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Design for Living
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Design for Living
Broadway
Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Noël Coward
People (12)
Noël Coward
Leo
(Original)
Lynn Fontanne
Gilda
(Original)
Alfred Lunt
Otto
(Original)
Ward Bishop
Photographer
(Original)
Ethel Borden
Grace Torrence
(Original)
Alan Campbell
Henry Carver
(Original)
Phyllis Connard
Helen Carver
(Original)
Campbell Gullan
Ernest Friedman
(Original)
Gladys Henson
Miss Hodge
(Original)
Macleary Stinnett
Mathew
(Original)
Philip Tonge
Matthew Birbeck
(Original)
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Noël Coward
Leo
(Original)
Lynn Fontanne
Gilda
(Original)
Alfred Lunt
Otto
(Original)
Ward Bishop
Photographer
(Original)
Ethel Borden
Grace Torrence
(Original)
Alan Campbell
Henry Carver
(Original)
Phyllis Connard
Helen Carver
(Original)
Campbell Gullan
Ernest Friedman
(Original)
Gladys Henson
Miss Hodge
(Original)
Macleary Stinnett
Mathew
(Original)
Philip Tonge
Matthew Birbeck
(Original)
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Noël Coward
Writer
Staging
Producer
Gladys E. Calthrop
Scenic Design
Lynn Fontanne
Performer
Alfred Lunt
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
24
1933
Closing Date
May
20
1933
Performances
135
as of Jun 22, 2025
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