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A Woman's a Fool - to Be Clever
Broadway
Original
A Woman's a Fool - to Be Clever
Broadway
Original
National Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Dorothy Bennett
,
Link Hannah
People (14)
Vera Allen
Christine Foster
(Original)
Donald Foster
Lew Lerner
(Original)
Eddie Green
Major
(Original)
Margie Ann Kaufman
Rosemary Littleproud
(Original)
Ian Keith
Jeff Foster
(Original)
Edith Meiser
Josephine Lerner
(Original)
Edwin Philips
Eddie Sommers
(Original)
Sandra Stanton
Minerva Himmelman
(Original)
Haila Stoddard
Nina Suffeva
(Original)
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Vera Allen
Christine Foster
(Original)
Donald Foster
Lew Lerner
(Original)
Eddie Green
Major
(Original)
Margie Ann Kaufman
Rosemary Littleproud
(Original)
Ian Keith
Jeff Foster
(Original)
Edith Meiser
Josephine Lerner
(Original)
Edwin Philips
Eddie Sommers
(Original)
Sandra Stanton
Minerva Himmelman
(Original)
Haila Stoddard
Nina Suffeva
(Original)
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Dorothy Bennett
Writer
Link Hannah
Writer
Frank Merlin
Staging
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
John J. Wildberg
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
18
1938
Closing Date
Oct
22
1938
Performances
7
as of Dec 20, 2025
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