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Electra
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Electra Playbill - January 1931
Electra
Broadway
Revival
New Yorker Theatre
254 W. 54th St, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Dimitri Mitropoulos
,
Richard Malaby
People (16)
Yannis Apostolikes
Aegisthus
(Original)
Marika Cotopouli
Electra
(Original)
Alexis Minotis
Orestes
(Original)
Popy Panayiotou
Chrysothemis
(Original)
Katina Paxinou
Clytemnestra
(Original)
Char. Spiliopoulos
Foster-Father of Orestes
(Original)
Despina Georgiou
Leader of the Chorus
(Original)
Lela Patrickiou
Train Bearer
(Original)
Takis Syrakos
Old Serving Man
(Original)
Nicos Thiveos
Cook
(Original)
Maria Thiveou
Waiting Woman
(Original)
Chr. Tsaganeas
Young Serving Man
(Original)
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Yannis Apostolikes
Aegisthus
(Original)
Marika Cotopouli
Electra
(Original)
Alexis Minotis
Orestes
(Original)
Popy Panayiotou
Chrysothemis
(Original)
Katina Paxinou
Clytemnestra
(Original)
Char. Spiliopoulos
Foster-Father of Orestes
(Original)
Despina Georgiou
Leader of the Chorus
(Original)
Lela Patrickiou
Train Bearer
(Original)
Takis Syrakos
Old Serving Man
(Original)
Nicos Thiveos
Cook
(Original)
Maria Thiveou
Waiting Woman
(Original)
Chr. Tsaganeas
Young Serving Man
(Original)
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Sophocles
Writer
Hugo Von Hofmannstahl
Adaptation
Marika Cotopouli
Director
Carl Reed
Producer
Elisabeth Marbury
Associated Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
26
1930
Closing Date
Jan
1
1931
Performances
8
as of Nov 06, 2025
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