Production Encyclopedia 1948 (1948)

PRODUCTION ENCYCLOPEDIA 929 The Baron Len Patrick Butler Carl Wallace Young Woman Vivi Janiss Court Attendant Louis Cruger Cirl Vivian King Old Woman Marjorie Dal ton The Prosecutor Dayton Lummis The Schoolmaster Pitt Herbert MUSIC IN MY HEART Adelphi Theatre. Opened October 2, 1947. Closed January 24, 1948. 124 Performances. A musical. Book by Patsy Ruth Miller. Lyrics by Forman Brown. Score adapted by Franz Steninger. Staged and lighted by Hassard Short. Dances by Ruth Page. Sets and costumes by Alvin Colt. Musical director, Franz Steininger. Presented by Henry Duffy. Stage Manager Harold Norman Tatiana Kerskaya Vivienne Segal Mischa George Lambrose Peter llych Tchaikovsky Robert Carroll Stage Doorman Allan Lowell Desiree Artot Martha Wright Maurice Cabanne Jan Murray Cap. Nicholas Gregorovitch Charles Fredericks Ivan Petrofski James Starbuck Natuscha Dorothy Etheridge Gypsy jean Handzlik Joseph Robert Hayden Princess Katherine Dolgoruki Delia Lind Lady in Waiting Martha Flynn Olga Pauline Goddard Messenger of the Tsar Edward White Sonya Jeanne Shelby Vera Remlsove Olga Suarez Lord Chamberlain Ralph Glover Prima Ballerine Olga Suarez Premier Danseur Nicholas Magallanes OPEN HOUSE Cort Theatre. Opened June 3, 1947. Closed June 7. 1947. 7 Performances. A comedy by Harry Young. Staged by Goby Ruskin. Setting, costumes and lighting, Leo Kerz. Presented by Rex Carlton. Mrs. Barrett Mary Boland Glenn Stewart John Harvey Lee Elkins Don Gibson Oliva Corey Augusta Roeland Expressman Sammy Schwartz Mrs. Core Ann Dere Flo Elkins Joyce Mathews Mike Dave Tyrrell Joe Steven Gethers Bob Del Hughes Jennie Dulcie Cooper Letter Carrier Harold Grau Uncle Watterson Curtis Cooksey Chief Ben Loughlin Policeman Dennis Bohan Mr. Westcott William David Photographer Forrest Taylor Jr. Mr. Pilsudski Will Kuluva OUR LAN' Royale Theatre. Opened September 27, 1947. Closed November 1, 1947. 41 Performances. A drama by Theodore Ward. Directed by Eddie Dowling. Associate director, Edward R. Mitchell. Setting by Ralph Alswang. Produced by Eddie Dowling and Louis J. Singer. Edgar Price Irving Barnes Gabe Peltier Ferman Phillips Emanuel Price Louis Peterson Patsy Ross Theresa Merritte Joe Ross Augustus Smith Jr. Charlie Set low Emory Richardson Ellen, His Daughter Valerie Black James Harold Conklin Daddy Sykes Service Bell Roxanna, Delphine's Sister Margo Washington Delphine Muriel Smith Beulah Dolores Woodward Ruth Martha Evans Martha Paula Oliver Alice Mary Lucille Mc Bride Fred Douglas Augustus Smith Jr. Tom Taggart Jay Brooks Minnie Blanche Christopher Sarah, Tom's Wife Estelle Rolle Evans Joshua Tain William Veasey Georgana Virginia Chapman Dosia Edith Atuka Reid 01 lie Webster Richard Angarola Lem Chauncey Reynolds Chester Edmund Cambridge Hank Saunders Charles Lilienthal Captain Bryant Jack Becker Libeth Arbarbanel Julie Haydon Oliver Webster James Harwood Captain Stewart Gene O'Donnell Yank Sergeant Stuart Hoover John Burkhardt Frank Tweddell Cotton Broker Graham Velsey First Rebel Soldier Nathan Adler Second Rebel Soldier Michael Higgins PARLOR STORY Biltmore Theatre. Opened March 4, 1947. Closed March 22, 1947. 23 Performances. A comedy by William McCleery. Staged by Bretaigne WIndust. Costumes, Bianca Stroock. Presented by Paul Streger. Marian Burnett Edith Atwater Katy Joan Vohs Charles Burnett Walter Abel Christine Carol Wheeler Eddie West Richard Noyes Mike Frank Wilcox Lainson Dennis King Jr. Governor Sam Bright Paul Huber Mrs. Bright Dorothy Eaton Mel Granite Royal Beal EDITH PIAF AND HER CONTINENTAL ENTERTAINERS Playhouse Theatre. Opened October 30, 1947. Closed December 6, 1947. 44 Performances. Vaudeville. Presented by Clifford C. Fischer. Cast: Edith Piaf, Les Compagnons de la Chanson, George Andre Martin, George and Tim Dormonde, Les Canova, Lyda Alma, Vanni Fleury.Dorritt Merrill. PORTRAIT IN BLACK Booth Theatre. Opened May 14, 1947. Closed July 5. 1947. 61 Performances. A drama by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts. Staged by Reginald Denham. Set and lighting by Donald Oenslager. Costumes supervised by Helene Pons. Presented by David Lowe and Edgar F. Luckenbach. Tanis Talbot Claire Luce Gracie McPhee Mary Michael Peter Talbot David Anderson Winifred Talbot Dorothea Jackson Cob O'Brien Barry Kelley Rupert Marlowe Sidney Blackmer Dr. Philip Graham Donald Cook Blake Ritchie Thomas Coley RIP VAN WINKLE City Center. Opened July 15, 1947. Closed July 26, 1947. 15 Performances. A new adaptation by Herbert Berghof. Staged by Herbert Berghof. Sets and lighting, Carl Kent. Masks by Remo Bufano. Presented by the New York City Theatre Company. Gretchen, Rip's Wife Grace Coppin Minnie, Rip's Child jimsey Somers Nick Vedder, the Innkeeper Martin Wolfson Derrick Van Beekman Byron McGrath Peter, Nick's Child Edwin Bruce Cockles, Derrick's Nephew Jack Manning. Rip Van Winkle Philip Bourneuf Jacob Stein Jack Bittner Town Crier Del Hughes Seth, the New Innkeeper Jack Bittner Katie, His Wife Haila Stoddard Minnie, Grown Up Frances Reid Peter, Grown Up Arthur Franz STORY OF MARY SURRATT Henry Miller's Theatre. Opened Feb. 8, 1947. Closed Feb. 15, 1947. 9 Performances. A play by John Patrick. Staged by the author.