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First Lady Playbill - Dec 1935
First Lady
Broadway
Original
Music Box Theatre
239 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George S. Kaufman
,
Katharine Dayton
People (41)
Jane Cowl
Lucy Chase Wayne
(Original)
Florenz Ames
Ellsworth T. Ganning
(Original)
Thomas B. Findlay
Tom Hartwick
(Original)
Don Beddoe
Jason Fleming
(Original)
Helen Brooks
Emmy Paige
(Original)
Jessie Busley
Belle Hardwick
(Original)
Lily Cahill
Irene Hibbard
(Original)
Armand Cortes
Senor Ortega
(Original)
Frank Dae
George Mason
(Original)
Ruth Hovey
The Baroness
(Original)
Judson Laire
Senator Keane
(Original)
Lillian Norton
Mrs. Davenport
(Original)
George Parsons
Herbert Sedgwick
(Original)
Diantha Pattison
Sophy Prescott
(Original)
Stanley Ridges
Stephen Wayne
(Original)
James Seeley
Charles
(Original)
John M. Troughton
Bleecker
(Original)
Rita Vale
Ann Forrester
(Original)
Regina Wallace
Mrs. Ives
(Original)
Ethel Wilson
Mrs. Creevey
(Original)
Oswald Yorke
Carter Hibbard
(Original)
Leslie Bingham
Friend
(Original)
Isis Brinn
Guest
(Original)
Bradford Hunt
Guest
(Original)
Naoe Kondo
Guest
(Original)
Charles La Rue
Guest
(Original)
Donald MacKenzie
A General
(Original)
Daniel Ocko
Guest
(Original)
Susan Powers
Guest
(Original)
Margherita Sargent
A Congressman's Wife
(Original)
Hon. Wu
A Chinese
(Original)
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Jane Cowl
Lucy Chase Wayne
(Original)
Florenz Ames
Ellsworth T. Ganning
(Original)
Thomas B. Findlay
Tom Hartwick
(Original)
Don Beddoe
Jason Fleming
(Original)
Helen Brooks
Emmy Paige
(Original)
Jessie Busley
Belle Hardwick
(Original)
Lily Cahill
Irene Hibbard
(Original)
Armand Cortes
Senor Ortega
(Original)
Frank Dae
George Mason
(Original)
Ruth Hovey
The Baroness
(Original)
Judson Laire
Senator Keane
(Original)
Lillian Norton
Mrs. Davenport
(Original)
George Parsons
Herbert Sedgwick
(Original)
Diantha Pattison
Sophy Prescott
(Original)
Stanley Ridges
Stephen Wayne
(Original)
James Seeley
Charles
(Original)
John M. Troughton
Bleecker
(Original)
Rita Vale
Ann Forrester
(Original)
Regina Wallace
Mrs. Ives
(Original)
Ethel Wilson
Mrs. Creevey
(Original)
Oswald Yorke
Carter Hibbard
(Original)
Leslie Bingham
Friend
(Original)
Isis Brinn
Guest
(Original)
Bradford Hunt
Guest
(Original)
Naoe Kondo
Guest
(Original)
Charles La Rue
Guest
(Original)
Donald MacKenzie
A General
(Original)
Daniel Ocko
Guest
(Original)
Susan Powers
Guest
(Original)
Margherita Sargent
A Congressman's Wife
(Original)
Hon. Wu
A Chinese
(Original)
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Katharine Dayton
Writer
George S. Kaufman
Writer
Staging
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
John Hambleton
Costume Supervisor
Isaac Benesch
Technical assistant to Mr. Oenslager
William McFadden
Stage Manager
Armand Cortes
Assistant Stage Manager
William G. Norton
Company Manager
John Peter Toohey
Press Representative
Ben Kornzweig
Assistant Press Representative
Sam H. Harris
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
26
1935
Closing Date
Jun
20
1936
Performances
244
as of Nov 30, 2025
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