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The School for Scandal
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The School for Scandal Playbill - Nov 1931
The School for Scandal
Broadway
Play
Revival
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
The gossip, backbiting and romantic scheming of London society are satirized in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1777 comedy.
playwright:
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
People (28)
Ethel Barrymore
Lady Teazle
(Original)
Albert G. Andrews
Moses
(Original)
John Drew Colt
Sir Harry Bumper
(Original)
Charles Croker-King
Sir Peter Teazle
(Original)
Marcel Dill
Trip
(Original)
Albert Froome
Sneerwell Servant
(Original)
Walter Gilbert
Charles Surface
(Original)
William Kershaw
Mr. Crabtree
(Original)
McKay Morris
Joseph Surface
(Original)
Harry Plimmer
Sir Oliver Surface
(Original)
Ralph Roberts
Rowley
(Original)
Charles Romano
Careless
(Original)
Anita Rothe
Mrs. Candour
(Original)
Erna Rowan
Lady Teazle's Maid
(Original)
Ernest Rowan
Snake
(Original)
Anne Seymour
Maria
(Original)
William Tannen
Joseph's Servant
(Original)
Beatrice Terry
Lady Sneerwell
(Original)
Arthur Treacher
Sir Benjamin Backbite
(Original)
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Ethel Barrymore
Lady Teazle
(Original)
Albert G. Andrews
Moses
(Original)
John Drew Colt
Sir Harry Bumper
(Original)
Charles Croker-King
Sir Peter Teazle
(Original)
Marcel Dill
Trip
(Original)
Albert Froome
Sneerwell Servant
(Original)
Walter Gilbert
Charles Surface
(Original)
William Kershaw
Mr. Crabtree
(Original)
McKay Morris
Joseph Surface
(Original)
Harry Plimmer
Sir Oliver Surface
(Original)
Ralph Roberts
Rowley
(Original)
Charles Romano
Careless
(Original)
Anita Rothe
Mrs. Candour
(Original)
Erna Rowan
Lady Teazle's Maid
(Original)
Ernest Rowan
Snake
(Original)
Anne Seymour
Maria
(Original)
William Tannen
Joseph's Servant
(Original)
Beatrice Terry
Lady Sneerwell
(Original)
Arthur Treacher
Sir Benjamin Backbite
(Original)
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Writer
Maurice Nitke
Composer, Minuet in Tableau I
Ethel Barrymore
Director
Watson Barratt
Scenic Design
Ernest Schrapps
Costume Design
Vaughn Godfrey
Minuet Arrangement
Ed A. McHugh
Stage Manager
Lewis Newman
Company Manager
Frank McGrann
Press
Lee Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
10
1931
Closing Date
Nov
30
1931
Performances
23
as of Dec 02, 2025
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