PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 04, 1933
Closing Date
May 31, 1941
Performances
3,182
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Theatre Masque
(Dec 04, 1933 - Jan 13, 1934)
48th Street Theatre
(Jan 15, 1934 - Sep 15, 1934)
Forrest Theatre
(Sep 17, 1934 - May 31, 1941)
Description
A play in three acts
Setting
The farm of Jeeter Lester, situated on a Tobacco Road in the back country of Georgia.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Henry I. and Irwin S. Chanin
Produced by Anthony Brown, Jack Kirkland and Sam H. Grisman
Written by Jack Kirkland; Based on a novel by Erskine Caldwell
Directed by Anthony Brown
Scenic Design by Robert Redington Sharpe
Company Manager: Sam Spachner
Stage Manager: Edgar Henning
Press Representative: Mary March
Sam Byrd
Dude Lester
Ashley Cooper
Henry Peabody
Henry Hull
Jeeter Lester
Ruth Hunter
Ellie May
Dean Jagger
Lov Bensey
Lamar King
Captain Tim
Maude Odell
Sister Bessie Rice
Patricia Quinn
Grandma Lester
Dec 04, 1933 - Jun 26, 1935
Reneice Rehan
Pearl
Edwin Walter
George Payne
Margaret Wycherly
Ada Lester
Dec 04, 1933 - Jun 26, 1935

Theatre Masque (Dec 04, 1933 - Jan 13, 1934)

Cast

James Barton
Jeeter Lester

48th Street Theatre (Jan 15, 1934 - Sep 15, 1934)

Cast

Charles McClelland
Lov Bensey

Forrest Theatre (Sep 17, 1934 - May 31, 1941)

Theatre Owned / Operated by Select Operating Corporation
Company Manager: Philip Adler
Stage Manager: Del Hughes
Press Representative: Michael Goldreyer

Cast

Ellen Andrews
Ellie May
Cynthia Arden
Ellie May
Aug 1938 - ?
William Bishop
Lov Bensey
Ann Dere
 
 
Elaine Ellis
 
 
Will Geer
Jeeter Lester
Del Hughes
Captain Tim
Kate Morgan
Grandma Lester
Jun 27, 1935 - ?
Vinnie Phillips
Sister Bessie Rice
Patricia Quinn
Ada Lester
Jun 27, 1935 - ?
Robert Rose
Dude Lester
Leora Thatcher
Ada Lester
Augusta Wallace
Pearl
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