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The Big Blow
Broadway
Original
The Big Blow
Broadway
Original
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
109 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Hans Bruno Meyer
playwright:
Theodore Pratt
People (49)
Fred Burke
Ensemble
(Original)
Kendall Clark
Wade Barnett
(Original)
Kate Cloud
Woman with Baby
(Original)
Edwin Cooper
Carney Jelks
(Original)
Pell Dentler
Ensemble
(Original)
Maurice Fallet
Ensemble
(Original)
George Fay
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Fleischer
Ensemble
(Original)
William Gallagher
Second Cracker
(Original)
Julian Garfield
Ensemble
(Original)
Agnes Gildea
Ensemble
(Original)
Doe Doe Green
Clay
(Original)
Alec Guin
Ensemble
(Original)
Elizabeth Hawkins
Second Woman
(Original)
Ruth Hoffman
Ensemble
(Original)
Leslie Hunt
First Cracker
(Original)
Thurman Jackson
Orey
(Original)
Fay Keen
Ensemble
(Original)
Sam Lewis
Ensemble
(Original)
Burton Mallory
Ony Mell
(Original)
Elizabeth Malone
Aunt Jane Barnett
(Original)
George Mathews
Deefy
(Original)
John McCormack
Ensemble
(Original)
Albert McWilliams
Ensemble
(Original)
John Morrisey
Ensemble
(Original)
Melba Palmer
First Woman
(Original)
Myron Paulson
Ensemble
(Original)
Wilda Pratt
Ensemble
(Original)
George Probert
Third Cracker
(Original)
Dorothy Raymond
Sarah Barnett
(Original)
Lise Rembova
Ensemble
(Original)
Gregory Robbins
Holy Roller Preacher
(Original)
Amelia Romano
Celie Partin
(Original)
Jack Smith
First Woman's Husband
(Original)
Josephine Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Aage Steenshorne
Ensemble
(Original)
Julian Taliaferro
Ensemble
(Original)
Frances Ware
Preacher's Daughter
(Original)
Eugenia Woods
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Wright
Ensemble
(Original)
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Fred Burke
Ensemble
(Original)
Kendall Clark
Wade Barnett
(Original)
Kate Cloud
Woman with Baby
(Original)
Edwin Cooper
Carney Jelks
(Original)
Pell Dentler
Ensemble
(Original)
Maurice Fallet
Ensemble
(Original)
George Fay
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Fleischer
Ensemble
(Original)
William Gallagher
Second Cracker
(Original)
Julian Garfield
Ensemble
(Original)
Agnes Gildea
Ensemble
(Original)
Doe Doe Green
Clay
(Original)
Alec Guin
Ensemble
(Original)
Elizabeth Hawkins
Second Woman
(Original)
Ruth Hoffman
Ensemble
(Original)
Leslie Hunt
First Cracker
(Original)
Thurman Jackson
Orey
(Original)
Fay Keen
Ensemble
(Original)
Sam Lewis
Ensemble
(Original)
Burton Mallory
Ony Mell
(Original)
Elizabeth Malone
Aunt Jane Barnett
(Original)
George Mathews
Deefy
(Original)
John McCormack
Ensemble
(Original)
Albert McWilliams
Ensemble
(Original)
John Morrisey
Ensemble
(Original)
Melba Palmer
First Woman
(Original)
Myron Paulson
Ensemble
(Original)
Wilda Pratt
Ensemble
(Original)
George Probert
Third Cracker
(Original)
Dorothy Raymond
Sarah Barnett
(Original)
Lise Rembova
Ensemble
(Original)
Gregory Robbins
Holy Roller Preacher
(Original)
Amelia Romano
Celie Partin
(Original)
Jack Smith
First Woman's Husband
(Original)
Josephine Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Aage Steenshorne
Ensemble
(Original)
Julian Taliaferro
Ensemble
(Original)
Frances Ware
Preacher's Daughter
(Original)
Eugenia Woods
Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Wright
Ensemble
(Original)
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Theodore Pratt
Writer
Hans Bruno Meyer
Music
Anton Bundsmann
Staging
Samuel Leve
Scenic Design
Mary Merrill
Costume Design
Feder
Lighting Design
Federal Theatre Project of The WPA
Producer
Morris Ankrum
Produced Under the Direction of
George Brewer
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
1
1938
Closing Date
Feb
1
1939
Performances
157
as of Jan 05, 2026
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