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See Naples and Die
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See Naples and Die
Broadway
Original
Vanderbilt Theatre
148 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Elmer Rice
People (24)
Margaret Arrow
Hjordis De'Medici
(Original)
Claudette Colbert
Nanette Dodge Kosoff
(Original)
Horace Cooper
Basil Rowlinson
(Original)
Pedro De Cordoba
Ivan Ivanovitch Kosoff
(Original)
Gregory Dniestroff
A Small Chess-Player
(Original)
Walter Dreher
Hugo von Klaus
(Original)
Beatrice Herford
Lucy Evans
(Original)
Marvin Kline
Stepan
(Original)
Ulisse Mattioli
Fascist Guard
(Original)
Edward Maurelli
Carriage Driver
(Original)
Joseph Pierantoni
Fascist Guard
(Original)
Roger Pryor
Charles Carroll
(Original)
Rose Rolanda
Luisa
(Original)
Stanislaw Sarmatoff
A Bearded Chess-Player
(Original)
Rinaldo Schenone
Angelo De'Medici
(Original)
Lucille Sears
Mary Elizabeth Dodge Norton
(Original)
Helen Shea
A Maid
(Original)
Margaret Knapp Waller
Kunegunde Wandl
(Original)
Albert West
General Jan Skulany
(Original)
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Margaret Arrow
Hjordis De'Medici
(Original)
Claudette Colbert
Nanette Dodge Kosoff
(Original)
Horace Cooper
Basil Rowlinson
(Original)
Pedro De Cordoba
Ivan Ivanovitch Kosoff
(Original)
Gregory Dniestroff
A Small Chess-Player
(Original)
Walter Dreher
Hugo von Klaus
(Original)
Beatrice Herford
Lucy Evans
(Original)
Marvin Kline
Stepan
(Original)
Ulisse Mattioli
Fascist Guard
(Original)
Edward Maurelli
Carriage Driver
(Original)
Joseph Pierantoni
Fascist Guard
(Original)
Roger Pryor
Charles Carroll
(Original)
Rose Rolanda
Luisa
(Original)
Stanislaw Sarmatoff
A Bearded Chess-Player
(Original)
Rinaldo Schenone
Angelo De'Medici
(Original)
Lucille Sears
Mary Elizabeth Dodge Norton
(Original)
Helen Shea
A Maid
(Original)
Margaret Knapp Waller
Kunegunde Wandl
(Original)
Albert West
General Jan Skulany
(Original)
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Elmer Rice
Writer
Director
Robert Edmond Jones
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Albert West
Stage Manager
John Leffler
General Manager
Phyllis Perlman
Press Representative
Lewis E. Gensler
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
24
1929
Closing Date
Nov
19
1929
Performances
62
as of Jan 05, 2026
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