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The Merchant of Venice Playbill - December 1930
The Merchant of Venice
Broadway
Revival
Times Square Theatre
219 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Shakespeare
People (27)
Hugh Buckler
Antonio
(Original)
Maurice Moscovitch
Shylock
(Original)
Frank A. Howson
Duke of Venice
(Original)
Noel Ainley
Old Gobbo
(Original)
Henry Alexander
Tubal
(Original)
Judith Elder
Nerissa
(Original)
John Halloran
Lorenzo
(Original)
Charles Hanna
Balthazar
(Original)
Geoffrey Harwood
Solanio
(Original)
Albert Hecht
Gratiano
(Original)
Vera Krug
Page
(Original)
Lucille Lisle
Stephano
(Original)
Philip Robinson
Salarino
(Original)
Selena Royle
Portia
(Original)
Dorothy Tree
Jessica
(Original)
Maury Tuckerman
Launcelot Gobbo
(Original)
Geoffrey Wardwell
Bassanio
(Original)
Sylvia Ware
Leonardo
(Original)
Wallace Banfield
Madrigal Singer
(Original)
J.H. Eakin
Madrigal Singer
(Original)
Randall Fryer
Madrigal Singer
(Original)
Walter J. Owens
Madrigal Singer
(Original)
Lou Polan
Prince of Morocco
(Original)
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Hugh Buckler
Antonio
(Original)
Maurice Moscovitch
Shylock
(Original)
Frank A. Howson
Duke of Venice
(Original)
Noel Ainley
Old Gobbo
(Original)
Henry Alexander
Tubal
(Original)
Judith Elder
Nerissa
(Original)
John Halloran
Lorenzo
(Original)
Charles Hanna
Balthazar
(Original)
Geoffrey Harwood
Solanio
(Original)
Albert Hecht
Gratiano
(Original)
Vera Krug
Page
(Original)
Lucille Lisle
Stephano
(Original)
Philip Robinson
Salarino
(Original)
Selena Royle
Portia
(Original)
Dorothy Tree
Jessica
(Original)
Maury Tuckerman
Launcelot Gobbo
(Original)
Geoffrey Wardwell
Bassanio
(Original)
Sylvia Ware
Leonardo
(Original)
Wallace Banfield
Madrigal Singer
(Original)
J.H. Eakin
Madrigal Singer
(Original)
Randall Fryer
Madrigal Singer
(Original)
Walter J. Owens
Madrigal Singer
(Original)
Lou Polan
Prince of Morocco
(Original)
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William Shakespeare
Writer
Andrew Leigh
Staging
Charles Dillingham
Producer
Erlanger Productions, Inc.
Associated Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
2
1930
Closing Date
Dec
1
1930
Performances
15
as of Dec 04, 2025
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