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Yr. Obedient Husband
Broadway
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Yr. Obedient Husband
Broadway
Original
Broadhurst Theatre
235 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Horace Jackson
People (21)
Frieda Altman
Podd
(Original)
Leslie Austen
Lord Envil
(Original)
J. W. Austin
Joseph Addison
(Original)
Montgomery Clift
Lord Finch
(Original)
Florence Eldridge
Prue
(Original)
Brenda Forbes
Mistress Binns
(Original)
Helena Glenn
Lady Envil
(Original)
A. J. Herbert
Thomas Howe, M.P.
(Original)
Marilyn Jolie
Elizabeth
(Original)
Walter Jones
Silas Pennyfield
(Original)
Fredric March
Richard Steele
(Original)
Ethel Morrison
Mrs. Howe
(Original)
John Pickard
John Gay
(Original)
Katherine Stewart
Lady Warwick Mrs. Addison
(Original)
Harold Thomas
Patrick
(Original)
Dame May Whitty
Mrs. Scurlock
(Original)
Martin Wolfson
Partridge
(Original)
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Frieda Altman
Podd
(Original)
Leslie Austen
Lord Envil
(Original)
J. W. Austin
Joseph Addison
(Original)
Montgomery Clift
Lord Finch
(Original)
Florence Eldridge
Prue
(Original)
Brenda Forbes
Mistress Binns
(Original)
Helena Glenn
Lady Envil
(Original)
A. J. Herbert
Thomas Howe, M.P.
(Original)
Marilyn Jolie
Elizabeth
(Original)
Walter Jones
Silas Pennyfield
(Original)
Fredric March
Richard Steele
(Original)
Ethel Morrison
Mrs. Howe
(Original)
John Pickard
John Gay
(Original)
Katherine Stewart
Lady Warwick Mrs. Addison
(Original)
Harold Thomas
Patrick
(Original)
Dame May Whitty
Mrs. Scurlock
(Original)
Martin Wolfson
Partridge
(Original)
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Horace Jackson
Writer
John Cromwell
Staging
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
Marwell Production, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
10
1938
Closing Date
Jan
31
1938
Performances
8
as of Dec 04, 2025
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