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The Apple Cart
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The Apple Cart
Broadway
Original
Martin Beck Theatre
302 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George Bernard Shaw
People (18)
Thomas Braidon
Pamphilius
(Original)
Morris Carnovsky
Nicobar
(Original)
Ernest Cossart
Bill Boanerges
(Original)
John Dunn
Pliny
(Original)
George Graham
Crassus
(Original)
Violet Kemble-Cooper
Orinthia
(Original)
Eva Leonard-Boyne
Amanda
(Original)
Marjorie Marquis
Queen Jemima
(Original)
Rex O'Malley
Sempronius
(Original)
Tom Powers
King Magnus
(Original)
Claude Rains
Joseph Proteus
(Original)
Audrey Ridgewell
Princess Alice
(Original)
William H. Sams
Balbus
(Original)
Frederick Truesdell
Vanhattan
(Original)
Helen Westley
Lysistrata
(Original)
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Thomas Braidon
Pamphilius
(Original)
Morris Carnovsky
Nicobar
(Original)
Ernest Cossart
Bill Boanerges
(Original)
John Dunn
Pliny
(Original)
George Graham
Crassus
(Original)
Violet Kemble-Cooper
Orinthia
(Original)
Eva Leonard-Boyne
Amanda
(Original)
Marjorie Marquis
Queen Jemima
(Original)
Rex O'Malley
Sempronius
(Original)
Tom Powers
King Magnus
(Original)
Claude Rains
Joseph Proteus
(Original)
Audrey Ridgewell
Princess Alice
(Original)
William H. Sams
Balbus
(Original)
Frederick Truesdell
Vanhattan
(Original)
Helen Westley
Lysistrata
(Original)
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George Bernard Shaw
Writer
Philip Moeller
Staging
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
24
1930
Closing Date
May
10
1930
Performances
88
as of Dec 13, 2025
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