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First Lady
Broadway
Revival
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First Lady Playbill - May 1952
First Lady
Broadway
Revival
City Center
131 W. 55th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George S. Kaufman
,
Katharine Dayton
People (34)
Edna Best
Irene Hibbard
(Original)
Hal Cooper
Bleecker
(Original)
Bette Ford
Mrs. Davenport
(Original)
Helen Gahagan
Lucy Chase Wayne
(Original)
Peggy Ann Garner
Emmy Paige
(Original)
Richard Hamilton
Jason Fleming
(Original)
Will Hussung
George Mason
(Original)
Ulla Kazanova
The Baroness
(Original)
Luis Martinez
Senor Ortega
(Original)
Margery Maude
Belle Hardwick
(Original)
Ruth McDevitt
Mrs. Creevey
(Original)
Scott McKay
Senator Keane
(Original)
Ona Munson
Sophy Prescott
(Original)
Althea Murphy
Ann Forrester
(Original)
Addison Richards
Tom Hartwick
(Original)
Frank Rowan
Charles
(Original)
Guy Spaull
Stephen Wayne
(Original)
Richard Sterling
Herbert Sedgwick
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Carter Hibbard
(Original)
Regina Wallace
Mrs. Ives
(Original)
Richard Warner
Lal Rham
(Original)
Howard Wierum
Ellsworth T. Ganning
(Original)
Norman Chi
A Chinese
(Original)
Genevieve Frizzell
A Congressman's Wife
(Original)
Darthy Hinkley
Her Friend
(Original)
Jean Jordan
Young Girl
(Original)
Leonard Lord
A General
(Original)
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Edna Best
Irene Hibbard
(Original)
Hal Cooper
Bleecker
(Original)
Bette Ford
Mrs. Davenport
(Original)
Helen Gahagan
Lucy Chase Wayne
(Original)
Peggy Ann Garner
Emmy Paige
(Original)
Richard Hamilton
Jason Fleming
(Original)
Will Hussung
George Mason
(Original)
Ulla Kazanova
The Baroness
(Original)
Luis Martinez
Senor Ortega
(Original)
Margery Maude
Belle Hardwick
(Original)
Ruth McDevitt
Mrs. Creevey
(Original)
Scott McKay
Senator Keane
(Original)
Ona Munson
Sophy Prescott
(Original)
Althea Murphy
Ann Forrester
(Original)
Addison Richards
Tom Hartwick
(Original)
Frank Rowan
Charles
(Original)
Guy Spaull
Stephen Wayne
(Original)
Richard Sterling
Herbert Sedgwick
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Carter Hibbard
(Original)
Regina Wallace
Mrs. Ives
(Original)
Richard Warner
Lal Rham
(Original)
Howard Wierum
Ellsworth T. Ganning
(Original)
Norman Chi
A Chinese
(Original)
Genevieve Frizzell
A Congressman's Wife
(Original)
Darthy Hinkley
Her Friend
(Original)
Jean Jordan
Young Girl
(Original)
Leonard Lord
A General
(Original)
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Katharine Dayton
Writer
George S. Kaufman
Writer
David Alexander
Staging
Peter Larkin
Scenic Design
Noel Taylor
Costume Design
Leonard Auerbach
Stage Manager
New York City Theatre Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
28
1952
Closing Date
Jun
8
1952
Performances
5
as of Jul 13, 2025
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