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Death Takes a Holiday
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Revival
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Death Takes a Holiday
Broadway
Revival
Ambassador Theatre
219 W. 49th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Alberto Casella
People (17)
Frances Amherst
A Maid
(Original)
Charlotte Andrews
Rhoda Fenton
(Original)
Thomas Bate
Fedele
(Original)
Olga Birkbeck
Stephanie
(Original)
Roland Bottomley
Eric Fenton
(Original)
Wallace Erskine
Baron Cesarea
(Original)
Frank Greene
Major Whitred
(Original)
Irby Marshall
Princess of San Luca
(Original)
Philip Merivale
His Serene Highness, Prince Sirki of Vitalba Alexa
(Original)
Julian Royce
Duke Lambert
(Original)
Eleanor Stuart
Alda
(Original)
Helen Vinson
Grazia
(Original)
Alan Willey
Corrado
(Original)
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Frances Amherst
A Maid
(Original)
Charlotte Andrews
Rhoda Fenton
(Original)
Thomas Bate
Fedele
(Original)
Olga Birkbeck
Stephanie
(Original)
Roland Bottomley
Eric Fenton
(Original)
Wallace Erskine
Baron Cesarea
(Original)
Frank Greene
Major Whitred
(Original)
Irby Marshall
Princess of San Luca
(Original)
Philip Merivale
His Serene Highness, Prince Sirki of Vitalba Alexa
(Original)
Julian Royce
Duke Lambert
(Original)
Eleanor Stuart
Alda
(Original)
Helen Vinson
Grazia
(Original)
Alan Willey
Corrado
(Original)
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Alberto Casella
Writer
Walter Ferris
Adaptation
Lawrence Marston
Director
Lee Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
16
1931
Closing Date
Mar
1
1931
Performances
32
as of Jan 31, 2026
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