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First Lady
Play
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
May 28, 1952
Closing Date
Jun 08, 1952
Performances
15
Play
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
Open Date: May 28, 1952
Close Date: Jun 08, 1952
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
City Center
(May 28, 1952 - Jun 08, 1952)
Setting
Living Room in the Secretary of State's Home, Washington, D.C.; Carter Hibbard's Study.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
New York City Theatre Company
Written by
Katharine Dayton
and
George S. Kaufman
Staged by
David Alexander
Scenic Design by
Peter Larkin
; Costume Design by
Noel Taylor
Company Manager:
Gilman Haskell
Stage Manager:
Leonard Auerbach
and
Billy Matthews
Press Representative:
Sol Jacobson
,
Anne Sloper
and
David Powers
Edna Best
Irene Hibbard
Norman Chi
A Chinese
Hal Cooper
Bleecker
Bette Ford
Mrs. Davenport
Genevieve Frizzell
A Congressman's Wife
Helen Gahagan
Lucy Chase Wayne
Peggy Ann Garner
Emmy Paige
Richard Hamilton
Jason Fleming
Darthy Hinkley
Her Friend
Will Hussung
George Mason
Jean Jordan
Young Girl
Ulla Kazanova
The Baroness
Leonard Lord
A General
Luis Martinez
Senor Ortega
Margery Maude
Belle Hardwick
Ruth McDevitt
Mrs. Creevey
Scott McKay
Senator Keane
Ona Munson
Sophy Prescott
Althea Murphy
Ann Forrester
Addison Richards
Tom Hartwick
Frank Rowan
Charles
Guy Spaull
Stephen Wayne
Richard Sterling
Herbert Sedgwick
Frederic Tozere
Carter Hibbard
Regina Wallace
Mrs. Ives
Richard Warner
Lal Rham
Howard Wierum
Ellsworth T. Ganning
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
New York City Theatre Company
Written by
Katharine Dayton
and
George S. Kaufman
Staged by
David Alexander
Scenic Design by
Peter Larkin
; Costume Design by
Noel Taylor
Company Manager:
Gilman Haskell
Stage Manager:
Leonard Auerbach
and
Billy Matthews
Press Representative:
Sol Jacobson
,
Anne Sloper
and
David Powers
Edna Best
Irene Hibbard
Norman Chi
A Chinese
Hal Cooper
Bleecker
Bette Ford
Mrs. Davenport
Genevieve Frizzell
A Congressman's Wife
Helen Gahagan
Lucy Chase Wayne
Peggy Ann Garner
Emmy Paige
Richard Hamilton
Jason Fleming
Darthy Hinkley
Her Friend
Will Hussung
George Mason
Jean Jordan
Young Girl
Ulla Kazanova
The Baroness
Leonard Lord
A General
Luis Martinez
Senor Ortega
Margery Maude
Belle Hardwick
Ruth McDevitt
Mrs. Creevey
Scott McKay
Senator Keane
Ona Munson
Sophy Prescott
Althea Murphy
Ann Forrester
Addison Richards
Tom Hartwick
Frank Rowan
Charles
Guy Spaull
Stephen Wayne
Richard Sterling
Herbert Sedgwick
Frederic Tozere
Carter Hibbard
Regina Wallace
Mrs. Ives
Richard Warner
Lal Rham
Howard Wierum
Ellsworth T. Ganning
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