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Harvey
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Original
48th Street Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Mary Chase
People (46)
Frank Fay
Elwood P. Dowd
(Original)
James Stewart
Elwood P. Dowd
(Replacement)
James Dunn
Elwood P. Dowd
(Replacement)
Bert Wheeler
Elwood P. Dowd
(Replacement)
Joe E. Brown
Elwood P. Dowd
(Replacement)
Jack Buchanan
Elwood P. Dowd
(Replacement)
Dora Clement
Betty Chumley
(Original)
Robert Gist
E. J. Lofgren
(Original)
Frederica Going
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet
(Original)
Josephine Hull
Veta Louise Simmons
(Original)
John Kirk
Judge Omar Gaffney
(Original)
Fred Irving Lewis
William R. Chumley, M.D.
(Original)
Tom Seidel
Lyman Sanderson, M.D.
(Original)
Eloise Sheldon
Miss Johnson
(Original)
Janet Tyler
Ruth Kelly R.N.
(Original)
Jane Van Duser
Myrtle Mae Simmons
(Original)
Jesse White
Duane Wilson
(Original)
Ethel Britton
Betty Chumley
(Replacement)
Robert P. Lieb
Duane Wilson
(Replacement)
Russell Gold
E. J. Lofgren
(Replacement)
Lawrence Hayes
Judge Omar Gaffney
(Replacement)
William R. Chumley, M.D.
(Replacement)
Wyrley Birch
Judge Omar Gaffney
(Replacement)
Philip Carlyle
Lyman Sanderson, M.D.
(Replacement)
Thomas Hume
Lyman Sanderson, M.D.
(Replacement)
Thomas Coley
Lyman Sanderson, M.D.
(Replacement)
Anita Webb
Miss Johnson
(Replacement)
Helen Randall
Miss Johnson
(Replacement)
Mary Dallas
Myrtle Mae Simmons
(Replacement)
Mary Cooper
Ruth Kelly, R.N.
(Replacement)
Toni Favor
Ruth Kelly, R.N.
(Replacement)
Marion Lorne
Veta Louise Simmons
(Replacement)
Frances Lawrence
Veta Louise Simmons
(Replacement)
Ruth McDevitt
Veta Louise Simmons
(Replacement)
Allan Tower
William R. Chumley, M.D.
(Replacement)
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Frank Fay
Elwood P. Dowd
(Original)
Dora Clement
Betty Chumley
(Original)
Robert Gist
E. J. Lofgren
(Original)
Frederica Going
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet
(Original)
Josephine Hull
Veta Louise Simmons
(Original)
John Kirk
Judge Omar Gaffney
(Original)
Fred Irving Lewis
William R. Chumley, M.D.
(Original)
Tom Seidel
Lyman Sanderson, M.D.
(Original)
Eloise Sheldon
Miss Johnson
(Original)
Janet Tyler
Ruth Kelly R.N.
(Original)
Jane Van Duser
Myrtle Mae Simmons
(Original)
Jesse White
Duane Wilson
(Original)
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Mary Chase
Playwright
Antoinette Perry
Director
John Root
Settings
Margaret Pemberton
Costume Supervisor
Maurice Nitke Ensemble
Music
Bradford Hatton
Stage Manager
Robert Gist
Assistant Stage Manager
Thomas Kilpatrick
General Manager
Press Representative
Clarence Taylor
Company Manager
Earl S. Peed
Associate Press Representative
Brock Pemberton
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
1
1944
Closing Date
Jan
15
1949
Performances
1,775
as of Jun 11, 2025
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Awards
Pulitzer Prize
1945
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Mary Chase
Winner
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