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Biography (1935)

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From Left: Celia Broming, Roger Colby, Dolly Nowlan, Major Sterling Wood, George Hickey, Chloris Fitzgerald.
S.N. Behrman, author of Biography, was a writer for the New York Times and an author of several popular Broadway plays during the 1930s and 1940s.  He was considered one of the leading authors of "high comedy."  High comedy is form of comedic drama characterized by satire and cleaver dialog as opposed to low comedy, which is characterized by slapstick or farce.

Janesville Little Theatre's 1935 production of Biography featured as a cast member Maj. Sterling A. Wood, a west point graduate who was temporarily stationed in Janesville as a National Guard trainer.

About the Production

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The Cast
Richard Kurt
Minnie, Marion Frodue's maid
Melchior Feydak, a Viennese composer
Marion Froude
Leander Nolan

Warwick Wilson
Orrin Kinnicott
Slade Kinnicott, his daughter
J. Roger Colby
Chloris Fitzgerald
Arthur C. Zellner
Dolly Nowlan
George Hickey
Charles Holloway
Major Sterling Wood
Celia Broming

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From Left: Dolly Nowlan, Roger Colby, Major Sterling Wood, ?.
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