The Royal Family (1977)
Overview
George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly eccentric theatrical clan. A Barrymore-like brood, the Cavendishes are as flamboyant offstage as they are on. Their real-life family drama occurs in a Manhattan apartment when the grand matriarch, Fanny Cavendish, learns that her daughter and granddaughter may both be giving up the stage for marriage. Theatre legends Rosemary Harris, Eva LeGallienne, Sam Levene and Ellis Rabb have great fun portraying characters they know all too well from their years on stage.
Cast
Rosemary Harris
Julie Cavendish
Eva Le Gallienne
Fanny Cavendish
Sam Levene
Oscar Wolfe
Rosetta LeNoire
Della
Mary Louise Wilson
Kitty DeanRecommendations
Julia
Vanya on 42nd Street
What Maisie Knew
The Nest
Mansfield Park
Come Sunday
Cradle Will Rock
Gracie
Girl in the Box
The Carpetbaggers
Battle of the Year
Hardball
Brotherly Love
The Safety of Objects
Salomé
Radium Girls
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Skin
Hoodlum
Killer's Kiss