Some scenes from Escape (a play in prologue, two parts and ten scenes) written by the English playwright John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933) and produced by Winthrop Ames (1870 - 1937) at the Booth Theatre, New York, having run for 173 performances form October 26, 1927 to March 1928, starring Leslie Howard (By arrangement with Gilbert Miller), Henrietta Goodwin, Frieda Inescort, Alan Trotter, Ruth Vivian, Edgar B. Kent, etc.
Escape is a play in nine episodes by the British writer John Galsworthy. The world premiere was on August 12, 192 at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End, produced by Leon M. Lion. The play ran until March of the following year, when it went on tour of England with Gerald Ames in the lead role. Subsequently, the play transferred to Broadway where it was produced and staged by Winthrop Ames. The American production ran for 173 performances from 26 October 1927 to March 1928 at the Booth Theatre, New York City. It was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1927–1928.
Austin Trevor and Leslie Howard in the Broadway production of Escape (1927)
Leslie Howard in John Galsworthy’s Escape, Booth Theatre, New York, October 26, 1927
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