''The World's Full of Girls'' is a play in three acts by

Nunnally Johnson Nunnally Hunter Johnson (December 5, 1897 – March 25, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director, producer and playwright. As a filmmaker, he wrote the screenplays to more than fifty films in a career that spanned from 1927 to 1967. He a ...

which was adapted from Thomas Bell's 1943 novel ''Till I Come Back to You''. The work premiered on

Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street ** Broadway Theatre (53rd Stre ...

on December 6, 1943 at the

Royale Theatre The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (formerly the Royale Theatre and the John Golden Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 242 West 45th Street ( George Abbott Way) in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened ...

. The cast included

Thomas W. Ross Thomas W. Ross (22 January 1875, Boston – 14 November 1959, Torrington, Connecticut) was an American stage and film actor. He had a prolific career on Broadway from 1902 through 1944. He first drew critical acclaim for his portrayal of the tit ...

as Mr. Bridges,

Eva Condon Eva Condon (1880–1956) was an actress of the Broadway stage and vaudeville, from the early to mid 20th century. Stage career She resolved to pursue acting at the age of 16. Condon graduated from Hunter College before becoming an understudy i ...

as Mrs. Bridges,

Walter Burke Walter Lawrence Burke (August 25, 1908 – August 4, 1984) was an American character actor of stage, film, and television whose career in entertainment spanned over a half century. Although he was a native of New York, Burke's Irish ances ...

as Nick, Julie Stevens as Hannah, Gloria Grahame Hallward as Florrie,

Virginia Gilmore Virginia Gilmore (born Sherman Virginia Poole, July 26, 1919 – March 28, 1986) was an American film, stage, and television actress. Career Gilmore began her stage career in San Francisco at the age of 15, but moved to Los Angeles in 1939 t ...

as Sally, Frances Heflin as Adele,

Berry Kroeger Berry Kroeger (October 16, 1912 – January 4, 1991) was an American film, television and stage actor. Career Kroeger was born in San Antonio, Texas. He got his acting start on radio as an announcer on ''Suspense'' and as an actor, playing for ...

as Miley, Thomas Hume as Dave, Charles Lang as Edward,

Harry Bellaver Harry Bellaver (born Enricho Bellaver; February 12, 1905 – August 8, 1993) was an American stage, film, and television actor who appeared in many roles from the 1930s through the 1980s. Early years Bellaver was born in Hillsboro, Illinois, the ...

as Sergeant Snyder, John Conway as Mel Fletcher, and Cora Smith as Mrs. Fletcher.

References

External links

The World's Full of Girls at IBDB
1943 plays Broadway plays Plays by Nunnally Johnson {{1940s-play-stub