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My Sister Eileen

Biltmore Theatre, (12/26/1940 - 8/4/1942)
Martin Beck Theatre, (8/4/1942 - 11/21/1942)
Ritz Theatre, (11/23/1942 - 12/13/1942)
Broadway Theatre, (12/13/1942 - 1/16/1943)
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Opening:Dec 26, 1940   
Closing:Jan 16, 1943 Total Performances:864


Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: Basement apartment in Greenwich Village, New York City.
Comments: This production was capitalized at $15,000 and had a top ticket of $5.






by opening date


Produced by Max Gordon

Written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov; Based on stories by Ruth McKenney

Staged by George S. Kaufman; Dance sequences staged by Paul Seymour; Dance sequences stages by Paul Seymour

Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager; Lighting Design by Al Alloy; Technical Assistant to Mr. Oenslager: Isaac Benesch

General Manager: Ben A. Boyar; Company Manager: Albert A. Cohen

Stage Manager: Franklin Heller and David Pardoll; Assistant Stage Mgr: Kurt Steinbart; General Stage Manager: Franklin Heller

Press Representative: Nat Dorfman and Jack Charash; Associate Press Representative: Jack Charash; Casting: Myra Hampton Streger; Advertising: Kevin Gray


Opening Night Cast

Effie Afton Violet Shelton  
Michael Ames Future Admiral  
Shirley Booth Ruth Sherwood  
Alan Brixey Future Admiral  
Morris Carnovsky Mr. Appolpolous  
George Cotton Jensen  
Tom Dillon Lonigan  
Donald Foster Walter Sherwood  
Eda Heinemann A Prospective Tenant  
Gordon Jones The Wreck  
Joseph Kallini The Consul  
Peter Knego Future Admiral  
Bruce MacFarlane Chic Clark  
Paul Marion Future Admiral  
Charles Martin Captain Fletcher  
William Post, Jr. Robert Baker  
Richard Quine Frank Lippencott  
Helen Ray Mrs. Wade  
Eric Roberts A Street Arab  
Mel Roberts Future Admiral  
Jo Ann Sayers Eileen Sherwood  
Paul Seymour Future Admiral  
Benson Spring Cossack  
Joan Tompkins Helen Wade  
Robert White Another Street Arab