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Patience
Broadway
Revival
Patience
Broadway
Revival
New Century Theatre
932 Seventh Ave. at W. 58th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
W. S. Gilbert
libretto:
W. S. Gilbert
music:
Sir Arthur Sullivan
People (17)
Gwyneth Cullimore
Lady Saphir
(Original)
Charles Dorning
Archibald Grosvenor
(Original)
Darrell Fancourt
Colonel Calverley
(Original)
Joan Gillingham
Lady Angela
(Original)
Martyn Green
Reginald Bunthorne
(Original)
Ella Halman
Lady Jane
(Original)
Muriel Harding
Lady Ella
(Original)
Margaret Mitchell
Patience
(Original)
C. WIlliam Morgan
Major Murgatroyd
(Original)
Leonard Osborn
Lieut. The Duke of Dunstable
(Original)
Milton Rees
Mr. Bunthorne's Solicitor
(Original)
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Gwyneth Cullimore
Lady Saphir
(Original)
Charles Dorning
Archibald Grosvenor
(Original)
Darrell Fancourt
Colonel Calverley
(Original)
Joan Gillingham
Lady Angela
(Original)
Martyn Green
Reginald Bunthorne
(Original)
Ella Halman
Lady Jane
(Original)
Muriel Harding
Lady Ella
(Original)
Margaret Mitchell
Patience
(Original)
C. WIlliam Morgan
Major Murgatroyd
(Original)
Leonard Osborn
Lieut. The Duke of Dunstable
(Original)
Milton Rees
Mr. Bunthorne's Solicitor
(Original)
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W. S. Gilbert
Libretto
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Music
Anna Bethell
Director
George Sheringham
Scenic Design
Hugo Rumbold
Costume Design
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
9
1948
Closing Date
Mar
20
1948
Performances
16
as of Jan 07, 2026
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