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But for the Grace of God Playbill - Jan 1937
But for the Grace of God
Broadway
Original
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Leopold L. Atlas
People (37)
Jack Arnold
Bugsey
(Original)
James Bell
Frank Adamec
(Original)
Joey Brown
Petey
(Original)
Arthur Bruce
Mooch
(Original)
Maurice Burke
Stanley
(Original)
John Call
Zhlub
(Original)
Harriet Caron
Bertha
(Original)
Melbourne Ford
Ralphey
(Original)
Frank Gabrielson
George Shay
(Original)
Robert Gordon
York
(Original)
Joseph Greenwald
Kababian
(Original)
Kathryn Grill
Hannah Adamec
(Original)
Leslie Klein
Mickey
(Original)
Harry Levian
Uncle Louis
(Original)
Lester Lonergan, III
Whitey
(Original)
Gene Lowe
Eddie
(Original)
Blossom MacDonald
Second Woman
(Original)
Robert Mayors
Fotzo
(Original)
James McCallion
Josey
(Original)
Theodore McKnight
Snowball
(Original)
Beatrice Moreland
Mrs. Sullivan
(Original)
Robert J. Mulligan
Charley
(Original)
Gilda Oakleaf
Rosey
(Original)
Sidney Packer
Interne
(Original)
Edgerton Paul
Sharkey
(Original)
Stanley Povitch
Julius
(Original)
Robert Reeves
Marty
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Wilson
(Original)
Dorothy Scott
First Woman
(Original)
Phil Sheridan
Bert
(Original)
Steve
(Original)
Clem Willenchik
Mac
(Original)
Rusek
(Original)
P.A. Xantho
Bosco
(Original)
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Jack Arnold
Bugsey
(Original)
James Bell
Frank Adamec
(Original)
Joey Brown
Petey
(Original)
Arthur Bruce
Mooch
(Original)
Maurice Burke
Stanley
(Original)
John Call
Zhlub
(Original)
Harriet Caron
Bertha
(Original)
Melbourne Ford
Ralphey
(Original)
Frank Gabrielson
George Shay
(Original)
Robert Gordon
York
(Original)
Joseph Greenwald
Kababian
(Original)
Kathryn Grill
Hannah Adamec
(Original)
Leslie Klein
Mickey
(Original)
Harry Levian
Uncle Louis
(Original)
Lester Lonergan, III
Whitey
(Original)
Gene Lowe
Eddie
(Original)
Blossom MacDonald
Second Woman
(Original)
Robert Mayors
Fotzo
(Original)
James McCallion
Josey
(Original)
Theodore McKnight
Snowball
(Original)
Beatrice Moreland
Mrs. Sullivan
(Original)
Robert J. Mulligan
Charley
(Original)
Gilda Oakleaf
Rosey
(Original)
Sidney Packer
Interne
(Original)
Edgerton Paul
Sharkey
(Original)
Stanley Povitch
Julius
(Original)
Robert Reeves
Marty
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Wilson
(Original)
Dorothy Scott
First Woman
(Original)
Phil Sheridan
Bert
(Original)
Steve
(Original)
Clem Willenchik
Mac
(Original)
Rusek
(Original)
P.A. Xantho
Bosco
(Original)
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Leopold L. Atlas
Writer
Benno Schneider
Staging
Stewart Chaney
Scenic Design
The Theatre Guild
Producer
Sidney Harmon
Associated Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
12
1937
Closing Date
Feb
1
1937
Performances
42
as of Jan 03, 2026
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