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The Number
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Melodrama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 30, 1951
Closing Date
Jan 12, 1952
Performances
87
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Melodrama
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Oct 30, 1951
Close Date: Jan 12, 1952
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Biltmore Theatre
(Oct 30, 1951 - Jan 12, 1952)
Comments
"The Number" was a rare instance in which a play was revised after its New York opening. After reading reviews, director George Abbott eliminated a scene in Act II which showed Sylvia fighting to keep her small daughter from her estranged husband.
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Paul Vroom
and
Irving Cooper
Written by
Arthur Carter
Staged by
George Abbott
Scenic Design by
Ralph Alswang
; Costume Design by
Jocelyn
Stage Manager:
Robert Griffith
Dane Clark
Dominic Spizzilini
Jennie Goldstein
Bessie Berger
Diana Herbert
Waitress
Louise Larabee
Alice
Peggy Nelson
Dottie
Martha Scott
Sylvia
Guy Thomajan
Guido
Bobby Vail
Dolly
Luis Van Rooten
Lennie
Murvyn Vye
Maury
Anatol Winogradoff
Hyman Berger
Awards
Theatre World
Award
1952 Recipient
Diana Herbert
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Paul Vroom
and
Irving Cooper
Written by
Arthur Carter
Staged by
George Abbott
Scenic Design by
Ralph Alswang
; Costume Design by
Jocelyn
Stage Manager:
Robert Griffith
Dane Clark
Dominic Spizzilini
Jennie Goldstein
Bessie Berger
Diana Herbert
Waitress
Louise Larabee
Alice
Peggy Nelson
Dottie
Martha Scott
Sylvia
Guy Thomajan
Guido
Bobby Vail
Dolly
Luis Van Rooten
Lennie
Murvyn Vye
Maury
Anatol Winogradoff
Hyman Berger
Theatre World
Award
1952 Recipient
Diana Herbert
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