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Bachelor Born
Broadway
Original
Morosco Theatre
217 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
Bachelor Born
was on hiatus from Dec. 17 to Dec. 25, resuming the aftenoon of Dec. 26.
playwright:
Ian Hay
People (27)
Frederick Leister
Charles Donkin
(Original)
Edward Fielding
Charles Donkin
(Replacement)
Phoebe Foster
Barbara Fane
(Original)
Aubrey Mather
Frank Hastings
(Original)
Peggy Simpson
"Button" Faringdon
(Original)
Philip Tonge
Rev. Edmund Ovington
(Original)
Rev. Edmund Ovington
(Original)
Josephine Brown
Matron
(Original)
Francis Compton
Sir Berkeley Nightingale
(Original)
Ruth Selwyn
Produced in Association with
(Original)
Sally Fitzpatrick
Ellen
(Original)
Arthur Gould-Porter
Flossie Nightingale
(Original)
Stephen Ker Appleby
Phillip De Pourville
(Original)
Lester Lonergan, III
"Bimbo" Faringdon
(Original)
Gary McCully
"Pop"
(Original)
Gavin Muir
Victor Beamish
(Original)
William Packer
Travers
(Original)
Assistant Stage Manager
(Original)
Jan Sterling
Chris Faringdon
(Original)
Bertram Tanswell
"Old Crump"
(Original)
Helen Trenholme
Rosemary Faringdon
(Original)
Marcella Swanson
Barbara Fane
(Replacement)
Richard Temple
Frank Hastings
(Replacement)
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Frederick Leister
Charles Donkin
(Original)
Phoebe Foster
Barbara Fane
(Original)
Aubrey Mather
Frank Hastings
(Original)
Peggy Simpson
"Button" Faringdon
(Original)
Philip Tonge
Rev. Edmund Ovington
(Original)
Rev. Edmund Ovington
(Original)
Josephine Brown
Matron
(Original)
Francis Compton
Sir Berkeley Nightingale
(Original)
Ruth Selwyn
Produced in Association with
(Original)
Sally Fitzpatrick
Ellen
(Original)
Arthur Gould-Porter
Flossie Nightingale
(Original)
Stephen Ker Appleby
Phillip De Pourville
(Original)
Lester Lonergan, III
"Bimbo" Faringdon
(Original)
Gary McCully
"Pop"
(Original)
Gavin Muir
Victor Beamish
(Original)
William Packer
Travers
(Original)
Assistant Stage Manager
(Original)
Jan Sterling
Chris Faringdon
(Original)
Bertram Tanswell
"Old Crump"
(Original)
Helen Trenholme
Rosemary Faringdon
(Original)
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Ian Hay
Writer
Frederick Leister
Staging
Watson Barratt
Scenic Design
William Stone
Stage Manager
Edward Choate
General Manager
Carl Hunt
Company Manager
Milton Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
25
1938
Closing Date
Jan
7
1939
Performances
398
as of Jan 05, 2026
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