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Black Pit
Broadway
Original
Black Pit
Broadway
Original
Civic Repertory Theatre
107 W. 14th St. (Sixth Ave), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Albert Maltz
People (21)
Frances Bavier
Mrs. Floyd
(Original)
Alan Baxter
Joe Kovarsky
(Original)
Alice Brooks
Mrs. Anetsky
(Original)
Howard Da Silva
Hansy McCulloh
(Original)
Nonnie Edwards
Anna
(Original)
Elliot Fisher
Vincent
(Original)
Clyde Franklin
Prescott
(Original)
Millicent Green
Iola
(Original)
Harold Johnsrud
Blind Jimmie
(Original)
Tex
(Original)
Sidney Packer
A Miner
(Original)
Old Freddie
(Original)
Tony Ross
Mansky
(Original)
Terry Jarkowski
(Original)
Vincent Sherman
Barolla
(Original)
Hester Sondergaard
Mary Lakavitch
(Original)
Royal C. Stout
Josaf Anetsky
(Original)
Justice of the Peace
(Original)
Pop
(Original)
Schnabelt
(Original)
George Tobias
Bakovchen
(Original)
Lyster
(Original)
Helen Waren
Pauline
(Original)
Martin Wolfson
Tony Lakavitch
(Original)
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Frances Bavier
Mrs. Floyd
(Original)
Alan Baxter
Joe Kovarsky
(Original)
Alice Brooks
Mrs. Anetsky
(Original)
Howard Da Silva
Hansy McCulloh
(Original)
Nonnie Edwards
Anna
(Original)
Elliot Fisher
Vincent
(Original)
Clyde Franklin
Prescott
(Original)
Millicent Green
Iola
(Original)
Harold Johnsrud
Blind Jimmie
(Original)
Tex
(Original)
Sidney Packer
A Miner
(Original)
Old Freddie
(Original)
Tony Ross
Mansky
(Original)
Terry Jarkowski
(Original)
Vincent Sherman
Barolla
(Original)
Hester Sondergaard
Mary Lakavitch
(Original)
Royal C. Stout
Josaf Anetsky
(Original)
Justice of the Peace
(Original)
Pop
(Original)
Schnabelt
(Original)
George Tobias
Bakovchen
(Original)
Lyster
(Original)
Helen Waren
Pauline
(Original)
Martin Wolfson
Tony Lakavitch
(Original)
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Albert Maltz
Writer
Irving Gordon
Staging
Tom Adrian Cracraft
Scenic Design
The Theatre Union
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
20
1935
Closing Date
Jun
1
1935
Performances
85
as of Jan 07, 2026
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