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Theatre Playbill - November 1941
Theatre
Broadway
Original
Hudson Theatre
141 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Guy Bolton
,
W. Somerset Maugham
People (23)
Arthur Margetson
Michael Gosselyn
(Original)
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Julia Lambert
(Original)
Frederick Bradlee
Roger Gosselyn
(Original)
Francis Compton
Lord Charles Temperley
(Original)
J. Colville Dunn
Jevons
(Original)
Helen Flint
Dolly De Vries
(Original)
Jane Gordon
Avice Crichton
(Original)
Stanley Harrison
Sergeant
(Original)
John Moore
Tom Fennell
(Original)
Viola Roache
Evie
(Original)
Leon Shaw
Mr. Purkiss
(Original)
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Arthur Margetson
Michael Gosselyn
(Original)
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Julia Lambert
(Original)
Frederick Bradlee
Roger Gosselyn
(Original)
Francis Compton
Lord Charles Temperley
(Original)
J. Colville Dunn
Jevons
(Original)
Helen Flint
Dolly De Vries
(Original)
Jane Gordon
Avice Crichton
(Original)
Stanley Harrison
Sergeant
(Original)
John Moore
Tom Fennell
(Original)
Viola Roache
Evie
(Original)
Leon Shaw
Mr. Purkiss
(Original)
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W. Somerset Maugham
Writer
Guy Bolton
Writer
John Golden
Staging
Producer
Robert Milton
Material Assistance in Direction
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Robert Burton
General Stage Manager
George Spelvin
Stage Manager
Isaac Benesch
Technical Assistant to Mr. Oenslager
Richard E. French
General Manager
Edward G. Cooke
Company Manager
Howard Newman
Press Representative
Bernard Simon
Press Representative
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
12
1941
Closing Date
Jan
10
1942
Performances
69
as of Jan 15, 2026
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