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Gay Divorce   

 
Ethel Barrymore Theatre , (11/29/1932 - 1/14/1933)
Shubert Theatre , (1/16/1933 - 7/01/1933)
First Preview: Total Previews:0
Opening Date:Nov 29, 1932   
Closing Date:Jul 01, 1933 Total Performances:248

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Description: A musical in two acts
Setting: Guy's London Flat, A June afternoon; A Seaside Hotel; Mimi's Suite, the same evening; A Hotel Corridor; Mimi's Suite, the next morning.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Produced by Dwight Deere Wiman and Tom Weatherly
Music by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Book by Dwight Taylor; Based on an unproduced play by J. Hartley Manners; Musical Director: Gene Salzer; Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek and Russell Bennett; Book adapted by Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein
Directed by Howard Lindsay; Choreographed by Carl Randall and Barbara Newberry
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costumes under the supervision of Raymond Sovey
General Manager: Forrest C. Haring; Company Manager: J.H. Del Bondio
Stage Manager: Edward Mendelsohn; Assistant Stage Mgr: Andy Anderson
Press Representative: Elise Chisholm
Cast
Fred Astaire Guy
Luella Gear Hortense
Claire Luce Mimi
Edna Abbey Claire
Helen Allen Vivian
Eric Blore Waiter
Roland Bottomley Mr. Pratt
Joan Burgess Joan
Martin Cravath Porter
Eleanor Etheridge Phyllis
Sonia B. Fitch Sonia
Jean Frontai Gladys
Mitzi Garner Diana
Taylor Gordon Robert
Billie Green Ann
Ethel Hampton Edith
G. P. Huntley, Jr. Teddy
Mary Jo Mathews Doris
Grace Moore Evelyn
Pat Palmer Pat
Erik Rhodes Tonetti
Bobbie Sheehan Elizabeth
Jacquie Simmons Elaine
Betty Starbuck Barbara
Dorothy Waller Joyce
music by Cole Porter; lyrics by Cole Porter 

ACT 1Sung By
After You, Who? Guy
Why Marry Them? Barbara and Girls
Salt Air Teddy, Barbara and Girls
I Still Love the Red, White and Blue Hortense
After You, Who? (Reprise)Guy
Night and Day Guy and Mimi
How's Your Romance? Tonetti and Girls
ACT 2Sung By
What Will Become of Our England? Waiter and Girls
I've Got You on My Mind Guy and Mimi
Mr. and Mrs. Fitch Hortense
You're in Love Guy, Mimi and Tonetti