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Twentieth Century   

 
Broadhurst Theatre , (12/29/1932 - 5/20/1933)
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Opening Date:Dec 29, 1932   
Closing Date:May 20, 1933 Total Performances:152

Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Description: A play in three acts
Setting: Onboard the Twentieth Century Limited. October, 1938.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Shubert Theatre Corporation (Lee and J. J. Shubert, Directors)
Produced by George Abbott and Philip Dunning
Written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur; Based on a play by Charles Bruce Millholland
Staged by George Abbott
Scenic Design by Cirker & Robbins
Company Manager: Carl Fisher
Stage Manager: Joseph Crehan; Assistant Stage Mgr: J. Ascher Smith and Cliffman Jewel
Press Representative: Richard Maney
Cast
Frank Badham Porter
Granville Bates Conductor
Matt Briggs Oliver Webb
Joseph Crehan First Detective
Florence Edney Sadie
William Frawley Owen O'Malley
Etienne Girardot Matthew Clark
Hans Hamsa First Beard
Cristus
Ross Hertz Train Secretary
Ernest Hunter Waiter
Cliffman Jewel Reporter
Moffat Johnston Oscar Jaffe
Edward La Roche Second Beard
Judas
Eugenie Leontovich Lily Garland
Dennie Moore Anita Highland
Roy Roberts George Smith
Henry Sherwood Max Jacobs
Robert Sloane Gateman
J. Ascher Smith Second Detective
James Spottswood Grover Lockwood
Charles Wagenheim Photographer
Alfred Webster Flannagan
Clare Woodbury Dr. Johnson
William Worth Pullman Conductor