The Animal Kingdom

The Animal Kingdom* by Philip Barry
Broadhurst Theatre†, New York

Co-Producer

Rôle: Tom Collier
Total Performances: 183 (total includes both theatres)

1/12/1932 - 4/4/1932

The Animal Kingdom* by Philip Barry
Empire Theatre††, New York

Co-Producer

Rôle: Tom Collier
Total Performances: 183 (total includes both theatres)

4/5/1932 - 6/18/1932**

*OCLC WorldCat Entry The Animal Kingdom
*The Animal Kingdom Wikipedia
**The play closed earlier than planned due to Leslie Howard's withdrawal after his June 11th performance to travel to Hollywood to film Smilin' Through (1932) and The Animal Kingdom (1932)
ref: Eforgan, pp. xiii, 11, 83, 90-4 and Theatre and Film Work Index
ref: Howard, L. R., pp. 187-8, 192, 193-4, 196, 199, 217
ref: Howard, R., Plays Index
ref: IBDb.com Leslie Howard Page
ref: IBDb.com The Animal Kingdom
ref: Inafferrabile Leslie Howard, Theatre - The Animal Kingdom
ref: Museum of the City of New York The Animal Kingdom Photo Collection
ref: Program in PDF
†Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W. 44th St., New York, NY
††Empire Theatre, 1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY

To read the play, click here. • Dedicated to Gilbert Miller and Leslie Howard

Miscellaneous Notices

Reviews and Commentary:
ref: Barnard Bulletin • "Second Balcony" 02/26/1932
ref: Brooklyn Daily Eagle Review A. Pollock • "The Theaters" 01/13/1932
ref: Brooklyn Daily Eagle Commentary A. Pollock • "Plays and Things" 01/17/1932
ref: Brooklyn Daily Eagle A. Pollock • "The Theatres" 04/15/1932
ref: Brooklyn Daily Eagle • "They Think Animal Kingdom Is Something Like the Zoo" 06/19/1932
ref: Cincinnati Enquirer As Told by the Author P. Barry • "The Animal Kingdom" 04/03/1932
ref: Detroit Free Press B. Simon 01/17/1932
ref: Detroit Free Press Review 01/24/1932
ref: Evening News Wilkes-Barre Review D. Sentner • "Broadway As Seen By the Critic" 01/25/1932
ref: New York Times Commentary • "What—You Mean That It's Only a Hit?" 01/07/1932
ref: New York Times Review J. B. Atkinson • "The Play" 01/13/1932
ref: New York Times Commentary J. B. Atkinson • "Valuing Integrity" 01/24/1932
ref: New York Times Commentary J. B. Atkinson • "Pulitzer Laurels" 05/08/1932
ref: New York Times B. Mantle • "Mr. Mantle Picks the Ten Best" 10/23/1932
ref: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Lead Up H. Gaul 12/26/1931
ref: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Review H. Gaul 12/29/1931
ref: Pittsburgh Press Lead Up K. Krug • "The Show Shops" 12/27/1931
ref: Pittsburgh Press Review K. Krug • "The Show Shops" 12/29/1931
ref: Pittsburgh Press F. Fisher Parry 01/03/1932
ref: Pittsburgh Press Review P. Hammond • "The New York Stage" 01/24/1932

Leslie Howard's Thoughts:
ref: Brooklyn Daily Eagle • "Leslie Howard Gives Views on Actors and Other Things" 06/05/1932
ref: New York Times Commentary L. Howard • "An Actor Speaks Up on a Pair of Old Traditions" 04/17/1932

About Gilbert Miller and the Cast Members:
ref: Brooklyn Daily Eagle About Lora Baxter 03/20/1932
ref: Brooklyn Daily Eagle About Harvey Stephens 05/15/1932
ref: New York Times • "Mayfair's Gilbert Miller" 10/04/1931
ref: New York Times Episcopal Actors' Guild of America 02/24/1932
ref: New York Times About Betty Lynne 04/24/1932
ref: New York Times About William Gargan 10/23/1932
ref: Pittsburgh Press About Harvey Stephens 06/26/1932

In the Mailbag:
01/24/1932
02/14/1932
02/21/1932

Charity Performances and Other Appearances:
ref: New York Times • "Special Theatre Nights Coming" 01/03/1932
ref: New York Times Announcement of Charity Performance 01/10/1932
ref: New York Times Announcement of Charity Performance 01/13/1932
ref: New York Times Announcement of Charity Performance 03/27/1932
ref: New York Times Announcement of Charity Performance 04/03/1932
ref: New York Times Coverage of Charity Performance 04/09/1932

Art in the News:
The Cast by Bert, Pittsburgh Press, 29 December 1932
Leslie Howard, The New York Times, 10, January 1932
Philip Barry by Lupas, The New York Times, 24 January 1932
Frances Fuller by Ann Hoke, The New York Times, 7 February 1932
Frances Fuller, The New York Times, 2 October 1932

[Leslie Howard on the set of The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier in The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Lora Baxter as

Cecelia Henry in The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Frances Fuller as

Daisy Sage in The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Lora Baxter as

Cecelia Henry in The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Lora Baxter as

Cecelia Henry in The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier, Lora Baxter
as Cecelia Henry and Ilka Chase as
Grace Macomber in The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and William Gargan

as Richard "Red" Regan in The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Frances Fuller as

Daisy Sage in The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Ilka Chase as

Grace Macomber in The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Frances Fuller as

Daisy Sage in The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier with Lora Baxter as Cecelia Henry,
G. Albert Smith as Owen Arthur, Ilka Chase as Grace Macomber and
William Gargan as Richard "Red" Regan in The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier with Betty Lynne as Franc Schmidt,
Harvey Stephens as Joe Fisk and Frances Fuller as
Daisy Sage in The Animal Kingdom]

[Frances Fuller as Daisy Sage in The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Frances Fuller
as Daisy Sage in The Animal Kingdom]

[Frances Fuller as Daisy Sage and Betty Lynne as Franc Schmidt
in The Animal Kingdom]

[William Gargan as Richard Regan, Frances Fuller as Daily Sage
and Harvey Stephens as Joe Fisk in The Animal Kingdom]

[Set for The Animal Kingdom]

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Lora Baxter as
Cecelia Henry in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Frances Fuller as
Daisy Sage in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Lora Baxter as
Cecelia Henry in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Lora Baxter as
Cecelia Henry in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and William Gargan
as Richard "Red" Regan in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Frances Fuller as
Daisy Sage in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Ilka Chase as
Grace Macomber in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier and Frances Fuller as
Daisy Sage in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier with Lora Baxter as Cecelia Henry,
G. Albert Smith as Owen Arthur, Ilka Chase as Grace Macomber and
William Gargan as Richard "Red" Regan in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Leslie Howard as Tom Collier with Betty Lynne as Franc Schmidt,
Harvey Stephens as Joe Fisk and Frances Fuller as
Daisy Sage in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Frances Fuller as Daisy Sage in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Frances Fuller as Daisy Sage and Betty Lynne as Franc Schmidt
in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[William Gargan as Richard Regan, Frances Fuller as Daily Sage
and Harvey Stephens as Joe Fisk in The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Set for The Animal Kingdom]
Museum of the City of New York

[Leslie Howard by Marcy, The New York Times, 10 January 1932]

[Frances Fuller by Ann Hoke, The New York Times, 7 February 1932]

[Philip Barry by Lupas, The New York Times, 24 January 1932]

[Ad appearing in The New York Times, 14 January 1932]

[Leslie Howard Mention in Association with Gilbert Miller]
The 1933 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures

[Article about Katharine Hepburn that mentions her
dismissal from The Animal Kingdom, 1932]
Modern Screen, April, 1934

[Article about Katharine Hepburn that mentions her
dismissal from The Animal Kingdom, 1932]
Modern Screen, January, 1936

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