Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1950)

N . Y. STACE SHOWS 1 947 1005 Sets, Samuel Leve. Lighting, Cirvan Higginson. Presented by Russell Lewis and Howard Young. Anna Surratt Elizabeth Ross Mary Surratt Dorothy Cish Louis Weichman Bernard Thomas Louis Payne Don Shelton Ceorge Atzerodt Zachary Berger David Herold Michael Fox ]ohn Surratt John Conway John Wilkes Booth lanes Monks Captain William Smith Graham Denton Sergeant Day Larry Johns Colonel Burnett Douglas McEachin General Joshua Holden Wallis Sonders Brigadier General Ekin Wallis Roberts Reverdy Johnson Kent Smith Major General Hunter Edward Harvey Brigadier General Harris Frank McFarland Major General Wallace Robert Neff Major General Kautz Thomas Glynn Brigadier General Howe Robert Morgan Brigadier General Foster Dallas Boyd Colonel Tompkins Lee Malbourne Colonel Clendenin Arthur Stenning Special Provost Marshal Tom Daly Major Henry Rathbone Gordon Barnes Lt. Henry Von Steinacker Bill Hitch General jubal Bentley John Pimley Father Wiget Harlan Briggs W. E. Doster Hugh Mosher Dr. Samuel Mudd Tom J. McGivern Edward Spangler Lytton Robinson Michael O'Laughlin : Bill Reynolds Samuel Arnold Larry Johns Guard Earle Dawson Soldier Michael Roane Soldier Clyde Cook A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Barrymore Theatre. Opened December 3, 1947. A drama by Tennessee Wiliams. Staged by Elia Kazan. Setting and lighting, Jo Mielziner. Costumes, Lucinda Ballard. Presented by Irene M. Selznick. Negro Woman Gee Gee James Eunice Hubbel Peg Hillias Stanley Kowalski Marlon Brando Harold Mitchell (Mitch) Karl Maiden Stella Kowalski Kim Hunter Steve Hubbel Rudy Bond Blanche Du Bois Jessica Tandy Pablo Gonzales Nick Dennis A Young Collector Victor Christi Mexican Woman Edna Thomas A Strange Woman Ann Dere A Strange Man Richard Garrick STREET SCENE Adelphi Theatre. Opened January 10, 1947. Closed May 17, 1947. 148 Performances. A dramatic musical from the play by Elmer Rice. Book, Elmer Rice. Music, Kurt Weill. Lyrics, Langston Hughes. Directed by Charles Friedman. Scenery and lighting, Jo Mielziner. Costumes, Lucinda Ballard. Dances, Anna Sokolow. Musical director, Maurice Abravanel. Arrangements and orchestrations, Kurt Weill. Presented by Dwight Deere Wiman and the Playwrights' Company. Abraham Kaplan Irving Kaufman Greta Fiorentino Helen Arden Carl Olsen Wilson Smith Emma Jones Hope Emerson Olga Olsen Ellen Repp Shirley Kaplan Norma Chambers Henry Davis Creighton Thompson Willie Maurrant Peter Griffith Anna Maurrant Polyna Stoska Sam Kaplan Brian Sullivan Daniel Buchanan Remo Lota Frank Maurrant Norman Gordon George Jones David E. Thomas Steve Sankey Lauren Gilbert Lippo Fiorentino Sydney Rayner Jennie Hildebrand Beverly Janis Second Graduate Zosia Gruchala Third Graduate Marion Covey Mary Hildebrand Juliana Gallagher Charlie Hildebrand Bennett Burrill Laura Hildebrand Elen Lane Grace Davis Helen Ferguson First Policeman Ernest Taylor Rose Maurrant Anne Jeffreys Harry Easter Don Saxon Mae Jones Sheila Bond Dick McGann Danny Daniels Vincent Jones Robert Pierson Dr. John Wilson Edwin G. O'Connor Officer Harry Murphy Norman Thomson A Milkman Russell George A Music Pupil Joyce Carrol City Marshal James Henry Randolph Symonette Fred Cullen Paul Lilly An Old Clothes Man Edward Reichert An Interne Roy Munsell An Ambulance Driver John Sweet First Nursemaid Peggy Turnley Second Nursemaid Ellen Carleen A Married Couple Bette Van, Joseph E. Scandur SWEETHEARTS Shubert Theatre. Opened Jan. 21, 1947. Closed Sept. 27, 1947. 288 Performances. A musical. Original book by Harry B. Smith and Fred De Gresac. Revised by John Cecil Holm. Lyrics, Robert B. Smith. Score, Victor Herbert. Staged by John Kennedy. Ensembles, Catherine Littlefield. Choreography, Theodore Adolphus. Sets, Peter Wolf. Costumes, Michael Lucyk. Vocal director, Pembroke Davenport. Musical director, Edwin McArthur. Musical arrangements, Russell Bennett. Presented by Paula Stone and Michael Sloane. Daughters: Doreen Marcia James Corinne Nony Franklin Eileen Janet Medlin Pauline Betty Ann Busch Kathleen Martha Emma Watson Nadine Gloria Lind Gretchen Eva Soltesz Hilda Muriel Bruenig Lt. Karl Robert Shackleton Dame Lucy Marjorie Gatson Peasants Robert Reeves, Raynor Howell Liane June Knight Sylvia Gloria Storey Mikel Mikeloviz Bobby Clark Prince Franz Mark Dawson Peter Richard Benson Hans Ken Arnold Baron Petrus Von Tromp Paul Best Hon. Butterfield Slingsby Anthony Kemble-Cooper Prima Ballerina Janice Cioffi Adolphus, Homberg (Footmen) John Anania, Cornell MacNeil Ambassadors Robert Feyti, Louis De Mangus Captain Laurent Tom Perkins THE TELEPHONE and THE MEDIUM Barrymore Theatre. Opened May 1, 1947. Closed Nov. 1, 1947. 211 Performances. Lyric dramas with books, scores and lyrics by GianCarlo Menotti. Staged by the author. Settings and costumes, Horace Armstead. Musical director, Emanuel Balaban. Presented by Chandler Cowles and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., in association with Edith Lutyens. THE TELEPHONE (Or L Amour a Trois) Lucy Marilyn Cotlow Ben Frank Rogier THE MEDIUM Monica Evelyn Keller Toby, a Mute Leo Coleman Madame Flora (Baba) Marie Powers Mrs. Gobineau Beverly Dame Mr. Gobineau Frank Rogier Mrs. Nolan Virginia Beeler TENTING TONIGHT Booth Theatre. Opened April 2, 1947. Closed May 10, 1947. 44 Performances. A farce by Frank Gould. Staged by Hudson Faussett. Set by John Root. Costumes, Robert Moore. Presented by Saul Fischbein. Peter Roberts Richard Clark "a.