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Mourning Becomes Electra
Broadway
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Mourning Becomes Electra Playbill - Opening Night
Mourning Becomes Electra
Broadway
Original
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Eugene O'Neill
People (22)
Mary Arbenz
Hazel Niles
(Original)
Lee Baker
Brigadier Gen. Ezra Mannon
(Original)
James Boshell
Josiah Borden
(Original)
Alice Brady
Lavinia Mannon
(Original)
Jack Byrne
Amos Ames
(Original)
Thomas Chalmers
Capt. Adam Brant
(Original)
Augusta Durgeon
Emma Borden
(Original)
Bernice Elliott
Louisa Ames
(Original)
Philip Foster
Capt. Peter Niles
(Original)
Grant Gordon
Joe Silva
(Original)
John Hendricks
Chantyman
(Original)
Arthur Hughes
Seth Beckwith
(Original)
Earle Larimore
Orin Mannon
(Original)
Emily Lorraine
Minnie
(Original)
Alla Nazimova
Christine Mannon
(Original)
Oliver Putnam
Ira Mackel
(Original)
Everett Hills
(Original)
Erskine Sanford
Abner Small
(Original)
Dr. Joseph Blake
(Original)
Janet Young
Mrs. Hills
(Original)
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Mary Arbenz
Hazel Niles
(Original)
Lee Baker
Brigadier Gen. Ezra Mannon
(Original)
James Boshell
Josiah Borden
(Original)
Alice Brady
Lavinia Mannon
(Original)
Jack Byrne
Amos Ames
(Original)
Thomas Chalmers
Capt. Adam Brant
(Original)
Augusta Durgeon
Emma Borden
(Original)
Bernice Elliott
Louisa Ames
(Original)
Philip Foster
Capt. Peter Niles
(Original)
Grant Gordon
Joe Silva
(Original)
John Hendricks
Chantyman
(Original)
Arthur Hughes
Seth Beckwith
(Original)
Earle Larimore
Orin Mannon
(Original)
Emily Lorraine
Minnie
(Original)
Alla Nazimova
Christine Mannon
(Original)
Oliver Putnam
Ira Mackel
(Original)
Everett Hills
(Original)
Erskine Sanford
Abner Small
(Original)
Dr. Joseph Blake
(Original)
Janet Young
Mrs. Hills
(Original)
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Eugene O'Neill
Writer
Philip Moeller
Staging
Robert Edmond Jones
Scenic Design
Costume Design
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
26
1931
Closing Date
Apr
16
1932
Performances
150
as of Jul 14, 2025
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Mourning Becomes Electra - Mar. 28, 1932
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Mourning Becomes Electra - Mar. 28, 1932
Mourning Becomes Electra - Mar. 28, 1932
Mourning Becomes Electra - Mar. 28, 1932
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