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The Corn Is Green
Broadway
Original
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The Corn is Green Playbill - Feb 1941
The Corn Is Green
Broadway
Original
National Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Emlyn Williams
People (45)
Ethel Barrymore
Miss Moffat
(Original)
Kenneth Clarke
Glyn Thomas
(Original)
Idwal Morris
(Replacement)
Sayre Crawley
Old Tom
(Original)
Mildred Dunnock
Miss Ronberry
(Original)
Gwyneth Hughes
Sarah Pugh
(Original)
Rosalind Ivan
Mrs. Watty
(Original)
Thomas Lyons
Robbart Robbatch
(Original)
Terence Morgan
Will Hughes
(Original)
Merritt O'Duel
John Owen
(Original)
Charles Pursell
Idwal Morris
(Original)
Thelma Schnee
Bessie Watty
(Original)
Richard Waring
Morgan Evans
(Original)
Rhys Williams
John Goronwy Jones
(Original)
Perry Wilson
Bessie Watty
(Replacement)
Gene Ross
Glyn Thomas
(Replacement)
Tom Emlyn Williams
John Goronwy Jones
(Replacement)
Peter Harris
John Owen
(Replacement)
Esther Mitchell
Miss Ronberry
(Replacement)
Eva Leonard-Boyne
Mrs. Watty
(Replacement)
J. P. Wilson
Old Tom
(Replacement)
Patrick O'Connor
Robbart Robbatch
(Replacement)
Bert Kalmar
Will Hughes
(Replacement)
George Bleasdale
A Groom
(Original)
Edmond Breon
The Squire
(Original)
Rosalind Carter
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Conibear
Ensemble
(Original)
Marcel Dill
Ensemble
(Original)
Tommy Dix
Ensemble
(Original)
Julia Knox
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph McInerney
Ensemble
(Original)
Harda Norman
Ensemble
(Original)
Amelia Romano
Ensemble
(Original)
Gwilym Williams
Ensemble
(Original)
Jane Van Duser
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Josephine Capel
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Julia Carlson
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Lewis L. Russell
The Squire
(Replacement)
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Ethel Barrymore
Miss Moffat
(Original)
Kenneth Clarke
Glyn Thomas
(Original)
Sayre Crawley
Old Tom
(Original)
Mildred Dunnock
Miss Ronberry
(Original)
Gwyneth Hughes
Sarah Pugh
(Original)
Rosalind Ivan
Mrs. Watty
(Original)
Thomas Lyons
Robbart Robbatch
(Original)
Terence Morgan
Will Hughes
(Original)
Merritt O'Duel
John Owen
(Original)
Charles Pursell
Idwal Morris
(Original)
Thelma Schnee
Bessie Watty
(Original)
Richard Waring
Morgan Evans
(Original)
Rhys Williams
John Goronwy Jones
(Original)
George Bleasdale
A Groom
(Original)
Edmond Breon
The Squire
(Original)
Rosalind Carter
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Conibear
Ensemble
(Original)
Marcel Dill
Ensemble
(Original)
Tommy Dix
Ensemble
(Original)
Julia Knox
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph McInerney
Ensemble
(Original)
Harda Norman
Ensemble
(Original)
Amelia Romano
Ensemble
(Original)
Gwilym Williams
Ensemble
(Original)
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Emlyn Williams
Writer
Herman Shumlin
Director
Producer
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Ernest Schrapps
Costume Design
Edward McHugh
Production Stage Manager
Marcel Dill
Assistant Stage Manager
Kermit Bloomgarden
General Manager
Richard Maney
Press Representative
Ted Goldsmith
Press Representative
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
26
1940
Closing Date
Jan
17
1942
Performances
477
as of Jun 13, 2025
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Awards
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1941
Best Foreign Play
Emlyn Williams
Winner
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