Production
The musical opened at the Shubert Theatre in Boston on September 21, 1935 for a three-week pre-Broadway tryout period. The Broadway premiere opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 12, 1935 and closed on May 7, 1936, after 169 performances. Changes in the lead lessened its appeal. The production was supervised by Hassard Short, who also was the lighting designer, directed by Monty Woolley, choreographed by Albertina Rasch and Tony De Marco, and with set design by Jo Mielziner.
The cast included
- Melville Cooper as the King,
- Mary Boland as the Queen,
- Charles Walters as the Prince James,
- Margaret Adams as Princess Diana,
- May Boley as Eva Standing,
- Mark Plant as Charles Rausmiller,
- June Knight as Karen O'Kane,
- Derek Williams as Eric Dare, and
- Montgomery Clift as Prince Peter.
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