbi
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Kathryn Grill
Bess Schelling
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Rose Keane
Joan
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Neill O'Malley
Captain
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Douglas Parkhurst
Private Dean
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Perry
Mrs. Dean
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
David Sands
Private Morgan
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
James Shelburne
Private Webster
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Garland F. Smith
Bevins
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Lesley Stafford
Julia Blake
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Thomsen
Blinky
(Original)
Private Driscoll
(Original)
Bertram Thorn
Private Levy
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Tweddell
Basket
(Original)
Private Schelling
(Original)
Erik Walz
Doctor
(Original)
Radio Announcer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Booth Whitfield
Stenographer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Williams
Sergeant
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
France Bendtsen
Ensemble
(Original)
Second General
(Original)
Aldrich Bowker
Ensemble
(Original)
First General
(Original)
Dorothy Brackett
Ensemble
(Original)
First Whore
(Original)
Zelda Cotton
Ensemble
(Original)
William Hunter
A Voice
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Kramm
Ensemble
(Original)
Third Soldier
(Original)
Gordon Nelson
Editor
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
John O'Shaughnessy
First Soldier
(Original)
Robert Porterfield
Ensemble
(Original)
Second Soldier
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucille Strudwick
Ensemble
(Original)
George Oliver Taylor
Ensemble
(Original)
Third General
(Original)
Herta Ware
Ensemble
(Original)
Second Whore
(Original)
Sally Washington
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Wolff
Ensemble
(Original)
Fourth Soldier
(Original)
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Irwin Shaw
Writer
Walter Hart
Director
Worthington Miner
Director
Jensen Studios
Scenic Design
Fred Stewart
Music Arrangements
John O'Shaughnessy
Dialogue Arrangement
J. Edward Shugrue
Dialogue Arrangement
Technical Director
David Clarke
Stage Manager
Booth Whitfield
Assistant Stage Manager
Dorothy Brackett
Assistant Stage Manager
Kermit Bloomgarden
Business Manager
George Leffler
Company Manager
Barclay McCarty
General Press Representative
Bill Doll
Associate Press Representative
Alexander Yokel
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
18
1936
Closing Date
Jul
11
1936
Performances
97
as of Dec 04, 2025
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