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The Way of the World
Broadway
Revival
The Way of the World
Broadway
Revival
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Congreve
People (24)
Fay Bainter
Mrs. Millamant
(Original)
Ernest Cossart
Sir Wilfull Whitwoud
(Original)
Alice Fischer
Lady Wishfort
(Original)
Gerald Hamer
Witwoud
(Original)
Walter Hampden
Mirabell
(Original)
Sheelagh Hayes
Betty
(Original)
Moffat Johnston
Petulant
(Original)
Kathleen Lockhart
Foible
(Original)
Eugene Lockhart
Waitwell
(Original)
William S. Rainey
Fainall
(Original)
Erna Rowan
Peggy
(Original)
Selena Royle
Mrs. Fainall
(Original)
Dorothy Stickney
Mincing
(Original)
Cora Witherspoon
Mrs. Marwood
(Original)
Eliot Cabot
Footman
(Original)
Alan Campbell
Footman
(Original)
Ben Lackland
A Messenger
(Original)
Charles McCarthy
Footman
(Original)
Mary McCoy
A Singer
(Original)
Samuel Merwin
Coachman
(Original)
Paul Parks
A Singer
(Original)
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Fay Bainter
Mrs. Millamant
(Original)
Ernest Cossart
Sir Wilfull Whitwoud
(Original)
Alice Fischer
Lady Wishfort
(Original)
Gerald Hamer
Witwoud
(Original)
Walter Hampden
Mirabell
(Original)
Sheelagh Hayes
Betty
(Original)
Moffat Johnston
Petulant
(Original)
Kathleen Lockhart
Foible
(Original)
Eugene Lockhart
Waitwell
(Original)
William S. Rainey
Fainall
(Original)
Erna Rowan
Peggy
(Original)
Selena Royle
Mrs. Fainall
(Original)
Dorothy Stickney
Mincing
(Original)
Cora Witherspoon
Mrs. Marwood
(Original)
Eliot Cabot
Footman
(Original)
Alan Campbell
Footman
(Original)
Ben Lackland
A Messenger
(Original)
Charles McCarthy
Footman
(Original)
Mary McCoy
A Singer
(Original)
Samuel Merwin
Coachman
(Original)
Paul Parks
A Singer
(Original)
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William Congreve
Writer
B. Iden Payne
Staging
The Players Club
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
1
1931
Closing Date
Jun
6
1931
Performances
8
as of Jan 17, 2026
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