No More Ladies (play)

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No More Ladies
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Written byA. E. Thomas
Date premieredJanuary 23, 1934
Place premiered Booth Theatre
New York City, New York
Original languageEnglish
Genre Comedy
SettingTownsends' New York City apartment, Warrens' living room in Southampton, New York

No More Ladies was a 1934 Broadway three-act comedy written by A. E. Thomas, produced by Lee Shubert, and staged by Harry Wagstaff Gribble with scenic design created by Watson Barratt. It ran for 162 performances from January 23, 1934 to June 1934 at the Booth Theatre. The play was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1933-1934. It was adapted into the 1935 film No More Ladies directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery and Franchot Tone.

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