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The Good Earth
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Opening Date
Oct 17, 1932
Closing Date
Dec 03, 1932
Performances
56
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Open Date: Oct 17, 1932
Close Date: Dec 03, 1932
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Guild Theatre
(Oct 17, 1932 - Dec 03, 1932)
Description
A play in ten scenes
Setting
Wang Lung's Farm House; Great House of Hwang; Wang Lung's Land; Gates of the Great House of Hwang; Outside the Wall of a Rich Man's House; Court of the Great House.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
The Theatre Guild
Written by
Owen Davis
and
Donald Davis
; Based on the novel by
Pearl S. Buck
Staged by
Philip Moeller
Scenic Design by
Lee Simonson
Harry Barfoot
Priest from the Temple of Buddha
Homer Barton
The Gatekeeper of the House of Hwang
The Rich Man
Conrad Cantzen
A Peach Vendor
Another Poor Man
Harry M. Cooke
A Tall Beggar
Jack Daniels
Stranger
Marel Foster
The Fifth Lady
Clyde Franklin
Ching
William Franklin
A Beggar
Freddy Goodrow
Wang Lung's Son
Sydney Greenstreet
Wang Lung's Uncle
Joan Hathaway
A Slave
Albert Hayes
A Poor Man
Helen Hoy
The Fool Child
A. Francis Karll
Old Lord's Son
Geraldine Kay
The Bride
Donald MacMillan
Yi Ling
the Maker of Coffins
Kate Morgan
The Ancient Mistress of the House of Wang
Nola Napoli
A Slave
Alla Nazimova
O-Lan
Sabene Newmark
Lotus
Claude Rains
Wang Lung
M. W. Rale
Priest from the Temple of Buddha
Jessie Ralph
Wang Lung's Aunt
Mark Schweid
A Doctor
Vincent Sherman
Stranger
A Young Speaker
Harold Thomas
The Old Lord
Henry Travers
Wang Lung's Father
Harry Wood
Wang Lung's Eldest Son
Marjorie Wood
Cuckoo
Philip Wood
A Taoist Priest
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
The Theatre Guild
Written by
Owen Davis
and
Donald Davis
; Based on the novel by
Pearl S. Buck
Staged by
Philip Moeller
Scenic Design by
Lee Simonson
Harry Barfoot
Priest from the Temple of Buddha
Homer Barton
The Gatekeeper of the House of Hwang
The Rich Man
Conrad Cantzen
A Peach Vendor
Another Poor Man
Harry M. Cooke
A Tall Beggar
Jack Daniels
Stranger
Marel Foster
The Fifth Lady
Clyde Franklin
Ching
William Franklin
A Beggar
Freddy Goodrow
Wang Lung's Son
Sydney Greenstreet
Wang Lung's Uncle
Joan Hathaway
A Slave
Albert Hayes
A Poor Man
Helen Hoy
The Fool Child
A. Francis Karll
Old Lord's Son
Geraldine Kay
The Bride
Donald MacMillan
Yi Ling
the Maker of Coffins
Kate Morgan
The Ancient Mistress of the House of Wang
Nola Napoli
A Slave
Alla Nazimova
O-Lan
Sabene Newmark
Lotus
Claude Rains
Wang Lung
M. W. Rale
Priest from the Temple of Buddha
Jessie Ralph
Wang Lung's Aunt
Mark Schweid
A Doctor
Vincent Sherman
Stranger
A Young Speaker
Harold Thomas
The Old Lord
Henry Travers
Wang Lung's Father
Harry Wood
Wang Lung's Eldest Son
Marjorie Wood
Cuckoo
Philip Wood
A Taoist Priest
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