Brewster's Millions (play)
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| Brewster's Millions | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Winchell Smith and Byron Ongley |
| Date premiered | December 31, 1906 |
| Place premiered | New Amsterdam Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
Brewster's Millions is a play written by Winchell Smith and Byron Ongley, based on the 1902 novel of the same name by George Barr McCutcheon. Producers Frederic Thompson and Elmer "Skip" Dundy staged it on Broadway in 1906. The play is about a young man who must spend a million dollars that he has inherited in order to inherit many millions more.[1]
Broadway production
Thompson and Dundy previewed the play at the Taylor Opera House in Trenton, New Jersey, starting on October 11, 1906.[2] It debuted on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on December 31, 1906.
The characters and cast from the Broadway production are given below:
| Character | Broadway cast |
|---|---|
| Montgomery Brewster | Edward Abeles |
| Fred Gardner | Leslie Bassett |
| Horace Pettingill | Gaston Bell |
| Trixie Clayton | Cecile Breton |
| Rawles | George Clare |
| Subway Smith | Jack Devereaux |
| Archibald Vanderpool | Sumner Gard |
| Frank Bragdon | Willard Howe |
| Colonel Drew | Nestor Lennon |
| Mrs. Dan De Mille | Emily Lytton |
| Thomas | Arthur Morris |
| Barbara Drew | Olive Murray |
| Janice Armstrong | Josephine Park |
| Nopper Harrison | George Probert |
| Monsieur Bargie | Eugene Redding |
| Mr. Grant | Albert Sackett |
| Joseph MacCloud | Joseph Woodburn |
