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The Children's Hour
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The Children's Hour Playbill - November 1934
The Children's Hour
Broadway
Original
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
109 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Lillian Hellman
People (21)
Barbara Beals
Rosalie Wells
(Original)
Katherine Emery
Karen Wright
(Original)
Katherine Emmett
Mrs. Amelia Tilford
(Original)
Lynne Fisher
Helen Burton
(Original)
Robert Keith
Doctor Joseph Cardin
(Original)
Barbara Leeds
Catherine
(Original)
Aline McDermott
Mrs. Lily Mortar
(Original)
Florence McGee
Mary Tilford
(Original)
Edmonia Nolley
Agatha
(Original)
Eugenia Rawls
Peggy Rogers
(Original)
Anne Revere
Martha Dobie
(Original)
Jacqueline Rusling
Lois Fisher
(Original)
Elizabeth Seckel
Evelyn Munn
(Original)
Jack Tyler
A Grocery Boy
(Original)
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Barbara Beals
Rosalie Wells
(Original)
Katherine Emery
Karen Wright
(Original)
Katherine Emmett
Mrs. Amelia Tilford
(Original)
Lynne Fisher
Helen Burton
(Original)
Robert Keith
Doctor Joseph Cardin
(Original)
Barbara Leeds
Catherine
(Original)
Aline McDermott
Mrs. Lily Mortar
(Original)
Florence McGee
Mary Tilford
(Original)
Edmonia Nolley
Agatha
(Original)
Eugenia Rawls
Peggy Rogers
(Original)
Anne Revere
Martha Dobie
(Original)
Jacqueline Rusling
Lois Fisher
(Original)
Elizabeth Seckel
Evelyn Munn
(Original)
Jack Tyler
A Grocery Boy
(Original)
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Lillian Hellman
Writer
Herman Shumlin
Staging
Producer
Aline Bernstein
Scenic Design
S. Syrjala
Scenic Design Executed By
Harry Cooke
Stage Manager
Jack Tyler
Assistant Stage Manager
Kermit Bloomgarden
Business Manager
Richard Maney
Press Representative
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
20
1934
Closing Date
Jul
4
1936
Performances
691
as of Dec 05, 2025
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