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Petticoat Influence

Broadway

Original

Petticoat Influence Playbill - Dec 1930

Petticoat Influence Playbill - Dec 1930

Petticoat Influence Playbill - Feb 1931

Petticoat Influence Playbill - Feb 1931

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Petticoat Influence

Broadway

Original

Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY

SYNOPSIS:

playwright: Neil Grant

People (10)

Helen Hayes

Peggy Chalfont
(Original)

Henry Stephenson

The Earl of Darnaway
(Original)

Eric Cowley

Lord Algernon Raytoun
(Original)

Mary Heberden

Daincourt
(Original)

Reginald Owen

Reggie Melcombe
(Original)

Valerie Taylor

The Countess of Darnaway
(Original)

Henry Vincent

Talbot
(Original)

John Williams

Richard Chalfont
(Original)

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Helen Hayes

Peggy Chalfont
(Original)

Henry Stephenson

The Earl of Darnaway
(Original)

Eric Cowley

Lord Algernon Raytoun
(Original)

Mary Heberden

Daincourt
(Original)

Reginald Owen

Reggie Melcombe
(Original)

Valerie Taylor

The Countess of Darnaway
(Original)

Henry Vincent

Talbot
(Original)

John Williams

Richard Chalfont
(Original)

Neil Grant

Writer

Gilbert Miller

Staging

Producer

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Pro Info

Opening Date

Dec 15 1930

Closing Date

Mar 1931

Performances

98 as of Dec 03, 2025

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Petticoat Influence - Opening Night

Petticoat Influence - Opening Night

Petticoat Influence - Opening Night

Petticoat Influence - Opening Night

Petticoat Influence - Opening Night

Petticoat Influence - Opening Night

Petticoat Influence - Opening Night

Petticoat Influence - Opening Night

Petticoat Influence - Opening Night

Petticoat Influence - Opening Night

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