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Morning Star
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Morning Star Playbill - Opening Night
Morning Star
Broadway
Original
Longacre Theatre
220 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Sylvia Regan
People (20)
Martin Blaine
Harry Engel
(Original)
Joseph Buloff
Aaron Greenspan
(Original)
Ross Elliott
Hymie
(Original)
Cecila Evans
Esther
(Original)
Jeanne Greene
Fanny
(Original)
Georgette Harvey
Pansy
(Original)
Ken Leroy
Young Hymie
(Original)
Sidney Lumet
Hymie Tashman
(Original)
David Morris
Irving Tashman
(Original)
Molly Picon
Becky Felderman
(Original)
Henry Sharp
Myron Engel
(Original)
Harold Stone
Benjamin Brownstein
(Original)
Ruth Yorke
Sadie
(Original)
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Martin Blaine
Harry Engel
(Original)
Joseph Buloff
Aaron Greenspan
(Original)
Ross Elliott
Hymie
(Original)
Cecila Evans
Esther
(Original)
Jeanne Greene
Fanny
(Original)
Georgette Harvey
Pansy
(Original)
Ken Leroy
Young Hymie
(Original)
Sidney Lumet
Hymie Tashman
(Original)
David Morris
Irving Tashman
(Original)
Molly Picon
Becky Felderman
(Original)
Henry Sharp
Myron Engel
(Original)
Harold Stone
Benjamin Brownstein
(Original)
Ruth Yorke
Sadie
(Original)
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Sylvia Regan
Writer
Charles K. Freeman
Staging
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Alexander Jones
Costume Design
Lee Wainer
Incidental Music
Robert Sour
Incidental Music
George Kondolf
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
16
1940
Closing Date
Jun
8
1940
Performances
63
as of Jan 07, 2026
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Morning Star - April 16, 1940
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