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Petticoat Influence
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Petticoat Influence Playbill - Dec 1930
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)
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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 20, 2025
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