Affairs of State

For the 2018 film, see Affairs of State (film). For the 2010 Indian film, see Raajneeti. For the 2022 comic book, see The Killer: Affairs of the State .

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]

By 1952 Angela Lansbury was performing the former-Broadway play after she joined the East Coast touring production. ^[3] Repertoire performances included 1954 at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton UK. ^[4]

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

1. 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.
2. "Playwright Verneuil Found Dead in Paris" The New York Times, November 4, 1952
3. Bonanno 1987, p. 41; Edelman & Kupferberg 1996, p. 90; Gottfried 1999, pp. 101–102.
4. "Ursula O'Leary". Theatricalia. Retrieved 2021-12-13.

Sources

• "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
• Bonanno, Margaret Wander (1987). Angela Lansbury: A Biography. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN   978-0-312-00561-0.
• Edelman, Rob; Kupferberg, Audrey E. (1996). Angela Lansbury: A Life on Stage and Screen. Secaucus, New Jersey: Carol Publishing Corporation. ISBN   978-1-55972-327-5.
• Gottfried, Martin (1999). Balancing Act: The Authorised Biography of Angela Lansbury. New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN   978-0-316-32225-6.

External links

• Affairs of State at IBDB