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The Mad Hopes
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The Mad Hopes Playbill - Dec 1932
The Mad Hopes
Broadway
Original
Broadhurst Theatre
235 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Romney Brent
People (17)
Harriet Eells
Eugenie
(Original)
Harry Ellerbe
Henry Frost
(Original)
John Halloran
Hilton Hope
(Original)
Marcel Journet
Comte Rene D'Entain
(Original)
Violet Kemble-Cooper
Mrs. Clytemnestra Hope
(Original)
Raymond O'Brien
Sheriff
(Original)
Rex O'Malley
Claude Hope
(Original)
Doris Rich
Lady Ingleby
(Original)
Ina Rorke
Josephine
(Original)
Pierre Watkin
Maurice Klein
(Original)
Harold Webster
Charlemagne
(Original)
Charles Wellesley
Bedford
(Original)
Jane Wyatt
Geneva Hope
(Original)
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Harriet Eells
Eugenie
(Original)
Harry Ellerbe
Henry Frost
(Original)
John Halloran
Hilton Hope
(Original)
Marcel Journet
Comte Rene D'Entain
(Original)
Violet Kemble-Cooper
Mrs. Clytemnestra Hope
(Original)
Raymond O'Brien
Sheriff
(Original)
Rex O'Malley
Claude Hope
(Original)
Doris Rich
Lady Ingleby
(Original)
Ina Rorke
Josephine
(Original)
Pierre Watkin
Maurice Klein
(Original)
Harold Webster
Charlemagne
(Original)
Charles Wellesley
Bedford
(Original)
Jane Wyatt
Geneva Hope
(Original)
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Romney Brent
Writer
Bela Blau
Staging
Albert R. Johnson
Scenic Design
Bela Blau, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
1
1932
Closing Date
Dec
10
1932
Performances
12
as of Jan 07, 2026
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