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The Male Animal
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The Male Animal Playbill - Jan 1940
The Male Animal
Broadway
Original
Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Elliott Nugent
,
James Thurber
People (16)
Elliott Nugent
Tommy Turner
(Original)
Leon Ames
Joe Ferguson
(Original)
Richard Beckhard
"Nutsy" Miller
(Original)
John Boruff
Newspaper Reporter
(Original)
Matt Briggs
Ed Keller
(Original)
Don DeFore
Wally Myers
(Original)
Ruth Matteson
Ellen Turner
(Original)
Minna Phillips
Mrs. Blanche Damon
(Original)
Amanda Randolph
Cleota
(Original)
Robert Scott
Michael Barnes
(Original)
Ivan Simpson
Dean Frederick Damon
(Original)
Gene Tierney
Patricia Stanley
(Original)
Regina Wallace
Myrtle Keller
(Original)
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Elliott Nugent
Tommy Turner
(Original)
Leon Ames
Joe Ferguson
(Original)
Richard Beckhard
"Nutsy" Miller
(Original)
John Boruff
Newspaper Reporter
(Original)
Matt Briggs
Ed Keller
(Original)
Don DeFore
Wally Myers
(Original)
Ruth Matteson
Ellen Turner
(Original)
Minna Phillips
Mrs. Blanche Damon
(Original)
Amanda Randolph
Cleota
(Original)
Robert Scott
Michael Barnes
(Original)
Ivan Simpson
Dean Frederick Damon
(Original)
Gene Tierney
Patricia Stanley
(Original)
Regina Wallace
Myrtle Keller
(Original)
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James Thurber
Writer
Elliott Nugent
Writer
Herman Shumlin
Staging
Producer
Aline Bernstein
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
9
1940
Closing Date
Aug
3
1940
Performances
243
as of Dec 05, 2025
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The Male Animal - January 29, 1940
The Male Animal - January 29, 1940
The Male Animal - January 29, 1940
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