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Arsenic and Old Lace   

 
Fulton Theatre , (1/10/1941 - 9/25/1943)
Hudson Theatre , (9/25/1943 - 6/17/1944)
First Preview: Total Previews:
Opening Date:Jan 10, 1941   
Closing Date:Jun 17, 1944 Total Performances:1444

Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: The living room of the Brewster home in Brooklyn. September, 1941.


Production Staff
Produced by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Written by Joseph Kesselring
Staged by Bretaigne Windust
Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey
General Manager: Carl Fisher
Stage Manager: Walter Wagner; Assistant Stage Mgr: Margaret Joyce; General Stage Director: Walter Wagner
Press Representative: Richard Maney, Ted Goldsmith and Peggy Phillips; Electrician: Sam McIntosh
Cast
Jean Adair Martha Brewster
John Alexander Teddy Brewster
Wyrley Birch The Rev. Dr. Harper
Helen Brooks Elaine Harper
Bruce Gordon Officer Klein
Henry Herbert Mr. Gibbs
Josephine Hull Abby Brewster
Allan Joslyn Mortimer Brewster
Boris Karloff Jonathan Brewster
William Parke Mr. Witherspoon
John Quigg Officer Brophy
Anthony Ross Officer O'Hara
Edgar Stehli Dr. Einstein
Victor Sutherland Lieutenant Rooney