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Blithe Spirit
An Improbable Farce

Morosco Theatre, (11/5/1941 - 5/16/1942)
Booth Theatre, (5/18/1942 - 6/5/1943)
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Opening:Nov 5, 1941   
Closing:Jun 5, 1943 Total Performances:657


Category: Play, Comedy, Farce, Original, Broadway
Description: A farce in three acts
Setting: Charles Condomine's house in Kent in the late 1930s.
Comments: The play took a summer rest in July 1942, then resumed.






by opening date



Produced by John C. Wilson

Written by Noël Coward

Staged by John C. Wilson

Scenic Design by Stewart Chaney; Dresses for Miss Wood and Miss Corbett from Mainbocher; Wigs by Alfred Barris; Mr. Webb's clothes by Tony Williams; Dresses for Miss Wood and Miss Corbelt from Mainbocher

General Manager: C. W. Hobbs; Company Manager: C. Edwin Knill

Stage Manager: Ward Bishop; Assistant Stage Mgr: Robert Calley

Press Representative: Willard Keefe; Production Assistant: Martin Manulis


Opening Night Cast

Leonora Corbett Elvira  
Mildred Natwick Madame Arcati  
Clifton Webb Charles  
Peggy Wood Ruth  
Jacqueline Clarke Edith  
Phyllis Joyce Mrs. Bradman  
Philip Tonge Doctor Bradman