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Hickory Stick
Broadway
Original
Hickory Stick
Broadway
Original
Mansfield Theatre
256 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Fredrick Stephani
,
Murray Burnett
People (31)
Frieda Altman
Mrs. Bettina Pessolano
(Original)
Celia Babcock
Helen Orth
(Original)
Richard Basehart
Steven Ames
(Original)
Adrienne Bayan
Rita Pessolano
(Original)
Dehl Berti
Joe Pessolano
(Original)
Jeff Brown
John Maclemore
(Original)
Vito Christi
Tony Pessolano
(Original)
Steve Cochran
James Kirkland
(Original)
Johnny Croce
George Uhorchak
(Original)
Janet Dowd
Grace Umbdenstock
(Original)
Lawrence Fletcher
Eugene Walsh
(Original)
Sarah Floyd
Mary Donlan
(Original)
Ray Fry
Samuel Berg
(Original)
Bill Hunt
Peter Jastrombowski
(Original)
Violet J. Kennedy
Calliope Oliver
(Original)
Danny Leone
Frank Antonucci
(Original)
Adrienne Marden
Karen Lorimer
(Original)
Ross Matthew
Lewis Rainey
(Original)
Marjorie Milliard
Sophie Novak
(Original)
Farrell Pelly
Patrick MacLemore, Sr.
(Original)
Albert Popwell
Lionel Warner
(Original)
Lorraine Pressler
Paula Taliaferro
(Original)
Wanda Sponder
Miss Jastrombowski
(Original)
Frances Thaddeus
Gladys Steele
(Original)
Peggy Wynne
Elizabeth O'Hare
(Original)
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Frieda Altman
Mrs. Bettina Pessolano
(Original)
Celia Babcock
Helen Orth
(Original)
Richard Basehart
Steven Ames
(Original)
Adrienne Bayan
Rita Pessolano
(Original)
Dehl Berti
Joe Pessolano
(Original)
Jeff Brown
John Maclemore
(Original)
Vito Christi
Tony Pessolano
(Original)
Steve Cochran
James Kirkland
(Original)
Johnny Croce
George Uhorchak
(Original)
Janet Dowd
Grace Umbdenstock
(Original)
Lawrence Fletcher
Eugene Walsh
(Original)
Sarah Floyd
Mary Donlan
(Original)
Ray Fry
Samuel Berg
(Original)
Bill Hunt
Peter Jastrombowski
(Original)
Violet J. Kennedy
Calliope Oliver
(Original)
Danny Leone
Frank Antonucci
(Original)
Adrienne Marden
Karen Lorimer
(Original)
Ross Matthew
Lewis Rainey
(Original)
Marjorie Milliard
Sophie Novak
(Original)
Farrell Pelly
Patrick MacLemore, Sr.
(Original)
Albert Popwell
Lionel Warner
(Original)
Lorraine Pressler
Paula Taliaferro
(Original)
Wanda Sponder
Miss Jastrombowski
(Original)
Frances Thaddeus
Gladys Steele
(Original)
Peggy Wynne
Elizabeth O'Hare
(Original)
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Murray Burnett
Writer
Fredrick Stephani
Writer
J.B. Daniels
Staging
Frederick Fox
Scenic Design
Marie Louise Elkins
Producer
Marjorie Ewing
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
8
1944
Closing Date
May
13
1944
Performances
8
as of Jan 05, 2026
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