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Second Best Bed
Broadway
Original
Second Best Bed
Broadway
Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
N. Richard Nash
People (16)
Richard Dyer-Bennet
Ballad Seller
(Original)
Peter Boyne
Fenny Brushell
(Original)
Ruth Chatterton
Anne Hathaway Shakespeare
(Original)
Jefferson Coates
Farmer Legge
(Original)
Ralph Cullinan
Yorick
(Original)
Elizabeth Eustis
Nells Garris
(Original)
Ralph Forbes
Lewis Poggs
(Original)
John Gay
Harelip Ben
(Original)
John McKee
Master Yarrow
(Original)
Max Stamm
The Beadle
(Original)
Ralph Sumpter
Michael
(Original)
Richard Temple
Squire Simon Lummle
(Original)
Barry Thomson
Will Shakespeare
(Original)
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Richard Dyer-Bennet
Ballad Seller
(Original)
Peter Boyne
Fenny Brushell
(Original)
Ruth Chatterton
Anne Hathaway Shakespeare
(Original)
Jefferson Coates
Farmer Legge
(Original)
Ralph Cullinan
Yorick
(Original)
Elizabeth Eustis
Nells Garris
(Original)
Ralph Forbes
Lewis Poggs
(Original)
John Gay
Harelip Ben
(Original)
John McKee
Master Yarrow
(Original)
Max Stamm
The Beadle
(Original)
Ralph Sumpter
Michael
(Original)
Richard Temple
Squire Simon Lummle
(Original)
Barry Thomson
Will Shakespeare
(Original)
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N. Richard Nash
Writer
Director
Ruth Chatterton
Director
Producer
Motley
Scenic Design
Costume Design
John Huntington
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
3
1946
Closing Date
Jun
8
1946
Performances
8
as of Jun 07, 2025
Shows That Opened That Season: 1946鈥�1947
Show Boat
A Joy Forever
The Desert Song
The Would-be Gentleman
The Winter's Tale
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