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The Eagle Has Two Heads
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The Eagle Has Two Heads Playbill - March 1947
The Eagle Has Two Heads
Broadway
Original
Plymouth Theatre
236 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jean Cocteau
People (18)
Tallulah Bankhead
The Queen
(Original)
Helmut Dantine
Stanislas
(Original)
Kendall Clark
Maxim, Duke of Willenstein
(Original)
Clarence Derwent
Baron Foehn
(Original)
Cherokee Thornton
Tony
(Original)
Eleanor Wilson
Countess Edith de Berg
(Original)
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Tallulah Bankhead
The Queen
(Original)
Helmut Dantine
Stanislas
(Original)
Kendall Clark
Maxim, Duke of Willenstein
(Original)
Clarence Derwent
Baron Foehn
(Original)
Cherokee Thornton
Tony
(Original)
Eleanor Wilson
Countess Edith de Berg
(Original)
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Jean Cocteau
Writer
Ronald Duncan
Adaptation
John C. Wilson
Staging
Producer
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Aline Bernstein
Costume Design
Charles Elson
Assistant to Mr. Oenslager
Stephan Eugene Cole
Stage Manager
William Armitage
Assistant Stage Manager
C. Edwin Knill
General Manager
Charles Mulligan
Company Manager
Willard Keefe
General Press Representative
Richard Maney
Company Press Representative
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
19
1947
Closing Date
Apr
12
1947
Performances
29
as of Dec 20, 2025
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The Eagle Has Two Heads - March 24, 1947
The Eagle Has Two Heads - March 24, 1947
The Eagle Has Two Heads - March 24, 1947
The Eagle Has Two Heads - March 24, 1947
The Eagle Has Two Heads - March 24, 1947
The Eagle Has Two Heads - March 24, 1947
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