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Metropole
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Metropole Playbill - Dec 1949
Metropole
Broadway
Original
Lyceum Theatre
149 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Walden
People (21)
Edith Atwater
Miss Harrington
(Original)
Malcolm Lee Beggs
Mr. Young
(Original)
Reed Brown, Jr.
Frederick M. Hill
(Original)
Jean Carson
Lois Dantine
(Original)
George Cotton
Furniture Mover
(Original)
Royal Dano
Ellington
(Original)
Reynolds Evans
Crowell
(Original)
Arlene Francis
Carolyn Hopewell
(Original)
John Glendinning
Fanner
(Original)
Henry Jones
Stumm
(Original)
Burton Lewis
Carpenter
(Original)
Lee Parry
Furniture Mover
(Original)
Jane Seymour
Frederick M. Hill
(Original)
Lee Tracy
Frederick M. Hill
(Original)
Frances Waller
Miss Merriam
(Original)
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Edith Atwater
Miss Harrington
(Original)
Malcolm Lee Beggs
Mr. Young
(Original)
Reed Brown, Jr.
Frederick M. Hill
(Original)
Jean Carson
Lois Dantine
(Original)
George Cotton
Furniture Mover
(Original)
Royal Dano
Ellington
(Original)
Reynolds Evans
Crowell
(Original)
Arlene Francis
Carolyn Hopewell
(Original)
John Glendinning
Fanner
(Original)
Henry Jones
Stumm
(Original)
Burton Lewis
Carpenter
(Original)
Lee Parry
Furniture Mover
(Original)
Jane Seymour
Frederick M. Hill
(Original)
Lee Tracy
Frederick M. Hill
(Original)
Frances Waller
Miss Merriam
(Original)
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William Walden
Writer
George S. Kaufman
Staging
Edward Gilbert
Scenic Design
Bianca Stroock
Costume Design
Randell Henderson
Stage Manager
Max Gordon
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
6
1949
Closing Date
Dec
7
1949
Performances
2
as of Dec 03, 2025
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