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Gay Divorce Playbill - Jan 1933
Gay Divorce
Broadway
Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Cole Porter
music:
Cole Porter
book:
Dwight Taylor
People (45)
Fred Astaire
Guy
(Original)
Luella Gear
Hortense
(Original)
Claire Luce
Mimi
(Original)
Edna Abbey
Claire
(Original)
Helen Allen
Vivian
(Original)
Eric Blore
Waiter
(Original)
Roland Bottomley
Mr. Pratt
(Original)
Joan Burgess
Joan
(Original)
Martin Cravath
Porter
(Original)
Eleanor Etheridge
Phyllis
(Original)
Sonia B. Fitch
Sonia
(Original)
Jean Frontai
Gladys
(Original)
Mitzi Garner
Diana
(Original)
Taylor Gordon
Robert
(Original)
Billie Green
Ann
(Original)
Ethel Hampton
Edith
(Original)
G. P. Huntley, Jr.
Teddy
(Original)
Mary Jo Mathews
Doris
(Original)
Grace Moore
Evelyn
(Original)
Pat Palmer
Pat
(Original)
Erik Rhodes
Tonetti
(Original)
Bobbie Sheehan
Elizabeth
(Original)
Jacquie Simmons
Elaine
(Original)
Betty Starbuck
Barbara
(Original)
Dorothy Waller
Joyce
(Original)
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Fred Astaire
Guy
(Original)
Luella Gear
Hortense
(Original)
Claire Luce
Mimi
(Original)
Edna Abbey
Claire
(Original)
Helen Allen
Vivian
(Original)
Eric Blore
Waiter
(Original)
Roland Bottomley
Mr. Pratt
(Original)
Joan Burgess
Joan
(Original)
Martin Cravath
Porter
(Original)
Eleanor Etheridge
Phyllis
(Original)
Sonia B. Fitch
Sonia
(Original)
Jean Frontai
Gladys
(Original)
Mitzi Garner
Diana
(Original)
Taylor Gordon
Robert
(Original)
Billie Green
Ann
(Original)
Ethel Hampton
Edith
(Original)
G. P. Huntley, Jr.
Teddy
(Original)
Mary Jo Mathews
Doris
(Original)
Grace Moore
Evelyn
(Original)
Pat Palmer
Pat
(Original)
Erik Rhodes
Tonetti
(Original)
Bobbie Sheehan
Elizabeth
(Original)
Jacquie Simmons
Elaine
(Original)
Betty Starbuck
Barbara
(Original)
Dorothy Waller
Joyce
(Original)
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Dwight Taylor
Book
Cole Porter
Music
Lyrics
Samuel Hoffenstein
Adaptation
Kenneth Webb
Adaptation
J. Hartley Manners
Source Material (unproduced play)
Howard Lindsay
Director
Barbara Newberry
Choreographer
Carl Randall
Choreographer
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
Raymond Sovey
Costume Design Supervision
Robert Russell Bennett
Orchestration
Hans Spialek
Orchestration
Edward Mendelsohn
Stage Manager
Andy Anderson
Assistant Stage Manager
Forrest C. Haring
General Manager
John H. Del Bondio
Company Manager
Elise Chisholm
Press Representative
Tom Weatherly
Producer
Dwight Deere Wiman
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
29
1932
Closing Date
Jul
1
1933
Performances
248
as of Dec 04, 2025
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