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An International Incident
Broadway
Original
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An International Incident Playbill - April 1940
An International Incident
Broadway
Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Vincent Sheean
People (16)
Ethel Barrymore
Mrs. Charles Rochester
(Original)
Eda Heinemann
Mrs. August Schultz
(Original)
Mrs. Thrush
(Original)
Josephine Hull
Mrs. G. Hiram Tracy
(Original)
Mrs. John Wurthering Blackett
(Original)
Cecil Humphreys
The Right Honorable Charles Albert Clarke-Bates
(Original)
Arthur Kennedy
Riley
(Original)
Smithers
(Original)
Ben Lackland
McClosky
(Original)
Witherspoon
(Original)
Lea Penman
Miss Evadne Martine
(Original)
Mrs. Burlingame
(Original)
Kent Smith
"Hank" Rogers
(Original)
Sid Stone
Jaeger
(Original)
Reggiani
(Original)
Regine Valdy
Ninette
(Original)
Richard S. Bishop
Photographer
(Original)
John Gordon Gage
Photographer
(Original)
Peter Scott
Photographer
(Original)
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Ethel Barrymore
Mrs. Charles Rochester
(Original)
Eda Heinemann
Mrs. August Schultz
(Original)
Mrs. Thrush
(Original)
Josephine Hull
Mrs. G. Hiram Tracy
(Original)
Mrs. John Wurthering Blackett
(Original)
Cecil Humphreys
The Right Honorable Charles Albert Clarke-Bates
(Original)
Arthur Kennedy
Riley
(Original)
Smithers
(Original)
Ben Lackland
McClosky
(Original)
Witherspoon
(Original)
Lea Penman
Miss Evadne Martine
(Original)
Mrs. Burlingame
(Original)
Kent Smith
"Hank" Rogers
(Original)
Sid Stone
Jaeger
(Original)
Reggiani
(Original)
Regine Valdy
Ninette
(Original)
Richard S. Bishop
Photographer
(Original)
John Gordon Gage
Photographer
(Original)
Peter Scott
Photographer
(Original)
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Vincent Sheean
Writer
Guthrie McClintic
Staging
Producer
Stewart Chaney
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
2
1940
Closing Date
Apr
13
1940
Performances
15
as of Apr 02, 2026
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An International Incident - April 8, 1940
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