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No Time for Comedy
Broadway
Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
S. N. Behrman
People (17)
Katharine Cornell
Linda Easterbrook
(Original)
Margalo Gillmore
Amanda Smith
(Original)
Laurence Olivier
Gaylord Easterbrook
(Original)
Francis Lederer
Gaylord Easterbrook
(Replacement)
Robert Flemyng
Makepeace Lovell
(Original)
Gee Gee James
Clementine
(Original)
Peter Robinson
Robert
(Original)
John Williams
Philo Smith
(Original)
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Katharine Cornell
Linda Easterbrook
(Original)
Margalo Gillmore
Amanda Smith
(Original)
Laurence Olivier
Gaylord Easterbrook
(Original)
Robert Flemyng
Makepeace Lovell
(Original)
Gee Gee James
Clementine
(Original)
Peter Robinson
Robert
(Original)
John Williams
Philo Smith
(Original)
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S. N. Behrman
Writer
Guthrie McClintic
Staging
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
James Neilson
Stage Manager
Victor Samrock
Business Manager
Francis Robinson
Company Manager
William Fields
Press Representative
Katharine Cornell
Producer
The Playwrights' Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
17
1939
Closing Date
Sep
30
1939
Performances
185
as of Dec 04, 2025
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