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Tobacco Road
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 04, 1933
Closing Date
May 31, 1941
Performances
3,182
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
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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.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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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