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What a Life 半岛体育 - April 1938
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What a Life
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Biltmore Theatre
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Clifford Goldsmith
People (32)
Joyce Arling
Miss Wheeler
(Original)
Ralph Bell
Student
(Original)
Eddie Bracken
Bill
(Original)
Jack Byrne
Mr. Ferguson
(Original)
James Corner
George Bigelow
(Original)
Betty Field
Barbara Pearson
(Original)
Blaine Fillmore
Student
(Original)
Vaughan Glaser
Mr. Bradley
(Original)
Teresa Keane
Student
(Original)
Marguerite Lodge
Student
(Original)
Kay Loring
Miss Johnson
(Original)
Ruth Matteson
Miss Shea
(Original)
Butterfly McQueen
Mary
(Original)
William Mendrek
Mr. Patterson
(Original)
Mitzi Miller
Student
(Original)
Daniel Ocko
Mr. Vecchitto
(Original)
Lea Penman
Mrs. Aldrich
(Original)
Arthur Pierson
Mr. Nelson
(Original)
Elena Salvatore
Gertie
(Original)
Ezra Stone
Henry Aldrich
(Original)
Maidel Turner
Miss Eggleston
(Original)
Isla Vaile
Student
(Original)
Edith Van Cleve
Miss Pike
(Original)
Inge Hardison
Performer
(Replacement)
Sarah Burton
Miss Wheeler
(Replacement)
Irving Morrow
Mr. Nelson
(Replacement)
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Joyce Arling
Miss Wheeler
(Original)
Ralph Bell
Student
(Original)
Eddie Bracken
Bill
(Original)
Jack Byrne
Mr. Ferguson
(Original)
James Corner
George Bigelow
(Original)
Betty Field
Barbara Pearson
(Original)
Blaine Fillmore
Student
(Original)
Vaughan Glaser
Mr. Bradley
(Original)
Teresa Keane
Student
(Original)
Marguerite Lodge
Student
(Original)
Kay Loring
Miss Johnson
(Original)
Ruth Matteson
Miss Shea
(Original)
Butterfly McQueen
Mary
(Original)
William Mendrek
Mr. Patterson
(Original)
Mitzi Miller
Student
(Original)
Daniel Ocko
Mr. Vecchitto
(Original)
Lea Penman
Mrs. Aldrich
(Original)
Arthur Pierson
Mr. Nelson
(Original)
Elena Salvatore
Gertie
(Original)
Ezra Stone
Henry Aldrich
(Original)
Maidel Turner
Miss Eggleston
(Original)
Isla Vaile
Student
(Original)
Edith Van Cleve
Miss Pike
(Original)
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Clifford Goldsmith
Writer
George Abbott
Director
Producer
Cirker & Robbins
Scenic Design
George W. Smith
Stage Manager
Carl Fisher
Business Manager
Barclay McCarty
Press Representative
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
13
1938
Closing Date
Jul
8
1939
Performances
538
as of Jun 28, 2025
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