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Class of '29
Broadway
Original
Class of '29
Broadway
Original
Manhattan Theatre
1697 Broadway at W. 53rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Milo Hastings
,
Orrie Lashin
People (21)
Marjorie Brown
Laura Stevens
(Original)
Robert Bruce
Martin Peterson
(Original)
Edna A. Crawford
Miss Donovan
(Original)
Marjorie Dalton
Case Worker
(Original)
Edward Forbes
Stanley Prescott
(Original)
Harry Irvine
Bishop Holden
(Original)
Jon Lormer
Policeman
(Original)
Helen Morrow
Kate Allen
(Original)
Allen Nourse
Tippy Sayre
(Original)
Olive Stanton
Lucille Brown
(Original)
Ben Starkie
Ted Brooks
(Original)
Jan Ullrich
Ken Holden
(Original)
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Marjorie Brown
Laura Stevens
(Original)
Robert Bruce
Martin Peterson
(Original)
Edna A. Crawford
Miss Donovan
(Original)
Marjorie Dalton
Case Worker
(Original)
Edward Forbes
Stanley Prescott
(Original)
Harry Irvine
Bishop Holden
(Original)
Jon Lormer
Policeman
(Original)
Helen Morrow
Kate Allen
(Original)
Allen Nourse
Tippy Sayre
(Original)
Olive Stanton
Lucille Brown
(Original)
Ben Starkie
Ted Brooks
(Original)
Jan Ullrich
Ken Holden
(Original)
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Milo Hastings
Writer
Orrie Lashin
Writer
Lucius Moore Cook
Staging
Agnes Morgan
Staging
Halstead Welles
Staging
Tom Adrian Cracraft
Scenic Design
Helen Arthur
Producer
Edward Goodman
Producer
Popular Price Theatre of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
15
1936
Closing Date
Jul
4
1936
Performances
50
as of Jan 16, 2026
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