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King Richard II
Broadway
Revival
King Richard II
Broadway
Revival
St. James Theatre
246 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Shakespeare
People (37)
Maurice Evans
King Richard the Second
(Original)
John Barclay
John of Gaunt
(Original)
France Bendtsen
Duke of York
(Original)
Donald Cameron
Bishop of Carlisle
(Original)
Groom of the King's Stable
(Original)
Charles Dalton
Earl of Northumberland
(Original)
Lauren Gilbert
Duke of Aumerle
(Original)
George Keane
Lord Ross
(Original)
Carmen Mathews
Queen to King Richard
(Original)
Alfred Paschall
Earl of Surrey
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Herald to Bolingbroke
(Original)
Jackson Perkins
Duchess of Gloucester
(Original)
Lady attending on the Queen
(Original)
Donald Randolph
Henry Bolingbroke
(Original)
Kurt Richards
Bushy
(Original)
Everett Ripley
Bagot
(Original)
Emmett Rogers
Henry Percy
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Keeper of the Prison
(Original)
Lord Willoughby
(Original)
Alexander Scourby
Green
(Original)
Sir Pierce of Exton
(Original)
Sydney Smith
Sir Stephen Scroop
(Original)
Thomas Mowbray
(Original)
Howard Wierum
Earl of Salisbury
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Rhys Williams
Captain of a band of Welshmen
(Original)
Gardener
(Original)
Lord Marshal
(Original)
Walter Williams
Herald to Mowbray
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
June Brown
Lady attending on the Queen
(Original)
Frederic Carney
Ensemble
(Original)
Jessie Dimond
Ensemble
(Original)
Evelyn Hope
Ensemble
(Original)
John McQuade
Ensemble
(Original)
Second Gardener
(Original)
Servant to Exton
(Original)
Alex Nicol
Ensemble
(Original)
Melvin Parks
Ensemble
(Original)
Izetta Jewel
Lady attending on the Queen
(Replacement)
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Maurice Evans
King Richard the Second
(Original)
John Barclay
John of Gaunt
(Original)
France Bendtsen
Duke of York
(Original)
Donald Cameron
Bishop of Carlisle
(Original)
Groom of the King's Stable
(Original)
Charles Dalton
Earl of Northumberland
(Original)
Lauren Gilbert
Duke of Aumerle
(Original)
George Keane
Lord Ross
(Original)
Carmen Mathews
Queen to King Richard
(Original)
Alfred Paschall
Earl of Surrey
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Herald to Bolingbroke
(Original)
Jackson Perkins
Duchess of Gloucester
(Original)
Lady attending on the Queen
(Original)
Donald Randolph
Henry Bolingbroke
(Original)
Kurt Richards
Bushy
(Original)
Everett Ripley
Bagot
(Original)
Emmett Rogers
Henry Percy
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Keeper of the Prison
(Original)
Lord Willoughby
(Original)
Alexander Scourby
Green
(Original)
Sir Pierce of Exton
(Original)
Sydney Smith
Sir Stephen Scroop
(Original)
Thomas Mowbray
(Original)
Howard Wierum
Earl of Salisbury
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Rhys Williams
Captain of a band of Welshmen
(Original)
Gardener
(Original)
Lord Marshal
(Original)
Walter Williams
Herald to Mowbray
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
June Brown
Lady attending on the Queen
(Original)
Frederic Carney
Ensemble
(Original)
Jessie Dimond
Ensemble
(Original)
Evelyn Hope
Ensemble
(Original)
John McQuade
Ensemble
(Original)
Second Gardener
(Original)
Servant to Exton
(Original)
Alex Nicol
Ensemble
(Original)
Melvin Parks
Ensemble
(Original)
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William Shakespeare
Writer
Margaret Webster
Staging
David Ffolkes
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Herbert Menges
Incidental Music
Rupert Graves
Music Arrangements
Edward P. Dimond
Stage Manager
Walter Williams
Assistant Stage Manager
Edgar Runkle
General Manager
S.M. Weller
Director of Publicity
Maurice Evans
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
1
1940
Closing Date
Apr
27
1940
Performances
32
as of Dec 04, 2025
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