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Ways and Means
Broadway
One Act
Original
Ways and Means
Broadway
One Act
Original
National Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Noël Coward
People (12)
Joyce Carey
Nanny
(Original)
Kenneth Carten
Gaston
(Original)
Noël Coward
Toby Cartwright
(Original)
Gertrude Lawrence
Stella Cartwright
(Original)
Moya Nugent
Princess Elena Krassiloff
(Original)
Anthony Pelissier
Murdoch
(Original)
Joan Swinstead
Olive Lloyd-Ransome
(Original)
Edward Underdown
Stevens
(Original)
Alan Webb
Lord Chapworth
(Original)
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Joyce Carey
Nanny
(Original)
Kenneth Carten
Gaston
(Original)
Noël Coward
Toby Cartwright
(Original)
Gertrude Lawrence
Stella Cartwright
(Original)
Moya Nugent
Princess Elena Krassiloff
(Original)
Anthony Pelissier
Murdoch
(Original)
Joan Swinstead
Olive Lloyd-Ransome
(Original)
Edward Underdown
Stevens
(Original)
Alan Webb
Lord Chapworth
(Original)
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Noël Coward
Writer
Staging
Gladys E. Calthrop
Scenic Design
John C. Wilson
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
30
1936
Closing Date
Mar
9
1937
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