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Hudson Theatre , (11/14/1945 - 9/13/1947)
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Opening Date:Nov 14, 1945   
Closing Date:Sep 13, 1947 Total Performances:765

Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: Study and bedroom in James Conover's home in Washington, D.C.; living-room of a suite in the Book-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit. Present.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Produced by Leland Hayward
Written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Staged by Bretaigne Windust
Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey; Costume Design by Emeline C. Roche; Gowns by Hattie Carnegie
General Manager: Herman Bernstein
General Stage Director: Walter Wagner; Stage Manager: Victor Sutherland; Assistant Stage Mgr: Howard Graham
Press Representative: Richard Maney and Ted Goldsmith
Cast
Ralph Bellamy Grant Matthews
Ruth Hussey Mary Matthews
Kay Johnson Kay Thorndyke
Myron McCormick Spike McManus
Minor Watson James Conover
Fred Ayers Cotton Swenson
Howard Graham Bellboy
Herbert Heyes Sam Parrish
Madeleine King Jennie
George Lessey Senator Lauterback
Aline McDermott Mrs. Draper
Helen Ray Norah
John Rowe Stevens
G. Albert Smith Judge Jefferson Davis Alexander
Victor Sutherland William Hardy
Robert Toms Waiter
Maidel Turner Mrs. Alexander
1946 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
winnerWritten by Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay [winner]