The Trojan Women

PlayOriginalBroadway

Opening Date

Apr 08, 1941

Closing Date

Apr 08, 1941

Performances

PlayOriginalBroadway

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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres

Cort Theatre
(Apr 08, 1941 - Apr 08, 1941)

Setting

The Present

Comments

This production was a special presentation of Experimental Theatre, Inc. It played one official performance on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 8, 1941, during the run of Charley's Aunt. It then played two benefit performances; one for the Stage Relief Fund, and one for the Actor's Fund.

People
- Production Staff
- Opening Night Cast
Produced by The Experimental Theatre, Inc.

Written by Euripides; Music by Lehman Engel; Translated by Gilbert Murray; 'The Prologue' written by Robert Turney

Staged by Margaret Webster; Dance Director: Felicia Sorel

Stage Manager: Thelma Chandler

Grace Albert

Choral Singer
'The Play'

James Allison

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Shifrah Baraks

One of 3 Who Wail
'The Prologue'

A Woman from the East
'The Play'

Virginia Barton

A Young Girl
'The Play'

Emily H. Beck

One of the Others
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Herman Belmonte

Soldier of Talthybius
'The Play'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Lillian Bennett

One of the Others
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Sally Billings

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Henrietta Blattner

Nun
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Lachland Campbell

A Child
'The Prologue'

Jerry Carr

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Jack Collins

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Grace Coppin

Leader of The Women
'The Play'

Zamah Cunningham

Marta
'The Prologue'

Ruth Darson

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Dorothy Eaton

Gentile Woman
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Carter Farriss

One of the Others
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Harry Fleer

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Charles Francis

Van Ryn
'The Prologue'

Voice of Poseidon
'The Play'

Gordon Gaines

Soldier of Talthybius
'The Play'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Tamara Geva

Helen
'The Play'

Fraye Gilbert

Leader of The Women
'The Play'

Paul Kirk Giles

One of the Others
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Katheryn Grill

A Girl's Mother
'The Prologue'

An Old Woman
'The Play'

Allan Handley

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Alice Hooke

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Mary Howes

A Girl of Hecuba's Household
'The Play'

Edna James

Second Woman
'The Prologue'

A Woman of Hecuba's Household
'The Play'

Dorothy Johnson

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Roy Johnston

One of the Others
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Edgar Kent

Willem
'The Prologue'

Michael Kosak

One of the Others
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Lorna Lynn

Astyanax
'The Play'

John MacQuade

Second Man
'The Prologue'

Second Soldier
'The Play'

Ruth Mammil

One of the Others
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Emily Marsh

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Ellen Merrill

One of 3 Who Wail
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Mary M. Merrill

One of the Others
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Cameron Mitchell

Soldier of Talthybius
'The Play'

Angel Morgensen

One of 3 Who Wail
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Marion Newberry

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Lincoln Newfield

Choral Singer
'The Play'

William Nicols

Jon
'The Prologue'

Soldier
'The Play'

Marion Nobel

A Servant
'The Play'

Sandra Nova

One of the Others
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Barna Ostertag

Rachel
'The Prologue'

Elaine Perry

A Girl
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Paul Reed

One of the Others
'The Prologue'

Soldier of Talthybius
'The Play'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Joanna Roos

A Young Mother
'The Play'

Elinor Rutherford

Nun
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Walter Slezak

Menelaus
'The Play'

Allen Stewart

One of the Others
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Frederic Tozere

Talthybius
'The Play'

Marguerite Ware

One of the Others
'The Prologue'

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Margaret Webster

Andromache
'The Play'

Dame May Whitty

Hecuba
'The Play'

Florence Williams

Cassandra
'The Play'

Roy Williams

Choral Singer
'The Play'

Perry Wilson

First Woman
'The Prologue'

Another Young Girl
'The Play'

Jackson Wright

First Man
'The Prologue'

Aid De Camp to Menelaus
'The Play'

People

Production Staff
Opening Night Cast

Produced by The Experimental Theatre, Inc.

Written by Euripides; Music by Lehman Engel; Translated by Gilbert Murray; 'The Prologue' written by Robert Turney

Staged by Margaret Webster; Dance Director: Felicia Sorel

Stage Manager: Thelma Chandler

Grace Albert

Choral Singer

'The Play'

James Allison

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Shifrah Baraks

One of 3 Who Wail

'The Prologue'

A Woman from the East

'The Play'

Virginia Barton

A Young Girl

'The Play'

Emily H. Beck

One of the Others

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Herman Belmonte

Soldier of Talthybius

'The Play'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Lillian Bennett

One of the Others

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Sally Billings

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Henrietta Blattner

Nun

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Lachland Campbell

A Child

'The Prologue'

Jerry Carr

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Jack Collins

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Grace Coppin

Leader of The Women

'The Play'

Zamah Cunningham

Marta

'The Prologue'

Ruth Darson

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Dorothy Eaton

Gentile Woman

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Carter Farriss

One of the Others

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Harry Fleer

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Charles Francis

Van Ryn

'The Prologue'

Voice of Poseidon

'The Play'

Gordon Gaines

Soldier of Talthybius

'The Play'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Tamara Geva

Helen

'The Play'

Fraye Gilbert

Leader of The Women

'The Play'

Paul Kirk Giles

One of the Others

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Katheryn Grill

A Girl's Mother

'The Prologue'

An Old Woman

'The Play'

Allan Handley

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Alice Hooke

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Mary Howes

A Girl of Hecuba's Household

'The Play'

Edna James

Second Woman

'The Prologue'

A Woman of Hecuba's Household

'The Play'

Dorothy Johnson

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Roy Johnston

One of the Others

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Edgar Kent

Willem

'The Prologue'

Michael Kosak

One of the Others

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Lorna Lynn

Astyanax

'The Play'

John MacQuade

Second Man

'The Prologue'

Second Soldier

'The Play'

Ruth Mammil

One of the Others

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Emily Marsh

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Ellen Merrill

One of 3 Who Wail

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Mary M. Merrill

One of the Others

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Cameron Mitchell

Soldier of Talthybius

'The Play'

Angel Morgensen

One of 3 Who Wail

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Marion Newberry

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Lincoln Newfield

Choral Singer

'The Play'

William Nicols

Jon

'The Prologue'

Soldier

'The Play'

Marion Nobel

A Servant

'The Play'

Sandra Nova

One of the Others

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Barna Ostertag

Rachel

'The Prologue'

Elaine Perry

A Girl

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Paul Reed

One of the Others

'The Prologue'

Soldier of Talthybius

'The Play'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Joanna Roos

A Young Mother

'The Play'

Elinor Rutherford

Nun

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Walter Slezak

Menelaus

'The Play'

Allen Stewart

One of the Others

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Frederic Tozere

Talthybius

'The Play'

Marguerite Ware

One of the Others

'The Prologue'

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Margaret Webster

Andromache

'The Play'

Dame May Whitty

Hecuba

'The Play'

Florence Williams

Cassandra

'The Play'

Roy Williams

Choral Singer

'The Play'

Perry Wilson

First Woman

'The Prologue'

Another Young Girl

'The Play'

Jackson Wright

First Man

'The Prologue'

Aid De Camp to Menelaus

'The Play'

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