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Battleship Gertie
Broadway
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Battleship Gertie Playbill - Jan 1935
Battleship Gertie
Broadway
Original
Lyceum Theatre
149 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
People (27)
Walter Baldwin
Senator Blowney
(Original)
Frederick Banker
Wo Pu Cheng
(Original)
Oliver Barbour
Ensign Harriss
(Original)
Moana Chu
Koda
(Original)
Boyd Crawford
Ensign McGurk
(Original)
William Culloo
Marine
(Original)
Harry Davenport
Senator Heffermeister
(Original)
Gladys Griswold
Mildred
(Original)
Joseph Harris
Radio Messenger
(Original)
Frank Jaquet
Secretary Hollingshead
(Original)
George Lessey
Senator Gale
(Original)
Helen Lynd
Gertie
(Original)
Horace McMahon
Marine Sergeant Grogan
(Original)
Claude McNair
Aide
(Original)
Burgess Meredith
Seaman Jones
(Original)
Lora Rogers
Mrs. Schumpf
(Original)
Richard Taber
Toma
(Original)
George R. Taylor
Commander Black
(Original)
Richard Toms
Marine
(Original)
Philip Truex
Price
(Original)
Philip Wood
Lieutenant Commander Brophy
(Original)
Ernest Woodward
Commander McClintic
(Original)
Herbert Yost
Admiral Spenks
(Original)
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Walter Baldwin
Senator Blowney
(Original)
Frederick Banker
Wo Pu Cheng
(Original)
Oliver Barbour
Ensign Harriss
(Original)
Moana Chu
Koda
(Original)
Boyd Crawford
Ensign McGurk
(Original)
William Culloo
Marine
(Original)
Harry Davenport
Senator Heffermeister
(Original)
Gladys Griswold
Mildred
(Original)
Joseph Harris
Radio Messenger
(Original)
Frank Jaquet
Secretary Hollingshead
(Original)
George Lessey
Senator Gale
(Original)
Helen Lynd
Gertie
(Original)
Horace McMahon
Marine Sergeant Grogan
(Original)
Claude McNair
Aide
(Original)
Burgess Meredith
Seaman Jones
(Original)
Lora Rogers
Mrs. Schumpf
(Original)
Richard Taber
Toma
(Original)
George R. Taylor
Commander Black
(Original)
Richard Toms
Marine
(Original)
Philip Truex
Price
(Original)
Philip Wood
Lieutenant Commander Brophy
(Original)
Ernest Woodward
Commander McClintic
(Original)
Herbert Yost
Admiral Spenks
(Original)
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Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
Writer
Arthur Sircom
Staging
Boris Aronson
Scenic Designer
Courtney Burr
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
18
1935
Closing Date
Jan
19
1935
Performances
2
as of Jan 07, 2026
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