PlayRevueOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 26, 1960
Closing Date
Nov 26, 1960
Performances
223
PlayRevueOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
ANTA Playhouse
(Feb 26, 1960 - Nov 26, 1960)
Description
A revue in two acts
Comments
On layoff from June 25 - September 5, 1960
  • People
    ANTA Theatre Managing Director: Louis A. Lotito
    Produced by Michael Davis, Helen Bonfils and Haila Stoddard
    Written by James Thurber; Based on works by James Thurber; Featuring music by The Don Elliott Quartet
    Directed by Burgess Meredith; Associate Director: James Starbuck (Staged "Word Dance" and "Fables")
    Scenic Design by Marvin Reiss; Men's Costumes by Ramsé Stevens; Lighting Design by Paul Morrison
    Business Manager: Edward Choate
    Production Stage Manager: Daniel S. Broun; Stage Manager: Malcolm Marmorstein; Assistant Stage Mgr: Sherwood Goozee
    Music performed by The Don Elliott Quartet
    Press Representative: George Ross; Women's clothes from Jenkins Gowns
    Peggy Cass
    She
     
    Mrs. Preble
     
    Miss Alma Winege
     
    Lou
     
    Mrs. Mitty
     
    Narrator
     
    Mrs. Sheep
    Tom Ewell
    Grant
     
    He
     
    Anderson
     
    The Pet Counsellor
     
    James Thurber
     
    Narrator
     
    Walter Mitty
    Paul Ford
    Man
     
    Wolf
     
    Lee
     
    Darrel Darke
     
    Bailey
     
    Preble
     
    Clint Jordan
     
    John
     
    Mr. Sheep
     
    Mr. Pritchard-Mitford
     
    The Leader
     
    Secretary Bird
    Alice Ghostley
    Narrator
     
    She
     
    Salesgirl
     
    Miss Whittaker
     
    Jeanette Gaines
     
    Nellie
    Wynne Miller
    Daughter
     
    Little Girl
     
    Bargirl
     
    Girl
     
    Miss Daley
     
    Miss Wynne
     
    Luna Moth
     
    Nurse
    Margo Lungreen
    Miss Bagley
     
    Red Fox
    John McGiver
    Psychiatrist
     
    Visitor
     
    Westwater
     
    H. F. Cluffman
     
    Dr. Renshaw
     
    Lee's Staff Man
     
    Owl
    Peter Turgeon
    Narrator
     
    Officer
     
    Announcer
     
    Lt. Berg
     
    Dr. Remington
     
    Mole
    Charles Braswell
    Wolf
     
    Policeman
     
    Schultz
     
    First Voice
     
    Dr. Benbow
     
    Mole
     
    Clothes Moth

    ANTA Playhouse (Feb 26, 1960 - Nov 26, 1960)

    Production Stage Manager: Walter Neal

    Cast

    Patricia Bright
    Narrator
     
    She
     
    Salesgirl
     
    Jeanette Gaines
     
    Nellie
    Peggy Cass
    Miss Whittaker
    Paul Ford
    Walter Mitty
    Eddie Mayehoff
    Lee's Staff Man
     
    He
     
    Anderson
     
    The Pet Counsellor
     
    James Thurber
     
    Mr. Pritchard-Mitford
     
    The Leader
    Elinor Wright
    Miss Wynne
    John McGiver
    Grant
    Joan Anderson
    Daughter
     
    Miss Bagley
     
    Little Girl
     
    Bargirl
     
    Girl
     
    Miss Daley
     
    Nurse
  • Songs
    music by The Don Elliott Quartet; lyrics by The Don Elliott Quartet
    Act 1
    Sung By
    Word Dance (Part I)
    The Night the Bed Fell
    Fables (Part I)
    Narrator, Daughter, Mrs. Sheep, Mr. Sheep, Wolf, Man, She, Psychiatrist, Policeman and Little Girl
    If Grant Had Been Drinking at Appomattox
    Narrator, Schultz, Grant, Lee, Lee's Staff Man and Officer
    Casuals of the Keys
    Visitor and Darrel Darke
    The Macbeth Murder Mystery
    He and She
    Gentlemen Shoppers
    Salesgirl, Westwater, Bargirl, Anderson and Bailey
    The Last Flower
    Act 2
    Sung By
    Pet Department
    The Pet Counsellor, Miss Whittaker and Girl
    Mr. Preble Gets Rid of His Wife
    Preble, Miss Daley and Mrs. Preble
    File and Forget
    James Thurber, Miss Bagley, Miss Alma Winege, Miss Wynne, Jeanette Gaines, Clint Jordan and H. F. Cluffman
    Take Her Up Tenderly
    John, Nellie and Lou
    Fables (Part II)
    Narrator, Owl, Mole, Secretary Bird, Red Fox, Luna Moth and Clothes Moth
    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
    Narrator, Walter Mitty, Mrs. Mitty, First Voice, Lt. Berg, Nurse, Dr. Renshaw, Dr. Benbow, Dr. Remington, Mr. Pritchard-Mitford and The Leader
  • Awards

    Tony Award®

    Special Awards

    1960 Recipient
    Written by James Thurber
    Directed by Burgess Meredith
ANTA Theatre Managing Director: Louis A. Lotito
Produced by Michael Davis, Helen Bonfils and Haila Stoddard
Written by James Thurber; Based on works by James Thurber; Featuring music by The Don Elliott Quartet
Directed by Burgess Meredith; Associate Director: James Starbuck (Staged "Word Dance" and "Fables")
Scenic Design by Marvin Reiss; Men's Costumes by Ramsé Stevens; Lighting Design by Paul Morrison
Business Manager: Edward Choate
Production Stage Manager: Daniel S. Broun; Stage Manager: Malcolm Marmorstein; Assistant Stage Mgr: Sherwood Goozee
Music performed by The Don Elliott Quartet
Press Representative: George Ross; Women's clothes from Jenkins Gowns
Peggy Cass
She
 
Mrs. Preble
 
Miss Alma Winege
 
Lou
 
Mrs. Mitty
 
Narrator
 
Mrs. Sheep
Tom Ewell
Grant
 
He
 
Anderson
 
The Pet Counsellor
 
James Thurber
 
Narrator
 
Walter Mitty
Paul Ford
Man
 
Wolf
 
Lee
 
Darrel Darke
 
Bailey
 
Preble
 
Clint Jordan
 
John
 
Mr. Sheep
 
Mr. Pritchard-Mitford
 
The Leader
 
Secretary Bird
Alice Ghostley
Narrator
 
She
 
Salesgirl
 
Miss Whittaker
 
Jeanette Gaines
 
Nellie
Wynne Miller
Daughter
 
Little Girl
 
Bargirl
 
Girl
 
Miss Daley
 
Miss Wynne
 
Luna Moth
 
Nurse
Margo Lungreen
Miss Bagley
 
Red Fox
John McGiver
Psychiatrist
 
Visitor
 
Westwater
 
H. F. Cluffman
 
Dr. Renshaw
 
Lee's Staff Man
 
Owl
Peter Turgeon
Narrator
 
Officer
 
Announcer
 
Lt. Berg
 
Dr. Remington
 
Mole
Charles Braswell
Wolf
 
Policeman
 
Schultz
 
First Voice
 
Dr. Benbow
 
Mole
 
Clothes Moth

ANTA Playhouse (Feb 26, 1960 - Nov 26, 1960)

Production Stage Manager: Walter Neal

Cast

Patricia Bright
Narrator
 
She
 
Salesgirl
 
Jeanette Gaines
 
Nellie
Peggy Cass
Miss Whittaker
Paul Ford
Walter Mitty
Eddie Mayehoff
Lee's Staff Man
 
He
 
Anderson
 
The Pet Counsellor
 
James Thurber
 
Mr. Pritchard-Mitford
 
The Leader
Elinor Wright
Miss Wynne
John McGiver
Grant
Joan Anderson
Daughter
 
Miss Bagley
 
Little Girl
 
Bargirl
 
Girl
 
Miss Daley
 
Nurse
music by The Don Elliott Quartet; lyrics by The Don Elliott Quartet
Act 1
Sung By
Word Dance (Part I)
The Night the Bed Fell
Fables (Part I)
Narrator, Daughter, Mrs. Sheep, Mr. Sheep, Wolf, Man, She, Psychiatrist, Policeman and Little Girl
If Grant Had Been Drinking at Appomattox
Narrator, Schultz, Grant, Lee, Lee's Staff Man and Officer
Casuals of the Keys
Visitor and Darrel Darke
The Macbeth Murder Mystery
He and She
Gentlemen Shoppers
Salesgirl, Westwater, Bargirl, Anderson and Bailey
The Last Flower
Act 2
Sung By
Pet Department
The Pet Counsellor, Miss Whittaker and Girl
Mr. Preble Gets Rid of His Wife
Preble, Miss Daley and Mrs. Preble
File and Forget
James Thurber, Miss Bagley, Miss Alma Winege, Miss Wynne, Jeanette Gaines, Clint Jordan and H. F. Cluffman
Take Her Up Tenderly
John, Nellie and Lou
Fables (Part II)
Narrator, Owl, Mole, Secretary Bird, Red Fox, Luna Moth and Clothes Moth
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Narrator, Walter Mitty, Mrs. Mitty, First Voice, Lt. Berg, Nurse, Dr. Renshaw, Dr. Benbow, Dr. Remington, Mr. Pritchard-Mitford and The Leader

Tony Award®

Special Awards

1960 Recipient
Written by James Thurber
Directed by Burgess Meredith
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