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Over 21 Playbill - Jan 1944
Over 21
Broadway
Original
Music Box Theatre
239 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Ruth Gordon
People (20)
Ruth Gordon
Paula Wharton
(Original)
Kay Aldridge
Miss Manley
(Original)
Carroll Ashburn
Colonel H.C. Foley
(Original)
Jessie Busley
Mrs. Armina Gates
(Original)
Eddie Hodge
An Elderly Gent
(Original)
Philip Loeb
Joel I. Nixon
(Original)
Dennie Moore
Mrs. Foley
(Original)
Beatrice Pearson
Jan Lupton
(Original)
Tom Seidel
Roy Lupton
(Original)
Loring Smith
Robert Drexel Gow
(Original)
Harvey Stephens
Max Wharton
(Original)
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Ruth Gordon
Paula Wharton
(Original)
Kay Aldridge
Miss Manley
(Original)
Carroll Ashburn
Colonel H.C. Foley
(Original)
Jessie Busley
Mrs. Armina Gates
(Original)
Eddie Hodge
An Elderly Gent
(Original)
Philip Loeb
Joel I. Nixon
(Original)
Dennie Moore
Mrs. Foley
(Original)
Beatrice Pearson
Jan Lupton
(Original)
Tom Seidel
Roy Lupton
(Original)
Loring Smith
Robert Drexel Gow
(Original)
Harvey Stephens
Max Wharton
(Original)
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Ruth Gordon
Writer
George S. Kaufman
Staging
Raymond Sovey
Scenic Design
Mainbocher
Clothing Design
Bianca Stroock
Clothing Design, Except Miss Gordon
George Greenberg
Stage Manager
Rube Bernstein
Company Manager
Max Gordon
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
3
1944
Closing Date
Jul
8
1944
Performances
221
as of Dec 04, 2025
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