Affairs of State

Affairs of State

Affairs of State is a 1950 Broadway comedy written and directed by Louis Verneuil. It opened at the Royale Theatre, then moved to the Music Box Theatre [Botto, Louis. "Playbill: At This Theatre" (Applause Books, 2002) (ISBN 1-55783-566-7)] and played for a total of 610 performances.

It was the first play Verneuil wrote in English. ["Playwright Verneuil Found Dead in Paris" "The New York Times", November 4, 1952: ]

Cast

* Celeste Holm - Irene Elliott
*Harry Bannister - Byron Winkler
* Elmer Brown - Lawrence
*Barbara O'Neil - Constance Russell
*Reginald Owen - Philip Russell
*Shepperd Strudwick - George Henderson

References

*"Affairs of State: Celeste Holm is Starred in a French Farce that has a Washington Setting" by Brooks Atkinson, "The New York Times", October 1, 1950
*"Affairs of State to Arrive September 25th" by Louis Calta, "The New York Times", August 24, 1950

Notes

External links

* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=2158 "Affairs of State" at IBDB]


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