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In the Best of Families
Broadway
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In the Best of Families Playbill - Feb 1931
In the Best of Families
Broadway
Original
Bijou Theatre
209 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Anita Hart
,
Maurice Braddell
People (18)
Mary Arbenz
June Kingsley
(Original)
Johnnie Brewer
Edwards
(Original)
Alfred Brown
Col. Derek Hamilton
(Original)
Florence Edney
Sarah Mooreside
(Original)
Mel Efird
Hilda
(Original)
Derek Fairman
James Hamilton
(Original)
Grace Filkins
Milllicent Hamilton
(Original)
Kendall Foster
Charles Hamilton
(Original)
David Morris
Derek Hamilton, II
(Original)
Perry Norman
The Reverend Dr. Fairfield
(Original)
Charles Richman
Bronson Hamilton
(Original)
Enid Romany
Helen Hamilton
(Original)
Leonore Sorsby
Mrs. Poppy Davis
(Original)
Marian Warring-Manley
Jeanette LaRue
(Original)
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Mary Arbenz
June Kingsley
(Original)
Johnnie Brewer
Edwards
(Original)
Alfred Brown
Col. Derek Hamilton
(Original)
Florence Edney
Sarah Mooreside
(Original)
Mel Efird
Hilda
(Original)
Derek Fairman
James Hamilton
(Original)
Grace Filkins
Milllicent Hamilton
(Original)
Kendall Foster
Charles Hamilton
(Original)
David Morris
Derek Hamilton, II
(Original)
Perry Norman
The Reverend Dr. Fairfield
(Original)
Charles Richman
Bronson Hamilton
(Original)
Enid Romany
Helen Hamilton
(Original)
Leonore Sorsby
Mrs. Poppy Davis
(Original)
Marian Warring-Manley
Jeanette LaRue
(Original)
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Maurice Braddell
Writer
Anita Hart
Writer
Jo Graham
Staging
Thomas Kilpatrick
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
2
1931
Closing Date
Jun
1931
Performances
159
as of Apr 15, 2026
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