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Amphitryon 38
Broadway
Original
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Amphitryon 38 Playbill - Nov 1937
Amphitryon 38
Broadway
Original
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Samuel L. M. Barlow
playwright:
Jean Giraudoux
People (21)
Lynn Fontanne
Alkmena
(Original)
Alfred Lunt
Jupiter
(Original)
Ernestine De Becker
Echo
(Original)
Sydney Greenstreet
Trumpeter
(Original)
Alan Hewitt
Warrior
(Original)
Edith King
Leda
(Original)
George Meader
Sosie, Servant to Amphitryon
(Original)
Jacqueline Paige
Kleantha
(Original)
Kathleen Roland
Nenetza
(Original)
Barry Thomson
Amphitryon
(Original)
Richard Whorf
Mercury
(Original)
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Lynn Fontanne
Alkmena
(Original)
Alfred Lunt
Jupiter
(Original)
Ernestine De Becker
Echo
(Original)
Sydney Greenstreet
Trumpeter
(Original)
Alan Hewitt
Warrior
(Original)
Edith King
Leda
(Original)
George Meader
Sosie, Servant to Amphitryon
(Original)
Jacqueline Paige
Kleantha
(Original)
Kathleen Roland
Nenetza
(Original)
Barry Thomson
Amphitryon
(Original)
Richard Whorf
Mercury
(Original)
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Jean Giraudoux
Writer
Samuel L. M. Barlow
Music
S. N. Behrman
Book Adaptation
Bretaigne Windust
Director
Lee Simonson
Scenic Design
Valentina
Costume Design
George Greenberg
Stage Manager
Jacqueline Paige
Assistant Stage Manager
David Selva
Assistant Stage Manager
Lawrence Farrell
Company Manager
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
1
1937
Closing Date
Mar
12
1938
Performances
153
as of Jan 31, 2026
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