America's Oldest · Founded 1808

Historic Photo Gallery: 1941 to 1946

1944

Ethel Barrymore (right) returned to the Walnut for the first time since 1900 to appear in the Theater Guild's presentation of Embezzled Heaven in October 1944. The other actress is Madeline Lee Gilford, who was an American film and stage actress as well as a theatrical producer, through the mid-20th century. This stage adaptation of Franz Werfel's novel was Barrymore's last Broadway show.

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