Affairs of State explained

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 and played for a total of 610 performances.

It was the first play Verneuil wrote in English.^[1]

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

• "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

External links

• Affairs of State at IBDB

Notes and References

1. "Playwright Verneuil Found Dead in Paris" The New York Times, November 4, 1952