Gambling (play)
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| Written by | George M. Cohan |
| Date premiered | August 26, 1929 |
| Place premiered | Fulton Theatre New York City |
| Original language | English |
Gambling is a 1929 play by George M. Cohan.
After initial performances in Philadelphia, Atlantic City, New Jersey and Brooklyn,[1] the play opened at the Fulton Theatre on Broadway from August 26, 1929[2][3] until January 1930, for 152 performances. It was made into a movie in 1934.[4]
Broadway cast
[edit]- Harry Lillford as Sheridan
- Harold Healy as Connelly
- George M. Cohan as Draper
- Robert Middlemass as Freelock
- Dan Carey as Lewis
- Neil Stone as Carlysle
- Isabel Baring as Dorothy
- Douglas McPherson as Braddock
- Mary Philips as Mazie
- Charles Johnson as Brennan
- Kathleen Niday as Marie
- Theodore Newton as Gaylor
- Ernest Fox as Martin
- Mark Sullivan as Mason
- William Gillard as Buddy
- Mary Fox as Maid
- Jack Williams as Captain
- Jack Leslie as Knowles
- Duke Keeley as Wayne
- Joseph Halsey as Attendant
- Irving Jackson as Messenger
- Lydia McMillan as Mrs. Cromley
- Edward F. Namary as Chief
- Jane Thomas as Miss Daly[3]
References
[edit]- ^ (19 July 1929). Cohan to Take Part in His Own New Play, The New York Times
- ^ (10 August 1929). Cohan to Act in His Play. Will Appear in "Gambling" in Atlantic City Next Week, The New York Times
- ^ a b Atkinson, J. Brooks (27 August 1929). The Play (review), The New York Times
- ^ Sennwald, Andre (4 December 1934). The Mayfair Presents George M. Cohan in a Screen Edition of His Own Play, 'Gambling.', The New York Times
External links
[edit]- Gambling at the Internet Broadway Database
- Gambling at the Playbill Vault (archive)