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Whatever Possessed Her
Broadway
Original
Whatever Possessed Her
Broadway
Original
Mansfield Theatre
256 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Hardwick Nevin
People (42)
Dorothy Adams
Ensemble
(Original)
Caroline Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Allen
Henry
(Original)
Richard Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Gertrude Augarde
Ensemble
(Original)
Joan Barbee-Lee
Ensemble
(Original)
Peter Barrik
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Bayley
Ensemble
(Original)
Flora Campbell
Genevieve Trubee
(Original)
Richard Dana
Ensemble
(Original)
Catherine Calhoun Doucet
Millicent Bangs
(Original)
Alice Dowd
Ensemble
(Original)
Ronald Drew
Hastings McElway
(Original)
Frederic Forman
Wiley
(Original)
Edward Fuller
McElway's Secretary
(Original)
Richard Glyer
Ensemble
(Original)
Jacqueline Green
Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara Heggie
Ensemble
(Original)
Lyn Howe
Ensemble
(Original)
Otto Hulett
Jerome Mortimer
(Original)
Philip Huston
A Young Reporter
(Original)
Harry Hutchinson
Ensemble
(Original)
John Kelsey
Ensemble
(Original)
Stapleton Kent
Sellers
(Original)
Percy Kilbride
Eddie
(Original)
Charles Koren
Ensemble
(Original)
Constance McKay
May Moss
(Original)
Ruth Miller
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Parsons
Ensemble
(Original)
Gordon Richards
Arthur Strong
(Original)
Edward Ryan
Ted
(Original)
Lois Scales
Ensemble
(Original)
Ellen Spencer
Ensemble
(Original)
William Tobin
Ensemble
(Original)
George Henry Trader
Mr. Hallett
(Original)
Robert Warfield
Ensemble
(Original)
Pierre Watkin
Burchard Bangs
(Original)
Richard Whorf
Phoenix Greggs
(Original)
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Dorothy Adams
Ensemble
(Original)
Caroline Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Allen
Henry
(Original)
Richard Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Gertrude Augarde
Ensemble
(Original)
Joan Barbee-Lee
Ensemble
(Original)
Peter Barrik
Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Bayley
Ensemble
(Original)
Flora Campbell
Genevieve Trubee
(Original)
Richard Dana
Ensemble
(Original)
Catherine Calhoun Doucet
Millicent Bangs
(Original)
Alice Dowd
Ensemble
(Original)
Ronald Drew
Hastings McElway
(Original)
Frederic Forman
Wiley
(Original)
Edward Fuller
McElway's Secretary
(Original)
Richard Glyer
Ensemble
(Original)
Jacqueline Green
Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara Heggie
Ensemble
(Original)
Lyn Howe
Ensemble
(Original)
Otto Hulett
Jerome Mortimer
(Original)
Philip Huston
A Young Reporter
(Original)
Harry Hutchinson
Ensemble
(Original)
John Kelsey
Ensemble
(Original)
Stapleton Kent
Sellers
(Original)
Percy Kilbride
Eddie
(Original)
Charles Koren
Ensemble
(Original)
Constance McKay
May Moss
(Original)
Ruth Miller
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Parsons
Ensemble
(Original)
Gordon Richards
Arthur Strong
(Original)
Edward Ryan
Ted
(Original)
Lois Scales
Ensemble
(Original)
Ellen Spencer
Ensemble
(Original)
William Tobin
Ensemble
(Original)
George Henry Trader
Mr. Hallett
(Original)
Robert Warfield
Ensemble
(Original)
Pierre Watkin
Burchard Bangs
(Original)
Richard Whorf
Phoenix Greggs
(Original)
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Hardwick Nevin
Writer
Arthur Sircom
Staging
Eugene C. Fitsch
Scenic Design
Raymond Moore
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
25
1934
Closing Date
Jan
31
1934
Performances
4
as of Apr 02, 2026
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