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The Fourposter   

 
Ethel Barrymore Theatre , (10/24/1951 - 11/29/1952)
John Golden Theatre , (12/01/1952 - 5/02/1953)
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Opening Date:Oct 24, 1951   
Closing Date:May 02, 1953 Total Performances:632

Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Description: A play in three acts
Setting: 1890-1925.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned by The Shubert Organization; Theatre Operated by the Barrymore Theatre Corporation
Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
Written by Jan De Hartog
Directed by José Ferrer
Scenic Design by Syrjala; Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard; Assistant to Mr. Syrjala: Regina McKeever and Gage Spencer
Business Manager: Victor Samrock
Stage Manager: William Weaver and Marjorie Winfield
Press Representative: William Fields and Walter Alford; Press Assistant: Pat Butler; Production Assistant: Malcolm Wells
Cast
Hume Cronyn Michael
Jessica Tandy Agnes
1952 Tony Award® Best Play
winnerWritten by Jan De Hartog [winner]
1952 Tony Award® Best Director
winnerDirected by José Ferrer [winner]