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Arsenic and Old Lace
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 10, 1941
Closing Date
Jun 17, 1944
Performances
1,444
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Jan 10, 1941
Close Date: Jun 17, 1944
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Fulton Theatre
(Jan 10, 1941 - Sep 25, 1943)
Hudson Theatre
(Sep 25, 1943 - Jun 17, 1944)
Setting
The living room of the Brewster home in Brooklyn. The Present.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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
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
Jan 10, 1941 - Jul 26, 1941
John Quigg
Officer Brophy
Anthony Ross
Officer O'Hara
Edgar Stehli
Dr. Einstein
Victor Sutherland
Lieutenant Rooney
Fulton Theatre
(Jan 10, 1941 - Sep 25, 1943)
Cast
Doan Borup
Mr. Witherspoon
Jul 28, 1941 - Jul 30, 1941
Patricia Collinge
Abby Brewster
Ashley Cooper
Mr. Witherspoon
Jul 31, 1941 - ?
Laura Hope Crews
Abby Brewster
Jun 1942 - ?
Minnie Dupree
Martha Brewster
Harry Gribbon
Teddy Brewster
Margaret Joyce
Elaine Harper
Jun 15, 1942 - ?
Clinton Sundberg
Mortimer Brewster
Eric Von Stroheim
Jonathan Brewster
Jun 1942 - ?
Hudson Theatre
(Sep 25, 1943 - Jun 17, 1944)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Howard Lindsay
and
Russel Crouse
General Manager:
Herman Bernstein
Stage Manager:
Jean Sincere
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Gordon Peters
Cast
Effie Shannon
Martha Brewster
Wallace Acton
Dr. Einstein
Richard Bishop
Lieutenant Rooney
Helen Brooks
Elaine Harper
Solen Burry
Officer Klein
Ross Chetwynd
Officer Brophy
Blaine Cordner
Officer O'Hara
Gilbert Douglas
Mr. Witherspoon
Herbert Ranson
The Rev. Dr. Harper
Joseph Sweeney
Jonathan Brewster
Walter Wagner
Mortimer Brewster
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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
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
Jan 10, 1941 - Jul 26, 1941
John Quigg
Officer Brophy
Anthony Ross
Officer O'Hara
Edgar Stehli
Dr. Einstein
Victor Sutherland
Lieutenant Rooney
Fulton Theatre
(Jan 10, 1941 - Sep 25, 1943)
Cast
Doan Borup
Mr. Witherspoon
Jul 28, 1941 - Jul 30, 1941
Patricia Collinge
Abby Brewster
Ashley Cooper
Mr. Witherspoon
Jul 31, 1941 - ?
Laura Hope Crews
Abby Brewster
Jun 1942 - ?
Minnie Dupree
Martha Brewster
Harry Gribbon
Teddy Brewster
Margaret Joyce
Elaine Harper
Jun 15, 1942 - ?
Clinton Sundberg
Mortimer Brewster
Eric Von Stroheim
Jonathan Brewster
Jun 1942 - ?
Hudson Theatre
(Sep 25, 1943 - Jun 17, 1944)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Howard Lindsay
and
Russel Crouse
General Manager:
Herman Bernstein
Stage Manager:
Jean Sincere
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Gordon Peters
Cast
Effie Shannon
Martha Brewster
Wallace Acton
Dr. Einstein
Richard Bishop
Lieutenant Rooney
Helen Brooks
Elaine Harper
Solen Burry
Officer Klein
Ross Chetwynd
Officer Brophy
Blaine Cordner
Officer O'Hara
Gilbert Douglas
Mr. Witherspoon
Herbert Ranson
The Rev. Dr. Harper
Joseph Sweeney
Jonathan Brewster
Walter Wagner
Mortimer Brewster
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