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''What Every Woman Knows'' is a four-act play written by J. M. Barrie. It was first presented by impresario Charles Frohman at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 3 September 1908. It ran for 384 performances, transferring to the Hicks Theatre between 21 December 1908 and 15 February 1909.〔''The Times'', 4 September 1908, p. 11; 18 December 1908, p. 10; and 11 February 1909, p. 8〕 The play was first produced in America, also by Frohman, in 1908 at Atlantic City on 18 October 1908,〔("What every woman knows", ) ''The New York Times'', 17 October 1908〕 transferring to Broadway, at the Empire Theatre in New York City in December 1908. The production starred Maude Adams and Richard Bennett. Written before women's suffrage, the play posits that "every woman knows" she is the invisible power responsible for the successes of the men in her life.〔 ==1908 casts== London〔"Duke Of York's Theatre – 'What Every Woman Knows'." ''The Times'', 4 September 1908, p. 11〕 *John Shand – Gerald du Maurier *Alick Wylie – Henry Vibart *David Wylie – Sydney Valentine *James Wylie – Edmund Gwenn *Maggie Wylie – Hilda Trevelyan *Charles Venables – Norman Forbes *Comtesse de la Briere – Mrs. Tree *Lady Sybil Lazenby – Lillah McCarthy *Maid – Madge Murray Atlantic City and New York〔("Barrie Builds Play On Man's Funnybone", ) ''The New York Times'', 24 December 1908〕 *John Shand – Richard Bennett *Alick Wylie – R. Payton Carter *David Wylie – David Torrence *James Wylie – Fred Tyler *Maggie Wylie – Maude Adams *Charles Venables – Lumsden Hare *Comtesse de la Briere – Ffolliott Paget *Lady Sybil Lazenby – Beatrice Agnew *Maid – Lillian Spencer *First Elector – James L. Carhart *Second Elector – Wallace Jackson *Third Elector – W. H. Gilmore 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「What Every Woman Knows (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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