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Electra
Broadway
Revival
Electra
Broadway
Revival
Selwyn Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
Electra
was presented at matinees only, playing Tuesdays and Fridays at 3pm.
music:
Dimitri Mitropoulos
,
Richard Malaby
People (26)
John Buckler
Orestes
(Original)
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Clytemnestra
(Original)
Joyce Carey
Chrysothemis
(Original)
Robert Henderson
Aegisthus
(Original)
Robert Schnitzer
Pylades
(Original)
George Stearns
Aegisthus' Attendant
(Original)
Charles Waldron
Servant to Orestes
(Original)
Blanche Yurka
Electra
(Original)
Wendy Atkin
Chorus
(Original)
Alice Dalton
Chorus
(Original)
Anna Duncan
Chorus
(Original)
Ann Farrar
Chorus
(Original)
Eleanor Goodrich
Chorus
(Original)
Ruth Guiterman
Chorus
(Original)
William Kline
Aegisthus' Attendant
(Original)
Alma Kruger
Chorus
(Original)
Marie Lavezzo
Clytemnestra's Attendant
(Original)
Janet Lawton
Clytemnestra's Attendant
(Original)
Ann Lynwood
Chorus
(Original)
Charlotte Orr
Chorus
(Original)
Doris Rich
Chorus
(Original)
Miriam Schiller
Chorus
(Original)
Mary Stuart
Chorus
(Original)
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John Buckler
Orestes
(Original)
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Clytemnestra
(Original)
Joyce Carey
Chrysothemis
(Original)
Robert Henderson
Aegisthus
(Original)
Robert Schnitzer
Pylades
(Original)
George Stearns
Aegisthus' Attendant
(Original)
Charles Waldron
Servant to Orestes
(Original)
Blanche Yurka
Electra
(Original)
Wendy Atkin
Chorus
(Original)
Alice Dalton
Chorus
(Original)
Anna Duncan
Chorus
(Original)
Ann Farrar
Chorus
(Original)
Eleanor Goodrich
Chorus
(Original)
Ruth Guiterman
Chorus
(Original)
William Kline
Aegisthus' Attendant
(Original)
Alma Kruger
Chorus
(Original)
Marie Lavezzo
Clytemnestra's Attendant
(Original)
Janet Lawton
Clytemnestra's Attendant
(Original)
Ann Lynwood
Chorus
(Original)
Charlotte Orr
Chorus
(Original)
Doris Rich
Chorus
(Original)
Miriam Schiller
Chorus
(Original)
Mary Stuart
Chorus
(Original)
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Sophocles
Writer
J. T. Sheppard
Translator
Richard Malaby
Music
Anna Duncan
Director
Robert Henderson
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
8
1932
Closing Date
Jan
26
1932
Performances
6
as of Dec 03, 2025
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