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The Chalk Garden
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 26, 1955
Closing Date
Mar 31, 1956
Performances
182
Play
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Open Date: Oct 26, 1955
Close Date: Mar 31, 1956
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Oct 26, 1955 - Mar 31, 1956)
Description
A drama in three acts
Setting
Sussex, England. A room in a manor house. Present time.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Irene Mayer Selznick
Written by
Enid Bagnold
Staged by
Albert Marre
Scenic Design by
Cecil Beaton
; Costume Design by
Cecil Beaton
; Lighting Design by
Raymond Sovey
Company Manager:
Richard E. French
Production Stage Manager:
Jose Véga
; Stage Manager:
Stuart Vaughan
Press Representative:
Ben Kornzweig
and
Robert Ganshaw
Gladys Cooper
Mrs. St. Maugham
Siobhán McKenna
First Applicant
Miss Madrigal
Marian Seldes
Olivia
Betsy von Furstenberg
Laurel
Percy Waram
The Judge
Fritz Weaver
Maitland
Georgia Harvey
Second Applicant
Eva Leonard-Boyne
Third Applicant
Marie Paxton
Nurse
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Oct 26, 1955 - Mar 31, 1956)
Cast
Lori March
Olivia
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1956 Nominee
Written by
Enid Bagnold
Produced by
Irene Mayer Selznick
Best Actress in a Play
1956 Nominee
Gladys Cooper
Siobhán McKenna
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1956 Nominee
Fritz Weaver
Best Director
1956 Nominee
Staged by
Albert Marre
Theatre World
Award
1956 Recipient
Fritz Weaver
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Irene Mayer Selznick
Written by
Enid Bagnold
Staged by
Albert Marre
Scenic Design by
Cecil Beaton
; Costume Design by
Cecil Beaton
; Lighting Design by
Raymond Sovey
Company Manager:
Richard E. French
Production Stage Manager:
Jose Véga
; Stage Manager:
Stuart Vaughan
Press Representative:
Ben Kornzweig
and
Robert Ganshaw
Gladys Cooper
Mrs. St. Maugham
Siobhán McKenna
First Applicant
Miss Madrigal
Marian Seldes
Olivia
Betsy von Furstenberg
Laurel
Percy Waram
The Judge
Fritz Weaver
Maitland
Georgia Harvey
Second Applicant
Eva Leonard-Boyne
Third Applicant
Marie Paxton
Nurse
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Oct 26, 1955 - Mar 31, 1956)
Cast
Lori March
Olivia
Tony Award®
Best Play
1956 Nominee
Written by
Enid Bagnold
Produced by
Irene Mayer Selznick
Best Actress in a Play
1956 Nominee
Gladys Cooper
Siobhán McKenna
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1956 Nominee
Fritz Weaver
Best Director
1956 Nominee
Staged by
Albert Marre
Theatre World
Award
1956 Recipient
Fritz Weaver
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