Hell's Bells is a comedy play

Play (theatre)

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 in three acts written by Barry Conners. It was first produced on the Broadway

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 stage

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 at the Wallack's Theatre, opening January 26, 1925, and ran for 120 performances.

Produced by Herman Gantvoort and staged by John Hayden, the opening night cast included Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

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 starring as Jimmy Todhunter and Shirley Booth

Shirley Booth

Shirley Booth was an American actress.Primarily a theatre actress, Booth's Broadway career began in 1925. Her most significant success was as Lola Delaney, in the drama Come Back, Little Sheba, for which she received a Tony Award in 1950...

starring as Nan Winchester.

The setting is the Tanglewood Lodge, New Dauville, Connecticut.

Trivia

• In one scene of the original production, Bogart appeared on stage carrying a racket and, as he glanced around at the other male performers, delivered the line, "Tennis anyone?" That was a result of the director devising a setup to move some actors off the stage for a scene focusing only on the two leading actresses.