The Masque of Kings (play)

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Written by Maxwell Anderson Original language English Playwright Maxwell Anderson Place premiered Shubert Theatre		Date premiered February 8, 1936 First performance 8 February 1936 Genre Drama

Setting Study of Emperor Franz Joseph, room in apartments of Crown Prince Rudolph in Hofburg Palace, Vienna Similar The Wingless Victory, High Tor, Elizabeth the Queen, Winterset, The Eve of St Mark

The Masque of Kings is a 1936 three-act drama written by Maxwell Anderson. It was produced on Broadway by the Theatre Guild and directed by Philip Moeller. Lee Simonson created the scenic and costume design. It ran for 89 performances from February 6, 1936 to April 1936 at the Shubert Theatre.

Cast

Glenn Anders as Koinoff

Edith Atwater as Baronin von Neustadt

Leo G. Carroll as Count Joseph Hoyos

Dudley Digges as Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary

Bijou Fernandez as Marie

Pauline Frederick as Empress Elizabeth of Austria-Hungary

Alan Hewitt as Fritz von Bremer

Herbert Yost as Count Taafe

Margo as Baroness Mary Vetsera

Henry Hull as Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria-Hungary

Henry Hull Jr. as Bratfish

Pierre Chace as a servant

Frank Downing as an officer

Wyrley Birch as Sceps

Edward Broadley as Loschek

Charles Holden as a soldier

Joseph Holland as Archduke John of Tuscany

John Hoysradt as Baron von Neustadt

Catherine Lawrence as a maid

Benjamin Otis as D'Orsy

Hobart Skidmore as a soldier

Elizabeth Young as Louise

References

The Masque of Kings (play) Wikipedia

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