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The Merchant of Venice
Broadway
Revival
Royale Theatre
242 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Shakespeare
People (23)
William Faversham
Antonio
(Original)
Fritz Leiber
Shylock
(Original)
France Bendtsen
Prince of Aragon
(Original)
John Bryan
Lorenzo
(Original)
Gordon Burby
Prince of Morocco
(Original)
John Burke
Tubal
(Original)
Pedro De Cordoba
Bassanio
(Original)
Lionel Ince
Solanio
(Original)
Hart Jenks
Gratiano
(Original)
Whitford Kane
Launcelot Gobbo
(Original)
Dorothy Martin
Balthazar
(Original)
Dance of Revelers
(Original)
Helen Menken
Portia
(Original)
Ralph Menzing
Salerio
(Original)
Claudius Mintz
Leonardo
(Original)
Frank Peters
Old Gobbo
(Original)
Tyrone Power, Sr.
Duke of Venice
(Original)
Viola Roache
Nerissa
(Original)
Thayer Roberts
Salarino
(Original)
Virginia Stevens
Jessica
(Original)
John Forrest
Court Clerk
(Original)
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William Faversham
Antonio
(Original)
Fritz Leiber
Shylock
(Original)
France Bendtsen
Prince of Aragon
(Original)
John Bryan
Lorenzo
(Original)
Gordon Burby
Prince of Morocco
(Original)
John Burke
Tubal
(Original)
Pedro De Cordoba
Bassanio
(Original)
Lionel Ince
Solanio
(Original)
Hart Jenks
Gratiano
(Original)
Whitford Kane
Launcelot Gobbo
(Original)
Dorothy Martin
Balthazar
(Original)
Dance of Revelers
(Original)
Helen Menken
Portia
(Original)
Ralph Menzing
Salerio
(Original)
Claudius Mintz
Leonardo
(Original)
Frank Peters
Old Gobbo
(Original)
Tyrone Power, Sr.
Duke of Venice
(Original)
Viola Roache
Nerissa
(Original)
Thayer Roberts
Salarino
(Original)
Virginia Stevens
Jessica
(Original)
John Forrest
Court Clerk
(Original)
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William Shakespeare
Writer
George Vivian
Staging
Chicago Civic Shakespeare Society
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
16
1931
Closing Date
Nov
1
1931
Performances
6
as of Dec 05, 2025
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