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King Henry IV, Part I
Broadway
Original
King Henry IV, Part I
Broadway
Original
St. James Theatre
246 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Shakespeare
People (37)
Wesley Addy
Henry Percy
(Original)
Donald Arbury
Ensemble
(Original)
Gadshill
(Original)
Charles Bowden
Ensemble
(Original)
Shadow
(Original)
Robert Brooks
Ensemble
(Original)
Donald Cameron
Sir Walter Blunt
(Original)
Frederic Carney
Ensemble
(Original)
Wart
(Original)
Mady Christians
Lady Percy
(Original)
Charles Dalton
Earl of Northumberland
(Original)
Henry Edwards
King Henry IV
(Original)
Maurice Evans
Sir John Falstaff
(Original)
Reynolds Evans
Bardolph
(Original)
George Graham
Justice Shallow
(Original)
Sheriff
(Original)
Richard Janaver
Ensemble
(Original)
Servant to Hotspur
(Original)
Henry Jones
Francis
(Original)
Justice Silence
(Original)
George Keane
Ensemble
(Original)
Page
(Original)
John Kennedy
Sir Richard Vernon
(Original)
Carmen Mathews
Lady Mortimer
(Original)
Alex Nicol
Ensemble
(Original)
Edmond O'Brien
Henry, Prince of Wales
(Original)
Alfred Paschall
Bullcalf
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Second Carrier
(Original)
William Prince
John of Lancaster
(Original)
Donald Randolph
Earl of Worcester
(Original)
Everett Ripley
Ensemble
(Original)
Feeble
(Original)
Lord Mortimer
(Original)
Emmett Rogers
Poins
(Original)
Alexander Scourby
Earl of Westmoreland
(Original)
Sydney Smith
Archibald
(Original)
Irene Tedrow
Mistress Quickly
(Original)
Maury Tuckerman
Ensemble
(Original)
Mouldy
(Original)
Peto
(Original)
Rhys Williams
First Carrier
(Original)
Owen Glendower
(Original)
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Wesley Addy
Henry Percy
(Original)
Donald Arbury
Ensemble
(Original)
Gadshill
(Original)
Charles Bowden
Ensemble
(Original)
Shadow
(Original)
Robert Brooks
Ensemble
(Original)
Donald Cameron
Sir Walter Blunt
(Original)
Frederic Carney
Ensemble
(Original)
Wart
(Original)
Mady Christians
Lady Percy
(Original)
Charles Dalton
Earl of Northumberland
(Original)
Henry Edwards
King Henry IV
(Original)
Maurice Evans
Sir John Falstaff
(Original)
Reynolds Evans
Bardolph
(Original)
George Graham
Justice Shallow
(Original)
Sheriff
(Original)
Richard Janaver
Ensemble
(Original)
Servant to Hotspur
(Original)
Henry Jones
Francis
(Original)
Justice Silence
(Original)
George Keane
Ensemble
(Original)
Page
(Original)
John Kennedy
Sir Richard Vernon
(Original)
Carmen Mathews
Lady Mortimer
(Original)
Alex Nicol
Ensemble
(Original)
Edmond O'Brien
Henry, Prince of Wales
(Original)
Alfred Paschall
Bullcalf
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Second Carrier
(Original)
William Prince
John of Lancaster
(Original)
Donald Randolph
Earl of Worcester
(Original)
Everett Ripley
Ensemble
(Original)
Feeble
(Original)
Lord Mortimer
(Original)
Emmett Rogers
Poins
(Original)
Alexander Scourby
Earl of Westmoreland
(Original)
Sydney Smith
Archibald
(Original)
Irene Tedrow
Mistress Quickly
(Original)
Maury Tuckerman
Ensemble
(Original)
Mouldy
(Original)
Peto
(Original)
Rhys Williams
First Carrier
(Original)
Owen Glendower
(Original)
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William Shakespeare
Writer
Margaret Webster
Director
David Ffolkes
Scenic Design
Rupert Graves
Incidental Music
Edward P. Dimond
General Stage Manager
Richard Janaver
Assistant Stage Manager
Donald Arbury
Assistant Stage Manager
Rhys Williams
Assistant Stage Manager
Edgar Runkle
Company Manager
Richard Maney
Press Representative
John L. Toohey
Press Representative
Maurice Evans
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
30
1939
Closing Date
Apr
1
1939
Performances
74
as of Jul 12, 2025
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