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Lightnin' Playbill - Sept 1938
Lightnin'
Broadway
Revival
John Golden Theatre
252 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Winchell Smith
,
Frank Bacon
People (35)
Buford Armitage
Rodney Harper
(Original)
Helen Brooks
Mildred Buckley
(Original)
Ruth Burton
Mrs. Preston
(Original)
Laura Cheston
Mrs. Starr
(Original)
Virginia Copeland
Mrs. Moore
(Original)
Lillian Ecklund
Mrs. Brewer
(Original)
Franklyn Fox
Everett Hammond
(Original)
Marjorie Garrett
Emily Jarvis
(Original)
Walter Gilbert
Lemuel Townsend
(Original)
John Griggs
Raymond Thomas
(Original)
Ann Hazzard
Freda
(Original)
Roger Hundley
Walter Lennon
(Original)
Muriel Hutchison
Margaret Davis
(Original)
Orland James
Sheriff
(Original)
Robert Lowes
Reporter
(Original)
Harriet MacGibbon
Mrs. Harper
(Original)
Michael Markham
Liveryman
(Original)
Mrs. Priestly Morrison
Mrs. Jones
(Original)
Hugh Norton
Zeb Crothers
(Original)
Bessie Pepper
Mrs. Corshall
(Original)
William Phillips
Fred Peters
(Original)
Henry Richards
John Marvin
(Original)
George Spelvin
Oscar Nelson
(Original)
Fred Stone
Lightnin' Bill Jones
(Original)
Augusta Wallace
Mrs. Jordan
(Original)
Pansy Wilcox
Mrs. Brainerd
(Original)
Myron Hirsch
Liveryman
(Replacement)
Malcolm Laing
Rodney Harper
(Replacement)
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Buford Armitage
Rodney Harper
(Original)
Helen Brooks
Mildred Buckley
(Original)
Ruth Burton
Mrs. Preston
(Original)
Laura Cheston
Mrs. Starr
(Original)
Virginia Copeland
Mrs. Moore
(Original)
Lillian Ecklund
Mrs. Brewer
(Original)
Franklyn Fox
Everett Hammond
(Original)
Marjorie Garrett
Emily Jarvis
(Original)
Walter Gilbert
Lemuel Townsend
(Original)
John Griggs
Raymond Thomas
(Original)
Ann Hazzard
Freda
(Original)
Roger Hundley
Walter Lennon
(Original)
Muriel Hutchison
Margaret Davis
(Original)
Orland James
Sheriff
(Original)
Robert Lowes
Reporter
(Original)
Harriet MacGibbon
Mrs. Harper
(Original)
Michael Markham
Liveryman
(Original)
Mrs. Priestly Morrison
Mrs. Jones
(Original)
Hugh Norton
Zeb Crothers
(Original)
Bessie Pepper
Mrs. Corshall
(Original)
William Phillips
Fred Peters
(Original)
Henry Richards
John Marvin
(Original)
George Spelvin
Oscar Nelson
(Original)
Fred Stone
Lightnin' Bill Jones
(Original)
Augusta Wallace
Mrs. Jordan
(Original)
Pansy Wilcox
Mrs. Brainerd
(Original)
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Winchell Smith
Writer
Frank Bacon
Writer
John Golden
Staging
Producer
Cirker & Robbins
Scenic Design
Buford Armitage
Producing Stage Manager
Michael Markham
Stage Manager
Jack Potter
Company Manager
Nat N. Dorfman
Press Representative
Rowland Field
Press Representative
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
15
1938
Closing Date
Oct
29
1938
Performances
54
as of Dec 05, 2025
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