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Conversation Piece
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Conversation Piece
Broadway
Original
44th Street Theatre
216 W. 44th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Noël Coward
lyrics:
Noël Coward
music:
Noël Coward
People (63)
Maysie Anderson
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Maidie Andrews
Rose
(Original)
Jill Anthony
Hannah
(Original)
Penryn Bannerman
Lord Kenyon
(Original)
Jean Beckwith
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Joe Benny
Child
(Original)
Anthony Brian
Lord Doyning
(Original)
Geoffrey Brighton
Male Ensemble
(Original)
Irene Brown
Performer
(Original)
Richard Brummer
Child
(Original)
Winifred Campbell
Mrs. Hailsham
(Original)
Brenda Clether
Courtesan
(Original)
Eileen Clifton
Lady Braceworth
(Original)
Peggy Davannah
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Winifred Davis
The Duchess of Beneden
(Original)
Dorothy Drover
Miss Mention
(Original)
Albert Dudley
Male Ensemble
(Original)
Claude Farrow
Butler
(Original)
Lucy Feord
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Pierre Fresnay
Paul, Duc de Chaucigny-Varennes
(Original)
Leonard Goodman
A Tiger
(Original)
Grace Gorrod
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Sidney Grammer
Mr. Hailsham
(Original)
Joan Grundy
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Roy Hall
Fisherman
(Original)
Carl Harbord
The Marquis of Sheere
(Original)
Phyllis Harding
Miss Goslett
(Original)
Agnes Heller
Child
(Original)
Harriet Irwin
Child
(Original)
Dean Jenks
Child
(Original)
Evan Jones
Fisherman
(Original)
Vivienne Lambelet
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Donna Leonard
Child
(Original)
St. John Lauri
Hon. Julian Kane
(Original)
Sylvia Leslie
Sophie Otford
(Original)
Doris Markey
Child
(Original)
William McGuigan
Fisherman
(Original)
Leonard Michel
Butler
(Original)
Moya Nugent
Martha James
(Original)
Yvonne O'Dell
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Shela Pattrick
Countess Harringford
(Original)
Ronald Pope
Male Ensemble
(Original)
Yvonne Printemps
Mélanie
(Original)
Alex Robertson
Mr. Amos
(Original)
George Sanders
Lord St. Marys
(Original)
The Earl of Harringford
(Original)
Enid Settle
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Shale
Mrs. Dragon
(Original)
Evelyn Smith
Child
(Original)
June Spencer-Dyke
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Athole Stewart
The Duke of Beneden
(Original)
Winifred Talbot
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Reginal Thurgood
Fisherman
(Original)
Edwin Underhill
Lord Mosscrock
(Original)
Esmond Wilding
Male Ensemble
(Original)
Pat Worsley
Lord Braceworth
(Original)
View All Current Cast
Maysie Anderson
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Maidie Andrews
Rose
(Original)
Jill Anthony
Hannah
(Original)
Penryn Bannerman
Lord Kenyon
(Original)
Jean Beckwith
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Joe Benny
Child
(Original)
Anthony Brian
Lord Doyning
(Original)
Geoffrey Brighton
Male Ensemble
(Original)
Irene Brown
Performer
(Original)
Richard Brummer
Child
(Original)
Winifred Campbell
Mrs. Hailsham
(Original)
Brenda Clether
Courtesan
(Original)
Eileen Clifton
Lady Braceworth
(Original)
Peggy Davannah
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Winifred Davis
The Duchess of Beneden
(Original)
Dorothy Drover
Miss Mention
(Original)
Albert Dudley
Male Ensemble
(Original)
Claude Farrow
Butler
(Original)
Lucy Feord
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Pierre Fresnay
Paul, Duc de Chaucigny-Varennes
(Original)
Leonard Goodman
A Tiger
(Original)
Grace Gorrod
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Sidney Grammer
Mr. Hailsham
(Original)
Joan Grundy
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Roy Hall
Fisherman
(Original)
Carl Harbord
The Marquis of Sheere
(Original)
Phyllis Harding
Miss Goslett
(Original)
Agnes Heller
Child
(Original)
Harriet Irwin
Child
(Original)
Dean Jenks
Child
(Original)
Evan Jones
Fisherman
(Original)
Vivienne Lambelet
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Donna Leonard
Child
(Original)
St. John Lauri
Hon. Julian Kane
(Original)
Sylvia Leslie
Sophie Otford
(Original)
Doris Markey
Child
(Original)
William McGuigan
Fisherman
(Original)
Leonard Michel
Butler
(Original)
Moya Nugent
Martha James
(Original)
Yvonne O'Dell
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Shela Pattrick
Countess Harringford
(Original)
Ronald Pope
Male Ensemble
(Original)
Yvonne Printemps
Mélanie
(Original)
Alex Robertson
Mr. Amos
(Original)
George Sanders
Lord St. Marys
(Original)
The Earl of Harringford
(Original)
Enid Settle
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Shale
Mrs. Dragon
(Original)
Evelyn Smith
Child
(Original)
June Spencer-Dyke
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Athole Stewart
The Duke of Beneden
(Original)
Winifred Talbot
Female Ensemble
(Original)
Reginal Thurgood
Fisherman
(Original)
Edwin Underhill
Lord Mosscrock
(Original)
Esmond Wilding
Male Ensemble
(Original)
Pat Worsley
Lord Braceworth
(Original)
View All Cast
Noël Coward
Writer
Music
Lyrics
Director
Gladys E. Calthrop
Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
House of Lanvin
Miss Printemps' Costumes
Charles Prentice
Music Orchestrations
Arch Selwyn
Producer
Harold B. Franklin
Producer
Charles B. Cochran
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
23
1934
Closing Date
Dec
8
1934
Performances
55
as of Jan 03, 2026
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