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The Wingless Victory

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Written by
  
Maxwell Anderson

Original language
  
English

Playwright
  
Maxwell Anderson

Place premiered
  
Empire Theatre

Date premiered
  
December 23, 1936

First performance
  
23 December 1936

Genre
  
Tragedy

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Setting
  
Living room of a house in Salem, Massachusetts, cabin on the ship Wingless Victory

Similar
  
The Masque of Kings, High Tor, Winterset, Elizabeth the Queen, The Eve of St Mark

The Wingless Victory is a 1936 three-act tragedy written by Maxwell Anderson, set in the year 1800. It was produced on Broadway by Katharine Cornell and staged by Guthrie McClintic, running for 110 performances from December 23, 1936, to March 1937 at the Empire Theatre. Jo Mielziner created the scenic and costume design.

Cast

  • Mary Michael as A Girl
  • Kent Smith as Reverend Phineas McQueston
  • Arthur Chatterton as Jared Mungo
  • John Winthrop as Winston Urquhart and Harry
  • Effie Shannon as Mrs. McQueston
  • Myron McCormick as Ruel McQueston
  • Lois Jameson as Venture
  • Ruth Matteson as Faith Ingalls
  • Barry Kelley as Happy Penny
  • Theodora Pleadwell as Letty
  • Walter Abel as Nathaniel McQueston
  • Katharine Cornell as Oparre
  • Helen Zelinskaya as Toala
  • Claire Howard as Durian
  • Victor Colton as Van Zandt
  • Franklyn Davis as Longshoreman
  • References

    The Wingless Victory Wikipedia