PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 29, 1950
Closing Date
Sep 16, 1950
Performances
165
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Mar 29, 1950 - Sep 16, 1950)
Setting
The children's parlor, and part of the outside gallery of Wisteria Plantation, Louisiana. The end of the last century.
Comments
Layoff from July 15 - August 14, 1950
Theatre Owned / Operated by Martin Beck Theatre Corporation; General Manager for the Martin Beck Theatre: Louis A. Lotito
Produced by Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan
Written by Joshua Logan; Based on "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov; Musical arrangements by Lehman Engel
Directed by Joshua Logan
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey; Assistant to Miss Ballard: Ellen Freeman
General Manager: Herman Bernstein; Company Manager: Harry Kline
Production Stage Manager: Alan Anderson; Stage Manager: Robert Linden
Press Representative: Leo Freedman and Abner D. Klipstein; Assistant to Mr. Logan: Joseph Curtis
Helen Hayes
Lucy Andree Ransdell
Walter Abel
Gavin Leon Andree
Peggy Conklin
Martha
Kent Smith
Yancy Loper
Alonzo Bosan
Scott
Georgia Burke
Cassie
Vinie Burrows
Dolly May
Patsy Carol
Child
Ossie Davis
Jacques
Patricia deCoursey
Party Guest
Maurice Ellis
Henry Arthur Henry
Reri Grist
Servant
Ellen Cobb Hill
Party Guest
Bethel Leslie
Antoinette
Emory S. Richardson
Servant
Ralph Robertson, Jr.
Child
Maude Simmons
Solo Singer
G. Albert Smith
Bowman WiTherspoon
Kitty Snapper
Party Guest
Elisa Toca
Party Guest
Irene Treadwill
Child
Mary Vallee
Party Guest
Bentley Wallace
Party Guest
Douglas Watson
Peter Whitfield
Duke Williams
Servant

Martin Beck Theatre (Mar 29, 1950 - Sep 16, 1950)

Cast

Peter Fenwick
Party Guest
Betty Jane Siegel
Child
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