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The Country Wife Playbill - Preview Night, Nov 1936
The Country Wife
Broadway
Revival
Henry Miller's Theatre
124 W. 43rd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Wycherley
People (34)
Stephen Ker Appleby
Mr. Dorilant
(Original)
Edith Atwater
Mrs. Dainty Fidget
(Original)
Violet Besson
Old Lady Squeamish
(Original)
Irene Brown
My Lady Fidget
(Original)
George Carr
A Quack
(Original)
Louis Dayton
Parson
(Original)
Ruth Gordon
Mrs. Margery Pinchwife
(Original)
George Graham
Sir Jasper Fidget
(Original)
Louis Hector
Mr. Sparkish
(Original)
Raymond Johnson
Boy
(Original)
Roger Livesey
Mr. Horner
(Original)
Helena Pickard
Mrs. Squeamish
(Original)
Anthony Quayle
Mr. Harcourt
(Original)
Helen Trenholme
Miss Alithea
(Original)
Jane Vaughn
Lucy
(Original)
Percy Waram
Mr. Pinchwife
(Original)
Roger Blankenship
Ensemble
(Original)
Flora Campbell
Ensemble
(Original)
Salo Douday
Ensemble
(Original)
Catherine Emburie
Ensemble
(Original)
David Gray
Ensemble
(Original)
Frances Greet
Ensemble
(Original)
William Justus
Ensemble
(Original)
Linda Lee
Ensemble
(Original)
Elizabeth Malloch
Ensemble
(Original)
Warren Reid
Ensemble
(Original)
Lewis Sealy
Ensemble
(Original)
Reginald Stanborough
Ensemble
(Original)
Donald Stevens
Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Thompson
Ensemble
(Original)
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Stephen Ker Appleby
Mr. Dorilant
(Original)
Edith Atwater
Mrs. Dainty Fidget
(Original)
Violet Besson
Old Lady Squeamish
(Original)
Irene Brown
My Lady Fidget
(Original)
George Carr
A Quack
(Original)
Louis Dayton
Parson
(Original)
Ruth Gordon
Mrs. Margery Pinchwife
(Original)
George Graham
Sir Jasper Fidget
(Original)
Louis Hector
Mr. Sparkish
(Original)
Raymond Johnson
Boy
(Original)
Roger Livesey
Mr. Horner
(Original)
Helena Pickard
Mrs. Squeamish
(Original)
Anthony Quayle
Mr. Harcourt
(Original)
Helen Trenholme
Miss Alithea
(Original)
Jane Vaughn
Lucy
(Original)
Percy Waram
Mr. Pinchwife
(Original)
Roger Blankenship
Ensemble
(Original)
Flora Campbell
Ensemble
(Original)
Salo Douday
Ensemble
(Original)
Catherine Emburie
Ensemble
(Original)
David Gray
Ensemble
(Original)
Frances Greet
Ensemble
(Original)
William Justus
Ensemble
(Original)
Linda Lee
Ensemble
(Original)
Elizabeth Malloch
Ensemble
(Original)
Warren Reid
Ensemble
(Original)
Lewis Sealy
Ensemble
(Original)
Reginald Stanborough
Ensemble
(Original)
Donald Stevens
Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Thompson
Ensemble
(Original)
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William Wycherley
Writer
Gilbert Miller
Staging
Producer
Oliver Messel
Scenic Design
Helen Hayes
Associated Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
1
1936
Closing Date
Feb
13
1937
Performances
88
as of Dec 04, 2025
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