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PRODUCTION ENCYCLOPEDIA
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Wilson in association with H. M. Tennent, Ltd., of London.
Lane Richard Wordsworth
Algernon Moncrieff Robert Flemyng
John Worthing, J.P ..John Cielgud
Lady Bracknell Margaret Rutherford
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax Pamela Brown
Cecily Cardew Jane Baxter
Miss Prism. Jean Cadell
Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D John Kidd
Merriman Stringer Davis
Footman Donald Bain
AN INSPECTOR CALLS
Booth Theatre. Opened October 21, 1947. Closed January 10, 1948. 95 Performances.
A play by J. B. Priestley. Staged by Cedric Hardwicke. Setting and costumes, Stewart Chaney. Presented by Courtney Burr and Lassor H. Grosberg.
Arthur Birling Melville Cooper
Gerald Croft John Buckmaster
Sheila Birling Rene Ray
Sybil Birling Doris Lloyd
Edna Patricia Marmont
Eric Birling John Merivale
I nspector Coole Thomas Mitchell
IT TAKES TWO
Biltmore Theatre. Opened Feb. 3, 1947. Closed Feb. 8, 1947. 8 Performances.
A comedy by Virginia Faulkner and Dana Suesse. Staged by George Abbott. Setting, John Root. Presented by George Abbott and Richard Aldrlch.
Connie Frazrer Martha Scott
Mr. Fine Julius Bing
Mrs. Loosbrock Rita Shaw
Bee Clark Vivian Vance
Elevator Boy Robert Edwin
Todd Frazier Hugh Marlowe
Monk Rathburn .Anthony Ross
Comfort Gibson Temple Texas
Bill Renault John Forsythe
JOHN LOVES MARY
Booth Theatre. Opened Feb. 4, 1947. Closed Feb. 7, 1948. 423 Performances.
A comedy by Norman Krasna. Staged by Joshua Logan. Setting and lighting, Frederick Fox. Costumes, Lucinda Ballard. Presented by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, in association with Joshua Logan.
Mary Mc Kin ley , Nina Foch
Oscar Dugan Ralph Chambers
Fred Taylor Tom Ewell
John Lawrence William Prince
Senator James McKinley Loring Smith
Mrs. Phyllis McKinley Ann Mason
Lt. Victor O'Leary Lyie Bettger
George Beechwood Max Showalter
Lily Herbish Pamela Gordon
Harwood Biddle Harry Bannister
KING LEAR
Century Theatre. Opened Feb. 18, 1947. Closed March 8, 1947. 8 Performances.
A tragedy by William Shakespeare. Sets and costumes, Ernest Stern. Incidental music, Rosabel Watson. Stage director, Roy Hawkins. Presented by Hall Shelton by arrangement with Advance Players' Association, Ltd.
Lear, King of Britain . _ Donald Wolfit
King of France David Dodimead
Duke of Burgundy George Bradford
Duke of Cornwall Josef Shear
Duke of Albany Robert Algar
Earl of Kent Alexander Gauge
Earl of Gloucester Eric Maxon
Edgar, Son to Gloucester Kempster Barnes
Edmund, Bastard Son to
Gloucester Frederick Horrey
Curan, a Courier Malcolm Watson
Oswald, Steward to Goneril . John Wynyard
Tenant to Gloucester George Bradford
Doctor Malcolm Watson
Fool Geoffrey Wilkinson
Officer David Dodimead
Herald Richard BIythe
Servant to Cornwall Richard BIythe
Daughters to King Lear:
Goneril Violet Farebrother
Regan Ann Chalkley
Cordelia Rosalind I den
Knights of Lear's Train, Officers, Messengers, Soldiers and Attendants
LAURA
Cort Theatre. Opened June 26, 1947. Closed August 9, 1947. 44 Performances.
A drama by Vera Caspary and George Sklar (based on the Caspary novel). Staged by Clarence Derwent. Setting, Steward Chancy. Costumes, Robert Lanza. Presented by H. Clay Blaney in association with S. P. and Roy P. Steckler.
Mark McPherson Hugh Marlowe
Danny Dorgan Tom Walsh
Waldo Lydecker Otto Kruger
Shelby Carpenter Tom Rutherford
Bessie Clary Grania O' Ma I ley
Mrs. Dorgan Kay MacDonald
A Girl K. T. Stevens
Olsen Walter Riemer
LITTLE A
Henry Miller's Theatre. Opened Jan. 15, 1947. Closed Feb. 1, 1947. 21 Performances.
A drama by Hugh White. Staged by Melville Burke. Setting, Watson Barratt. Lighting, Leo Kurz. Presented by Sam Nassar in association with Harry Lambert.
Aaron Storm Otto Kruger
Lucinda Storm Jesse Royce Landis
Mary Howard Ottilie Kruger
Phoebe Painter Frances Bavier
Clyde Painter Harry Mehaffey
Dr. Duncan Brown Wallis Clark
Donald Storm... . Robert Wiley
LOUISIANA LADY
Century Theatre. Opened June 2, 1947. Closed June 4, 1947. 4 Performances.
A musical book by Isaac Green, Jr., and Eugene Berton. Lyrics and music by Monte Carlo and Alma Sanders. Settings by Watson Barratt. Costumes supervised by Frank Thompson. Dances by Felicia Sorel. Musical director, Hilding Anderson. Orchestrations. Hans Spiaiek and Robert Russell Bennett. Choral arrangements, Hilding Anderson. Lighting, Leo Kurz. Presented by Hall Shelton.
El Gato Ray jacquemot
Joe Lou Wills, Jr
Michel ■ Val Buttignol
Sarah Tina Prescott
Corrine Ann Lay
Germaine Patti Hall
Annette Angela Carabella
Suzanne Patti Kingsley
Yvonne Ann Viola
Marie Louise Edith Fellows
Charley Howard Blaine
Christophe Bert Wilcox
Hugo Lee Kerry
Genevieve Isabella Wilson
Madame Corday Monica Moore
Pierre Gill Cass
Marquet Robert Kimberly
Merluche George Baxter
Alphonse Charles Judels
Celeste Bertha Powell
A Drunk George Roberts
Hoskins Berton Davis
Janet Frances Keyes
Golondrina Victoria Cordova
Lieutenant Mason .' Patrick Meany
Judge Morgan Bert Wilcox
LOVE FOR LOVE
Royal Theatre. Opened May 26, 1947. Closed July
5, 1947. 48 Performances.
Comedy by William Congreve. Staged by John Cielgud. Sets by Rex Whistler. Costumes by Jeanetta Cochrane. Lighting, William Conway. Presented by the Theatre Guild and John C. Wilson in association with H. M. Tenent, Ltd.
Valentine John Gielgud
Jeremy Richard Wadsworth
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