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The Old Maid
Broadway
Original
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The Old Maid Playbill - Mar 1935
The Old Maid
Broadway
Original
Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Zoe Akins
People (37)
Judith Anderson
Delia Lovell
(Original)
Helen Menken
Charlotte Lovell
(Original)
Margaret Anderson
Tina
(Original)
John Cromwell
Lanning Halsey
(Original)
Margaret Dale
Mrs. Mingott
(Original)
Dona Earl
Nora
(Original)
Hope Landin
Bridget
(Original)
Yvonne Mann
Clemintina
(Original)
Young Tina
(Replacement)
George Nash
Dr. Lanskell
(Original)
Gail Reade
Servant
(Original)
Mary Ricard
Mrs. Jennie Meade
(Original)
Warren Trent
John Halsey
(Original)
Frederick Voight
James Ralston
(Original)
Robert Wallsten
Joseph Ralston
(Original)
Florence Williams
Dee
(Original)
Charles Wiley Jr.
Benny
(Replacement)
Luise G. Huntington
Bridget
(Replacement)
Gretchen Rickel
Dee
(Replacement)
Jessie Royce Landis
Delia Lovell
(Replacement)
Donald Willson
John Halsey
(Replacement)
Robert Lowes
Joseph Ralston
(Replacement)
Alex Courtney
Lanning Halsey
(Replacement)
Diana Croye
Mrs. Jennie Meade
(Replacement)
Gloria Mann
Susan
(Replacement)
Marjorie Lord
Tina
(Replacement)
Jackie Grimes
Tommy
(Replacement)
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Judith Anderson
Delia Lovell
(Original)
Helen Menken
Charlotte Lovell
(Original)
Margaret Anderson
Tina
(Original)
John Cromwell
Lanning Halsey
(Original)
Margaret Dale
Mrs. Mingott
(Original)
Dona Earl
Nora
(Original)
Hope Landin
Bridget
(Original)
Yvonne Mann
Clemintina
(Original)
George Nash
Dr. Lanskell
(Original)
Gail Reade
Servant
(Original)
Mary Ricard
Mrs. Jennie Meade
(Original)
Warren Trent
John Halsey
(Original)
Frederick Voight
James Ralston
(Original)
Robert Wallsten
Joseph Ralston
(Original)
Florence Williams
Dee
(Original)
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Zoe Akins
Writer
Edith Wharton
From A Novel
Guthrie McClintic
Staging
Stewart Chaney
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Harry Hanlon
General Stage Manager
Edward T. Howe
Assistant Stage Manager
Saul Abraham
Business Manager
John Peter Toohey
Press Representative
Harry Moses
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
7
1935
Closing Date
Sep
1935
Performances
305
as of Jan 30, 2026
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Awards
Pulitzer Prize
1935
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Zoe Akins
Winner