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Empress of Destiny
Broadway
Original
St. James Theatre
246 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jessica Lee
,
Joseph Lee Walsh
People (32)
Leslie Austen
Yelagin
(Original)
Manuel Bernard
Second Footman
(Original)
Stiano Braggiotti
Orlov
(Original)
Enid Cooper
Dashkov
(Original)
William David
Monk
(Original)
Shuvalov
(Original)
Jacqueline DeWit
Mlle. Vorontzov
(Original)
Jean Del Val
Segur
(Original)
A. J. Herbert
Bestushev
(Original)
Dennis Hoey
Potemkin
(Original)
Glenn Hunter
Peter
(Original)
Lionel Ince
Narychkin
(Original)
Leo Kennedy
Todorsky
(Original)
George Lambert
Bauer
(Original)
Major Domo
(Original)
Elissa Landi
Catherine
(Original)
Pass Le Noir
Prince George
(Original)
Edward Lester
Williams
(Original)
Karl Loewenthal
Zubov
(Original)
Con MacSunday
Tchoglokov
(Original)
Leo McCabe
Alexis
(Original)
Mary Morris
Elizabeth
(Original)
Harda Normann
Mlle. Shafirov
(Original)
Damian O'Flynn
Saltycov
(Original)
Robert Payson
Footman
(Original)
Helen Raymond
Mme. Tchoglokov
(Original)
Fred Smith
Stephan
(Original)
Ben Starkie
Paul
(Original)
Frances Woodberry
Johanna
(Original)
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Leslie Austen
Yelagin
(Original)
Manuel Bernard
Second Footman
(Original)
Stiano Braggiotti
Orlov
(Original)
Enid Cooper
Dashkov
(Original)
William David
Monk
(Original)
Shuvalov
(Original)
Jacqueline DeWit
Mlle. Vorontzov
(Original)
Jean Del Val
Segur
(Original)
A. J. Herbert
Bestushev
(Original)
Dennis Hoey
Potemkin
(Original)
Glenn Hunter
Peter
(Original)
Lionel Ince
Narychkin
(Original)
Leo Kennedy
Todorsky
(Original)
George Lambert
Bauer
(Original)
Major Domo
(Original)
Elissa Landi
Catherine
(Original)
Pass Le Noir
Prince George
(Original)
Edward Lester
Williams
(Original)
Karl Loewenthal
Zubov
(Original)
Con MacSunday
Tchoglokov
(Original)
Leo McCabe
Alexis
(Original)
Mary Morris
Elizabeth
(Original)
Harda Normann
Mlle. Shafirov
(Original)
Damian O'Flynn
Saltycov
(Original)
Robert Payson
Footman
(Original)
Helen Raymond
Mme. Tchoglokov
(Original)
Fred Smith
Stephan
(Original)
Ben Starkie
Paul
(Original)
Frances Woodberry
Johanna
(Original)
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Jessica Lee
Writer
Joseph Lee Walsh
Writer
Ilya Motyleff
Director
Produced in Association with
Robert Van Rosen
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Frederick W. Ayer
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
9
1938
Closing Date
Mar
31
1938
Performances
5
as of Dec 04, 2025
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