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box-office take was at a low point, so they decided to close the show. However, columnist
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Erskine and Joseph Hayes were neophyte producers, felt that the hiring of Robert Montgomery as director was a "masterstroke", and the largest factor responsible for the show's success.
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present. The Ethel Barrymore Theatre was booked and
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