Stage Play: The Petrified Forest. Drama. Written by
Robert E. Sherwood. Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Directed by
Arthur Hopkins. Broadhurst Theatre: 7 Jan 1935- Jun 1935 (closing date unknown/197 performances). Cast:
Leslie Howard (as "Alan Squier"), John Alexander,
Humphrey Bogart (as "Duke Mantee"),
Milo Boulton, Charles Dow Clark, Peggy Conklin, Guy Conradi, Aloysius Cunningham, James Doody,
Tom Fadden,
Ross Hertz (as "Jackie"), Robert Hudson, Eugene Keith, Esther Leeming, Frank Milan,
Robert Porterfield (as "Herb"), Harry Sherwin,
Blanche Sweet, Slim Thompson,
Frank Tweddell, Walter Vonnegut. Produced by
Gilbert Miller and
Leslie Howard. Produced in association with Arthur Hopkins. Note: Leslie Howard would insist that Bogart be retained in the role of Duke Mantee when sold to Warner Brothers for its hit 1936 film adaptation (
La Forêt pétrifiée (1936)).
