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Nathan the Wise
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Nathan the Wise Playbill - April 1942
Nathan the Wise
Broadway
Original
Belasco Theatre
111 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Ferdinand Bruckner
People (18)
Herbert Berghof
Nathan
(Original)
Jack Bittner
Monk
(Original)
Bettina Cerf
Daja
(Original)
Olive Deering
Rahel
(Original)
Ross Matthew
A Lay Brother
(Original)
Gregory Morton
The Patriarch
(Original)
Bram Nossen
The Sultan Saladin
(Original)
Alfred Ryder
A Knight Templar
(Original)
Liebert Wallerstein
Monk
(Original)
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Herbert Berghof
Nathan
(Original)
Jack Bittner
Monk
(Original)
Bettina Cerf
Daja
(Original)
Olive Deering
Rahel
(Original)
Ross Matthew
A Lay Brother
(Original)
Gregory Morton
The Patriarch
(Original)
Bram Nossen
The Sultan Saladin
(Original)
Alfred Ryder
A Knight Templar
(Original)
Liebert Wallerstein
Monk
(Original)
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Ferdinand Bruckner
Writer
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Source Material
James Light
Director
Cleon Throckmorton
Scenic Design
Rose Bogdanoff
Costume Design
H.A. Condell
Costume Design
Erwin Piscator
Producer
J.J. Shubert
Producer
Lee Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
3
1942
Closing Date
Apr
18
1942
Performances
28
as of Nov 29, 2025
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Nathan The Wise- April 5, 1942
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Nathan The Wise- April 5, 1942
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