A TRUSTED THEATRE RESOURCE SINCE 1884
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
Site Navigation
A Trusted Theatre Resource Since 1884
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
What’s Playing on Broadway and Beyond
Broadway Shows
Off-Broadway Shows
Broadway Weekly Schedule
Broadway Rush, Lotto, SRO Policies
Upcoming Broadway Shows
Playbill Ticket Discounts
Playbill Editorial
News — Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Beyond
Special Features
Photo Galleries
Videos - My Life in the Theatre, Getting Ready, More
Seth Rudetsky’s Column
Classic Arts
Industry Resources
Jobs
Broadway Grosses
Playbill Vault - Shows, Actors, and More
Current and Future Broadway Theatre Bookings
Upcoming Cast Recordings
More from Playbill
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Playbill Emails
Playbill Store
Playbill Travel & Cruises
Playbill Podcast
Games
Advertise with Us
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
0 Related Articles
Stephen Sondheim's
Do I Hear a Waltz?
to Receive Rare NYC Staging
Get a 1st Look at Julie Benko, Jacob Dickey, More in D.C.
Guys and Dolls
Leslie Odom Jr. Will Be Sammy Davis Jr. in New Horror Film
Mary Testa, Annie Golden, More Will Star in
Yesterday's Bread
Reading
Watch:
Ebenezer Scrooge's BIG San Diego Christmas Show
Returns to The Old Globe
0 New
Search
The Mad Hopes
Broadway
Original
close gallery
The Mad Hopes Playbill - Dec 1932
The Mad Hopes
Broadway
Original
Broadhurst Theatre
235 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Romney Brent
People (17)
Harriet Eells
Eugenie
(Original)
Harry Ellerbe
Henry Frost
(Original)
John Halloran
Hilton Hope
(Original)
Marcel Journet
Comte Rene D'Entain
(Original)
Violet Kemble-Cooper
Mrs. Clytemnestra Hope
(Original)
Raymond O'Brien
Sheriff
(Original)
Rex O'Malley
Claude Hope
(Original)
Doris Rich
Lady Ingleby
(Original)
Ina Rorke
Josephine
(Original)
Pierre Watkin
Maurice Klein
(Original)
Harold Webster
Charlemagne
(Original)
Charles Wellesley
Bedford
(Original)
Jane Wyatt
Geneva Hope
(Original)
View All Current Cast
Harriet Eells
Eugenie
(Original)
Harry Ellerbe
Henry Frost
(Original)
John Halloran
Hilton Hope
(Original)
Marcel Journet
Comte Rene D'Entain
(Original)
Violet Kemble-Cooper
Mrs. Clytemnestra Hope
(Original)
Raymond O'Brien
Sheriff
(Original)
Rex O'Malley
Claude Hope
(Original)
Doris Rich
Lady Ingleby
(Original)
Ina Rorke
Josephine
(Original)
Pierre Watkin
Maurice Klein
(Original)
Harold Webster
Charlemagne
(Original)
Charles Wellesley
Bedford
(Original)
Jane Wyatt
Geneva Hope
(Original)
View All Cast
Romney Brent
Writer
Bela Blau
Staging
Albert R. Johnson
Scenic Design
Bela Blau, Inc.
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
1
1932
Closing Date
Dec
10
1932
Performances
12
as of Dec 03, 2025
Inside The Playbill
close gallery
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Reset
The Mad Hopes - Opening Night
The Mad Hopes - Opening Night
The Mad Hopes - Opening Night
Find Theatre Souvenirs Here
The Playbill Store
Click to Shop Now