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Prelude to Exile
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Prelude to Exile Playbill - Nov 1936
Prelude to Exile
Broadway
Original
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William J. McNally
People (15)
Miriam Battista
Cosima Liszt Von Bulow
(Original)
Manuel Bernard
Hans Von Bulow
(Original)
Leo G. Carroll
Otto Wesendonck
(Original)
Arthur Gerry
Ludwig Schnorr
(Original)
Beal Hober
Malwina Schnorr
(Original)
Roland Hogue
Adolph
(Original)
Wilfrid Lawson
Richard Wagner
(Original)
Eva Le Gallienne
Mathilde Wesendonck
(Original)
Henry Levin
Gottfried
(Original)
Evelyn Varden
Minna Wagner
(Original)
Lucile Watson
Countess Marie D'Agoult
(Original)
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Miriam Battista
Cosima Liszt Von Bulow
(Original)
Manuel Bernard
Hans Von Bulow
(Original)
Leo G. Carroll
Otto Wesendonck
(Original)
Arthur Gerry
Ludwig Schnorr
(Original)
Beal Hober
Malwina Schnorr
(Original)
Roland Hogue
Adolph
(Original)
Wilfrid Lawson
Richard Wagner
(Original)
Eva Le Gallienne
Mathilde Wesendonck
(Original)
Henry Levin
Gottfried
(Original)
Evelyn Varden
Minna Wagner
(Original)
Lucile Watson
Countess Marie D'Agoult
(Original)
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William J. McNally
Writer
Philip Moeller
Staging
Lee Simonson
Scenic Design
Costume Design
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
30
1936
Closing Date
Jan
9
1937
Performances
48
as of Dec 05, 2025
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