The Wingless Victory Explained

The Wingless Victory
Setting:	Living room of a house in Salem, Massachusetts, cabin on the ship Wingless Victory
Premiere:	December 23, 1936
Place:	Empire Theatre New York City
Orig Lang:	English
Genre:	Tragedy

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^[1]
• Helen Zelinskaya as Toala^[1]
• Claire Howard as Durian^[1]
• Victor Colton as Van Zandt^[1]
• Franklyn Davis as Longshoreman^[1]

External links

• • Playbill

Notes and References

1. News: Atkinson . Brooks . Brooks Atkinson . December 24, 1936 . The Play; Katharine Cornell As a Malay Princess In Maxwell Anderson's 'The Wingless Victory'. . 2016-10-25 .