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King Richard II
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King Richard II Playbill - March 1937
King Richard II
Broadway
Revival
St. James Theatre
246 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Shakespeare
People (49)
Maurice Evans
King Richard the Second
(Original)
Robert K. Adams
Green
(Original)
Servant to Exton
(Original)
Stephen Courtleigh
Lord Willoughby
(Original)
Charles Dalton
Earl of Northumberland
(Original)
Olive Deering
Queen to King Richard
(Original)
Augustin Duncan
John of Gaunt
(Original)
Randolph Edhols
Henry Percy
(Original)
Lionel Hogarth
Duke of York
(Original)
Ian Keith
Henry Bolingbroke
(Original)
Lawrence Murray
Duke of Surrey
(Original)
First Herald
(Original)
Sherling Oliver
Duke of Aumerle
(Original)
William Post
Thomas Mowbray
(Original)
Everett Ripley
Bagot
(Original)
Wesley Addy
Earl of Salisbury
(Replacement)
Keeper of the Prison
(Replacement)
Lee Baker
John of Gaunt
(Replacement)
Neal Berry
Earl of Surrey
(Replacement)
Ensemble
(Original)
Herald to Mowbray
(Replacement)
John Kennedy
Bushy
(Replacement)
Winston O'Keefe
Duke of Aumerle
(Replacement)
Richard Rauber
Lord Ross
(Replacement)
Emmett Rogers
Henry Percy
(Replacement)
Arthur L. Sachs
Lord Willoughby
(Replacement)
Sydney Smith
Green
(Replacement)
Sir Pierce of Exton
(Replacement)
Frederic Worlock
Henry Bolingbroke
(Replacement)
Samuel Danzig
Ensemble
(Original)
Philip Truex
Ensemble
(Original)
Second Gardener
(Original)
Rhys Williams
Captain Of A Band Of Welshmen
(Original)
Groom of the King's Stable
(Original)
Second Herald
(Original)
Albert G. Andrews
Gardener
(Replacement)
Vernon Crane
Servant to Exton
(Replacement)
Jessie Dimond
Lady Attending on the Queen
(Replacement)
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Maurice Evans
King Richard the Second
(Original)
Robert K. Adams
Green
(Original)
Servant to Exton
(Original)
Stephen Courtleigh
Lord Willoughby
(Original)
Charles Dalton
Earl of Northumberland
(Original)
Olive Deering
Queen to King Richard
(Original)
Augustin Duncan
John of Gaunt
(Original)
Randolph Edhols
Henry Percy
(Original)
Reynolds Evans
Bishop of Carlisle
(Original)
Lord Marshal
(Original)
John Halloran
Bushy
(Original)
Lionel Hogarth
Duke of York
(Original)
Lionel Ince
Earl of Salisbury
(Original)
Keeper of the Prison
(Original)
Ian Keith
Henry Bolingbroke
(Original)
Lawrence Murray
Duke of Surrey
(Original)
First Herald
(Original)
Bram Nossen
Lord Ross
(Original)
Sherling Oliver
Duke of Aumerle
(Original)
William Post
Thomas Mowbray
(Original)
Donald Randolph
Sir Pierce of Exton
(Original)
Sir Stephen Scroop
(Original)
Everett Ripley
Bagot
(Original)
Irene Tedrow
Duchess of Gloucester
(Original)
Neal Berry
Ensemble
(Original)
Samuel Danzig
Ensemble
(Original)
William Howell
Ensemble
(Original)
Betty Jenckes
Lady Attending On The Queen
(Original)
Whitford Kane
Gardener
(Original)
Julia Lathrop
Lady Attending On The Queen
(Original)
Alfred Paschall
Ensemble
(Original)
Philip Truex
Ensemble
(Original)
Second Gardener
(Original)
Rhys Williams
Captain Of A Band Of Welshmen
(Original)
Groom of the King's Stable
(Original)
Second Herald
(Original)
Walter Williams
Ensemble
(Original)
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William Shakespeare
Writer
Margaret Webster
Staging
Charles Alan
Staging
David Ffolkes
Costume Design
Herbert Menges
Incidental Music
Rupert Graves
Incidental Music
Eddie Dowling
Producer
Robinson Smith
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
5
1937
Closing Date
Oct
16
1937
Performances
171
as of Jun 18, 2025
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