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The Strings, My Lord, Are False
Broadway
Original
The Strings, My Lord, Are False
Broadway
Original
Royale Theatre
242 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Paul Vincent Carroll
People (28)
Frances Bavier
Sarah
(Original)
Philip Bourneuf
Jerry Hoare
(Original)
Ralph Cullinan
Alec
(Original)
Constance Dowling
Maisie Gillespie
(Original)
Reynolds Evans
Monsignor Skinner
(Original)
Ruth Gordon
Iris Ryan
(Original)
Margot Grahame
Sadie O'Neill
(Original)
Walter Hampden
Canon Courtenay
(Original)
Hurd Hatfield
Religious Man
(Original)
Colin Keith-Johnston
Councilor Bill Randall
(Original)
Will Lee
Louis Liebens
(Original)
Sherman MacGregor
Geordie
(Original)
Alice MacKenzie
Veronica
(Original)
John McKee
Ross
(Original)
Anna Minot
R.P. Messenger
(Original)
Gordon Nelson
Inspector Steele
(Original)
Hale Norcross
Provost Grahamson
(Original)
Joan Shepard
Madge
(Original)
Art Smith
Ted Bogle
(Original)
Tom Tully
Councilor McPearkie
(Original)
Ruth Vivian
"Ma" Morrisey
(Original)
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Frances Bavier
Sarah
(Original)
Philip Bourneuf
Jerry Hoare
(Original)
Ralph Cullinan
Alec
(Original)
Constance Dowling
Maisie Gillespie
(Original)
Reynolds Evans
Monsignor Skinner
(Original)
Ruth Gordon
Iris Ryan
(Original)
Margot Grahame
Sadie O'Neill
(Original)
Walter Hampden
Canon Courtenay
(Original)
Hurd Hatfield
Religious Man
(Original)
Colin Keith-Johnston
Councilor Bill Randall
(Original)
Will Lee
Louis Liebens
(Original)
Sherman MacGregor
Geordie
(Original)
Alice MacKenzie
Veronica
(Original)
John McKee
Ross
(Original)
Anna Minot
R.P. Messenger
(Original)
Gordon Nelson
Inspector Steele
(Original)
Hale Norcross
Provost Grahamson
(Original)
Joan Shepard
Madge
(Original)
Art Smith
Ted Bogle
(Original)
Tom Tully
Councilor McPearkie
(Original)
Ruth Vivian
"Ma" Morrisey
(Original)
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Paul Vincent Carroll
Writer
Elia Kazan
Director
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Paul Du Pont
Costume Design
Edward Choate
Producer
Alexander Kirkland
Associated Producer
John R. Sheppard, Jr.
Associated Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
19
1942
Closing Date
May
30
1942
Performances
15
as of Dec 03, 2025
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