1943
Comedies were especially popular in wartime America.
The Doughgirls,
starring (from left) Dorris Nolau, Virginia Field, Arlene Francis, and Arlene
Whelan, played at the Walnut in the 1942-43 season. Directed by George F. Kaufman,
this comedy about gold-diggers was set in wartime Washington. A film version
was released in November 1944.
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