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Historic Photo Gallery · 1947 to 1954

1948

Tony Award-winning best play, Mister Roberts, opened at the Walnut for its pre-Broadway tryout in January 1948. The production starred Henry Fonda (right) as a soft-spoken Navy lieutenant. Fonda had recently been discharged from the Navy and used his own uniform in the play. He is shown here with co-star Casey Watlers and an unidentified goat.

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