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First Episode
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First Episode Playbill - September 1934
First Episode
Broadway
Original
Ritz Theatre
219 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
The title
First Episode
was changed to
College Sinners
shortly after opening night.
playwright:
Terence Rattigan
,
Philip Heimann
People (13)
Max Adrian
Albert Arnold
(Original)
Staats Cotsworth
Philip Kahn
(Original)
T.C. Dunham
A Butler
(Original)
John Halloran
Tony Wodehouse
(Original)
Stanley Harrison
James
(Original)
Leona Maricle
Margot Gresham
(Original)
Patrick Waddington
David Lister
(Original)
Gerrie Worthing
Joan Taylor
(Original)
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Max Adrian
Albert Arnold
(Original)
Staats Cotsworth
Philip Kahn
(Original)
T.C. Dunham
A Butler
(Original)
John Halloran
Tony Wodehouse
(Original)
Stanley Harrison
James
(Original)
Leona Maricle
Margot Gresham
(Original)
Patrick Waddington
David Lister
(Original)
Gerrie Worthing
Joan Taylor
(Original)
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Terence Rattigan
Writer
Philip Heimann
Writer
Haddon Mason
Staging
Rollo Wayne
Scenic Design
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
17
1934
Closing Date
Oct
20
1934
Performances
40
as of Jan 06, 2026
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