Affairs of State is a 1950 Broadway comedy play written and directed by Louis Verneuil. It opened at the Royale Theatre, then moved to the Music Box Theatre[1] and played for a total of 610 performances.
It was the first play Verneuil wrote in English.[2]
Cast
edit- 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
edit- ^ Botto, Louis; Mitchell, Brian Stokes (2002). At This Theatre: 100 Years of Broadway Shows, Stories and Stars. New York; Milwaukee, WI: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books/Playbill. ISBN 978-1-55783-566-6.
- ^ "Playwright Verneuil Found Dead in Paris" The New York Times, November 4, 1952
- "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
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