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The Royal Family
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The Royal Family °ëµºÌåÓý - December 1927
The Royal Family
Broadway
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Comedy
Original
Selwyn Theatre
SYNOPSIS:
In this thinly veiled parody of the Barrymore family circa 1927, a flamboyant theatrical family must cope with the dumbfounding fact that one of them wishes to marry someone outside of show business.
playwright:
George S. Kaufman
,
Edna Ferber
People (21)
Murray Alper
McDermott
(Original)
Ann Andrews
Julie Cavendish
(Original)
Hubert Courtney
Gunga
(Original)
Orlando Daly
Herbert Dean
(Original)
Jefferson De Angelis
Oscar Wolfe
(Original)
Catherine Calhoun Doucet
Kitty Dean
(Original)
Sylvia Field
Gwen Cavendish
(Original)
Joseph King
Gilbert Marshall
(Original)
Otto Kruger
Tony Cavendish
(Original)
Roger Pryor
Perry Stewart
(Original)
Phyllis Rose
Miss Peake
(Original)
Royal C. Stout
Jo
(Original)
Josephine Williams
Della
(Original)
Haidee Wright
Fanny Cavendish
(Original)
Lester Nielson
Another hall boy
(Original)
Wally Stuart
Hall boy
(Original)
Frank Vollmer
Chauffeur
(Original)
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Murray Alper
McDermott
(Original)
Ann Andrews
Julie Cavendish
(Original)
Hubert Courtney
Gunga
(Original)
Orlando Daly
Herbert Dean
(Original)
Jefferson De Angelis
Oscar Wolfe
(Original)
Catherine Calhoun Doucet
Kitty Dean
(Original)
Sylvia Field
Gwen Cavendish
(Original)
Joseph King
Gilbert Marshall
(Original)
Otto Kruger
Tony Cavendish
(Original)
Roger Pryor
Perry Stewart
(Original)
Phyllis Rose
Miss Peake
(Original)
Royal C. Stout
Jo
(Original)
Josephine Williams
Della
(Original)
Haidee Wright
Fanny Cavendish
(Original)
Lester Nielson
Another hall boy
(Original)
Wally Stuart
Hall boy
(Original)
Frank Vollmer
Chauffeur
(Original)
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Edna Ferber
Writer
George S. Kaufman
Writer
David Burton
Director
Jed Harris
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
28
1927
Closing Date
Oct
20
1928
Performances
345
as of Jun 04, 2025
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