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Escapade
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Escapade Playbill - Nov 1953
Escapade
Broadway
Original
48th Street Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Roger MacDougall
People (19)
Brian Aherne
John Hampden
(Original)
Carroll Baker
Molly
(Original)
Melville Cooper
Dr. Skillingworth
(Original)
Felix Deebank
Andrew Deeson
(Original)
Nicholas Howard
George
(Original)
Ursula Jeans
Stella Hampden
(Original)
Arthur Marlowe
Sir Harold Cookham
(Original)
Murray Matheson
Peter Henderson
(Original)
Margery Maude
Mrs. Hampden
(Original)
Roddy McDowall
Daventry
(Original)
John Moore
Walters
(Original)
Peter Pagan
William Saxon
(Original)
Marie Paxton
Miss Betts
(Original)
Rex Thompson
Paxton
(Original)
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Brian Aherne
John Hampden
(Original)
Carroll Baker
Molly
(Original)
Melville Cooper
Dr. Skillingworth
(Original)
Felix Deebank
Andrew Deeson
(Original)
Nicholas Howard
George
(Original)
Ursula Jeans
Stella Hampden
(Original)
Arthur Marlowe
Sir Harold Cookham
(Original)
Murray Matheson
Peter Henderson
(Original)
Margery Maude
Mrs. Hampden
(Original)
Roddy McDowall
Daventry
(Original)
John Moore
Walters
(Original)
Peter Pagan
William Saxon
(Original)
Marie Paxton
Miss Betts
(Original)
Rex Thompson
Paxton
(Original)
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Roger MacDougall
Playwright
Alfred De Liagre, Jr.
Staging
Producer
Donald Oenslager
Production Design
Arthur Marlowe
Stage Manager
Roger L. Stevens
Producer
Henry Sherek
Produced in Collaboration with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
18
1953
Closing Date
Nov
28
1953
Performances
13
as of Feb 15, 2026
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Escapade - November 23, 1953
Escapade - November 23, 1953
Escapade - November 23, 1953
Escapade - November 23, 1953
Escapade - November 23, 1953
Escapade - November 23, 1953
Escapade - November 23, 1953
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