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Comedy
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Arsenic and Old Lace
Broadway
Comedy
Original
Fulton Theatre
210 W. 46th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
A drama critic must deal with his eccentric family, including two sweet aunts who cheerfully poison elderly men with elderberry wine.
playwright:
Joseph O. Kesselring
People (43)
Jean Adair
Martha Brewster
(Original)
John Alexander
Teddy Brewster
(Original)
Wyrley Birch
The Rev. Dr. Harper
(Original)
Helen Brooks
Elaine Harper
(Original)
Elaine Harper
(Original)
Bruce Gordon
Officer Klein
(Original)
Henry Herbert
Mr. Gibbs
(Original)
Josephine Hull
Abby Brewster
(Original)
Allyn Morgan Joslyn
Mortimer
(Original)
Boris Karloff
Jonathan Brewster
(Original)
William Parke
Mr. Witherspoon
(Original)
John Quigg
Officer Brophy
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Officer O'Hara
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
Dr. Einstein
(Original)
Victor Sutherland
Lieutenant Rooney
(Original)
Patricia Collinge
Abby Brewster
(Replacement)
Laura Hope Crews
Abby Brewster
(Replacement)
Wallace Acton
Dr. Einstein
(Replacement)
Margaret Joyce
Elaine Harper
(Replacement)
Eric Von Stroheim
Jonathan Brewster
(Replacement)
Richard S. Bishop
Lieutenant Rooney
(Replacement)
Minnie Dupree
Martha Brewster
(Replacement)
Effie Shannon
Martha Brewster
(Replacement)
Walter Wagner
Mortimer Brewster
(Replacement)
Clinton Sundberg
Mortimer Brewster
(Replacement)
Ashley Cooper
Mr. Witherspoon
(Replacement)
Gilbert Douglas
Mr. Witherspoon
(Replacement)
Ross Chetwynd
Officer Brophy
(Replacement)
Solen Burry
Officer Klein
(Replacement)
Blaine Cordner
Officer O'Hara
(Replacement)
Harry Gribbon
Teddy Brewster
(Replacement)
Herbert Ranson
The Rev. Dr. Harper
(Replacement)
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Jean Adair
Martha Brewster
(Original)
John Alexander
Teddy Brewster
(Original)
Wyrley Birch
The Rev. Dr. Harper
(Original)
Helen Brooks
Elaine Harper
(Original)
Elaine Harper
(Original)
Bruce Gordon
Officer Klein
(Original)
Henry Herbert
Mr. Gibbs
(Original)
Josephine Hull
Abby Brewster
(Original)
Allyn Morgan Joslyn
Mortimer
(Original)
Boris Karloff
Jonathan Brewster
(Original)
William Parke
Mr. Witherspoon
(Original)
John Quigg
Officer Brophy
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Officer O'Hara
(Original)
Edgar Stehli
Dr. Einstein
(Original)
Victor Sutherland
Lieutenant Rooney
(Original)
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Joseph O. Kesselring
Writer
Bretaigne Windust
Staging
Walter Wagner
Stage Manager
Margaret Joyce
Assistant Stage Manager
Carl Fisher
General Manager
Richard Maney
Press Representative
Ted Goldsmith
Press Representative
Peggy Phillips
Press Representative
Howard Lindsay
Producer
Russel Crouse
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
10
1941
Closing Date
Jun
17
1944
Performances
1,444
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Arsenic and Old Lace - June 1941
Arsenic and Old Lace - June 1941
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Arsenic and Old Lace - June 1941
Arsenic and Old Lace - June 1941
Arsenic and Old Lace - June 1941
Arsenic and Old Lace - June 1941
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