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The Emperor Jones
Broadway
Revival
The Emperor Jones
Broadway
Revival
Provincetown Playhouse
133 MacDougal St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Eugene O'Neill
People (14)
Barbara Benedict
An Old Native Woman
(Original)
Spectator
(Original)
Charles S. Gilpin
Brutus Jones
(Original)
Harold McGee
Harry Smithers
(Original)
William Stahl
Jeff
(Original)
Lem
(Original)
Auctioneer
(Original)
John Taylor
Congo Witch Doctor
(Original)
Walter Kumme
Planter
(Original)
Prison Guard
(Original)
Slave
(Original)
John Swor
Slave
(Original)
Mildred McCoy
Spectator
(Original)
Dorothy Payne
Spectator
(Original)
Vernon Rich
Slave
(Original)
Joseph Thayer
Planter
(Original)
Slave
(Original)
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Barbara Benedict
An Old Native Woman
(Original)
Spectator
(Original)
Charles S. Gilpin
Brutus Jones
(Original)
Harold McGee
Harry Smithers
(Original)
William Stahl
Jeff
(Original)
Lem
(Original)
Auctioneer
(Original)
John Taylor
Congo Witch Doctor
(Original)
Walter Kumme
Planter
(Original)
Prison Guard
(Original)
Slave
(Original)
John Swor
Slave
(Original)
Mildred McCoy
Spectator
(Original)
Dorothy Payne
Spectator
(Original)
Vernon Rich
Slave
(Original)
Joseph Thayer
Planter
(Original)
Slave
(Original)
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Eugene O'Neill
Writer
James Light
Director
The Provincetown Players
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
16
1926
Closing Date
Mar
21
1926
Performances
35
as of Jan 07, 2026
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