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The Wingless Victory
Broadway
Original
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The Wingless Victory Playbill - January 1937
The Wingless Victory
Broadway
Original
Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Maxwell Anderson
People (19)
Franklyn Davis
Longshoreman
(Original)
Walter Abel
Nathaniel McQueston
(Original)
Arthur Chatterton
Jared Mungo
(Original)
Victor Colton
Van Zandt
(Original)
Katharine Cornell
Oparre
(Original)
Claire Howard
Durian
(Original)
Lois Jameson
Venture
(Original)
Barry Kelley
Happy Penny
(Original)
Ruth Matteson
Faith Ingalls
(Original)
Myron McCormick
Ruel McQueston
(Original)
Mary Michael
A Girl
(Original)
Theodora Pleadwell
Letty
(Original)
Effie Shannon
Mrs. McQueston
(Original)
Kent Smith
Reverend Phineas McQueston
(Original)
John Winthrop
Harry
(Original)
Winston Urquhart
(Original)
Helen Zelinskaya
Toala
(Original)
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Franklyn Davis
Longshoreman
(Original)
Walter Abel
Nathaniel McQueston
(Original)
Arthur Chatterton
Jared Mungo
(Original)
Victor Colton
Van Zandt
(Original)
Katharine Cornell
Oparre
(Original)
Claire Howard
Durian
(Original)
Lois Jameson
Venture
(Original)
Barry Kelley
Happy Penny
(Original)
Ruth Matteson
Faith Ingalls
(Original)
Myron McCormick
Ruel McQueston
(Original)
Mary Michael
A Girl
(Original)
Theodora Pleadwell
Letty
(Original)
Effie Shannon
Mrs. McQueston
(Original)
Kent Smith
Reverend Phineas McQueston
(Original)
John Winthrop
Harry
(Original)
Winston Urquhart
(Original)
Helen Zelinskaya
Toala
(Original)
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Maxwell Anderson
Writer
Guthrie McClintic
Staging
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
Katharine Cornell
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
23
1936
Closing Date
Apr
10
1937
Performances
108
as of Apr 02, 2026
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