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Retreat to Pleasure
Broadway
Original
Retreat to Pleasure
Broadway
Original
Belasco Theatre
111 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Irwin Shaw
People (20)
Barbara Beech
Girl in Bathing Suit
(Original)
Hume Cronyn
Lee Tatnall
(Original)
John Emery
Chester Stack
(Original)
Leif Erickson
Peter Flower
(Original)
Joseph Foley
Husband
(Original)
Edith Atwater
Norah Galligan
(Original)
Marie Adels
Wife
(Original)
Helen Ford
Frances Galligan
(Original)
George Matthews
Eugene Makofske
(Original)
John McGovern
Bartender
(Original)
Ruth Nelson
Lady at the Bar
(Original)
Dorothy Patten
Gretchen Tatnall
(Original)
Art Smith
Franklin Diederich
(Original)
Fred Stewart
Mr. Ordway
(Original)
Florence Sundstrom
Lenore Trilling
(Original)
View All Current Cast
Barbara Beech
Girl in Bathing Suit
(Original)
Hume Cronyn
Lee Tatnall
(Original)
John Emery
Chester Stack
(Original)
Leif Erickson
Peter Flower
(Original)
Joseph Foley
Husband
(Original)
Edith Atwater
Norah Galligan
(Original)
Marie Adels
Wife
(Original)
Helen Ford
Frances Galligan
(Original)
George Matthews
Eugene Makofske
(Original)
John McGovern
Bartender
(Original)
Ruth Nelson
Lady at the Bar
(Original)
Dorothy Patten
Gretchen Tatnall
(Original)
Art Smith
Franklin Diederich
(Original)
Fred Stewart
Mr. Ordway
(Original)
Florence Sundstrom
Lenore Trilling
(Original)
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Irwin Shaw
Writer
Harold Clurman
Director
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Paul Du Pont
Costume Design
The Group Theatre Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
17
1940
Closing Date
Jan
4
1941
Performances
23
as of Nov 30, 2025
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