A play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, The Royal Family lampooned the famous Barrymore family acting clan. A hit, the show ran for 345 performances, the prolific and successful Kaufman's longest running (and hence most successful) show to that time. The most severely ridiculed Barrymores were John and Ethel. The character Tony Cavendish, a heavy-drinking womanizer, represents John Barrymore. Julie Cavendish is the prima donna Broadway star Ethel Barrymore. Ethel Barrymore was offended and her critical comments were quoted by the press, however John Barrymore saw the production in Los Angeles and was amused, and congratulated Fredric March on his performance as Tony Cavendish. George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 - June 2, 1961) was a playwright, director, producer, humorist, and drama critic noted for his many collaborations with other writers and his contributions to 20th century American comedy. ... Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 - April 16, 1968), Jewish-American novelist, author, and playwright. ... The Barrymore family is an acting family in the United States. ... Look up Womanizer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... John Barrymore (aged 40) on the set of the silent film Sherlock Holmes (1922) John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (born: February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – died :May 29, 1942 in Los Angeles, California), was an American actor. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Ethel Barrymore (August 15, 1879 - June 18, 1959) was an Academy Award-winning American actress and a member of the famous Barrymore family. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Fredric March photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 Fredric March (August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor. ...

The Royal Family was made into a motion picture feature, The Royal Family of Broadway, released in 1930 by Paramount Pictures. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as... The Royal Family of Broadway is a 1930 comedy film which tells the story of a girl from a family of great Broadway actors who contemplates leaving show business and getting married. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ...

In England, Noel Coward directed the West End version of the play in 1934, a cast which included Laurence Olivier as Tony. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sir Noel Peirce Coward (spelling his forename Noël with the diaeresis was an affectation of later life) (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... // West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland . Along with New Yorks Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907–11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ...

Before moving to Broadway, the play had successful out-of-town try-outs in Newark and Atlantic City. The Royal Family opened one day after the revolutionary musical Show Boat, based on Ferber's novel of the same title. Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area    - City 67. ... Alternate meanings: See Atlantic City (disambiguation) Atlantic City is a city located in USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,517. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Show Boat is a musical in two acts with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (with the notable exception of Bill, which was originally written for Kern in 1918 by P. G. Wodehouse but reworked by Hammerstein for Show Boat). ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative in prose. ... A title is a prefix or suffix added to a persons name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. ...

Edna Ferber herself acted in The Royal Family at the Maplewood Theater in 1940, in a production staged by Cheryl Crawford (see LIFE Magazine, Sept 23, 1940) Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 - April 16, 1968), Jewish-American novelist, author, and playwright. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

A revival of the comedy was one of the highlights of the 1975-76 season on Broadway. Directed by Ellis Rabb, it starred Rosemary Harris as Julie Cavendish, George Grizzard as Tony, and Eva Le Gallienne as the theatrical matriarch, Fanny. It won Rabb the 1976 Tony award for best director. Rosemary Harris (born on September 19, 1927 in Ashby, Suffolk, England) is an English actress most famous for her role as May Parker in Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2. ... George Grizzard (b. ... Eva Le Gallienne Eva Le Gallienne (January 11, 1899 – June 3, 1991) was a well-known actress, producer, and director, during the first half of the 20th century. ...