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Elizabeth the Queen
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Elizabeth the Queen
Broadway
Original
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Maxwell Anderson
People (39)
Lynn Fontanne
Elizabeth
(Original)
Alfred Lunt
Lord Essex
(Original)
Mab Anthony
Mary
(Original)
Curtis Arnall
Poins
(Original)
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Royal Beal
Marvel
(Original)
Phoebe Brand
Ellen
(Original)
Charles Brokaw
Heming
(Original)
A Courier
(Original)
Morris Carnovsky
Francis Bacon
(Original)
Robert Conness
Lord Burghley
(Original)
Philip Foster
Captain Armin
(Original)
Edla Frankau
Tressa
(Original)
Arthur Hughes
Sir Robert Cecil
(Original)
Whitford Kane
Burbage
(Original)
Anita Kerry
Penelope Gray
(Original)
Barry Macollum
The Fool
(Original)
Percy Waram
Sir Walter Raleigh
(Original)
Michael Borodin
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
James A. Boshell
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Robert Caille
A Courtier
(Original)
John Ellsworth
A Man-at-arms
(Original)
Thomas Eyre
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
George Fleming
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Louise Huntington
Lady-in-Waiting
(Original)
Perry King
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Henry Lase
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Guy Moore
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Edward Oldfield
A Captain of the Guards
(Original)
Stanley Ruth
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Vincent Sherman
A Herald
(Original)
Nick Wiger
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
James Wiley
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Annabelle Williams
Lady-in-Waiting
(Original)
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Lynn Fontanne
Elizabeth
(Original)
Alfred Lunt
Lord Essex
(Original)
Mab Anthony
Mary
(Original)
Curtis Arnall
Poins
(Original)
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Royal Beal
Marvel
(Original)
Phoebe Brand
Ellen
(Original)
Charles Brokaw
Heming
(Original)
A Courier
(Original)
Morris Carnovsky
Francis Bacon
(Original)
Robert Conness
Lord Burghley
(Original)
Philip Foster
Captain Armin
(Original)
Edla Frankau
Tressa
(Original)
Arthur Hughes
Sir Robert Cecil
(Original)
Whitford Kane
Burbage
(Original)
Anita Kerry
Penelope Gray
(Original)
Barry Macollum
The Fool
(Original)
Percy Waram
Sir Walter Raleigh
(Original)
Michael Borodin
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
James A. Boshell
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Robert Caille
A Courtier
(Original)
John Ellsworth
A Man-at-arms
(Original)
Thomas Eyre
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
George Fleming
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Louise Huntington
Lady-in-Waiting
(Original)
Perry King
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Henry Lase
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Guy Moore
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Edward Oldfield
A Captain of the Guards
(Original)
Stanley Ruth
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Vincent Sherman
A Herald
(Original)
Nick Wiger
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
James Wiley
Courtier, Guard, Man-at-Arms
(Original)
Annabelle Williams
Lady-in-Waiting
(Original)
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Maxwell Anderson
Writer
Philip Moeller
Director
Lee Simonson
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Leonard Loan
Stage Manager
Bretaigne Windust
Assistant Stage Manager
Jerome Mayer
Assistant Stage Manager
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
3
1930
Closing Date
Mar
7
1931
Performances
147
as of Apr 02, 2026
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