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The Merchant of Venice
Play
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 22, 1947
Closing Date
Mar 06, 1947
Performances
6
Play
Comedy
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Open Date: Feb 22, 1947
Close Date: Mar 06, 1947
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
This production played in repertory with
King Lear
,
As You Like It
,
Volpone
,
Hamlet
Theatres
New Century Theatre
(Feb 22, 1947 - Mar 06, 1947)
Setting
Venice and on the Belmont
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Hall Shelton
; Produced by arrangement with
Advance Players Association, Ltd.
Written by
William Shakespeare
Staged by
Donald Wolfit
Costume Design by
Sheila Jackson
Eric Adeney
Duke of Venice
Robert Algar
Prince of Morocco
Kempster Barnes
Lorenzo
gentleman of Venice
Richard Blythe
Salarino
friend of Antonio
George Bradford
Balthasar
servant to Portia
Penelope Chandler
Jessica
Shylock's daughter
David Dodimead
Prince of Arragon
suitor to Portia
Court Clerk
Alexander Gauge
Antonio
a merchant of Venice
Frederick Horrey
Solanio
friend of Antonio
Rosalind Iden
Portia
an heiress in Belmont
Marion Marshall
Nerissa
Portia's waiting gentle-woman
Eric Maxon
Tubal
an associate of Shylock
Josef Shear
Gratiano
gentleman of Venice
Margaret Stallard
Stephano
servant to Portia
Malcolm Watson
Old Gobbo
Launcelot's father
Geoffrey Wilkinson
Launcelot Gobbo
servant to Shylock
Donald Wolfit
Shylock
a Jewish moneylender
John Wynyard
Bassanio
friend of Antonio
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Hall Shelton
; Produced by arrangement with
Advance Players Association, Ltd.
Written by
William Shakespeare
Staged by
Donald Wolfit
Costume Design by
Sheila Jackson
Eric Adeney
Duke of Venice
Robert Algar
Prince of Morocco
Kempster Barnes
Lorenzo
gentleman of Venice
Richard Blythe
Salarino
friend of Antonio
George Bradford
Balthasar
servant to Portia
Penelope Chandler
Jessica
Shylock's daughter
David Dodimead
Prince of Arragon
suitor to Portia
Court Clerk
Alexander Gauge
Antonio
a merchant of Venice
Frederick Horrey
Solanio
friend of Antonio
Rosalind Iden
Portia
an heiress in Belmont
Marion Marshall
Nerissa
Portia's waiting gentle-woman
Eric Maxon
Tubal
an associate of Shylock
Josef Shear
Gratiano
gentleman of Venice
Margaret Stallard
Stephano
servant to Portia
Malcolm Watson
Old Gobbo
Launcelot's father
Geoffrey Wilkinson
Launcelot Gobbo
servant to Shylock
Donald Wolfit
Shylock
a Jewish moneylender
John Wynyard
Bassanio
friend of Antonio
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