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Dear Ruth
Broadway
Revival
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Dear Ruth Playbill - Dec 1944
Dear Ruth
Broadway
Revival
Henry Miller's Theatre
124 W. 43rd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Norman Krasna
People (28)
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Kay Coulter
Martha Seawright
(Original)
John Dall
Lt. William Seawright
(Original)
Peter Dunn
Harold Kobbermeyer
(Original)
Virginia Gilmore
Ruth Wilkins
(Original)
Lenore Lonergan
Miriam Wilkins
(Original)
Richard McCracken
Sgt. Chuck Vincent
(Original)
Pauline Myers
Dora
(Original)
Phyllis Povah
Mrs. Edith Wilkins
(Original)
Bartlett Robinson
Albert Kummer
(Original)
Howard Smith
Judge Harry Wilkins
(Original)
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Norman Krasna
Writer
Moss Hart
Director
Frederick Fox
Scenic Design
Bianca Stroock
Costume Supervisor
Alexander Haas
Music Arrangement
Paul Roberts
Stage Manager
Sterling Mace
Assistant Stage Manager
Al Goldin
General Manager
Michel Mok
Press Representative
Mary Ward
Press Representative
Lawrence Weiner
Advertising
Joseph M. Hyman
Producer
Bernard Hart
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
13
1944
Closing Date
Jul
27
1946
Performances
680
as of Dec 06, 2025
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