PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jan 19, 1956
Closing Date
Feb 04, 1956
Performances
20
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Jan 19, 1956 - Feb 04, 1956)
Description
A melodrama in two parts
Produced by The Producers Theatre; Produced in association with Stratford Foundation of Canada
Written by Christopher Marlowe; Book adapted by Tyrone Guthrie and Donald Wolfit; Incidental music by John Gardner; Musical Director: Louis Applebaum
Directed by Tyrone Guthrie
Scenic Design by Leslie Hurry; Costume Design by Leslie Hurry; Lighting Design by Paul Morrison
Company Manager: Harold Kusell
Production Stage Manager: Seymour Milbert; Stage Manager for the Stratford Festival Foundation: Jack Merigold
General Press Representative: Barry Hyams, Martin Shwartz and Lila Glaser
Myrna Aaron
Virgin of Memphis
 
Turkish Concubine
Thor Arngrim
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Ken Ayers
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Guy Belanger
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
George Blackwell
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Lloyd Bochner
Soldan of Egypt
 
Callapine
Son of Bajazeth
Margaret Braidwood
Ebea
Zabina's Maid
Coral Browne
Zabina
Wife of Bajazeth
Roland Bull
King of Arabia
 
King of Jerusalem
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
John Carter
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Deborah Cass
Anippe
Maid to Zenocrate
Jacqueline Cecil
Virgin of Memphis
 
Turkish Concubine
Barbara Chilcott
Zenocrate
Daughter of the Soldan of Egypt
Robert Christie
Theridamas
A Persian Lord
William Cole
Second Citizen
 
Egyptian Captain
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Donald Davis
Agydas
A Median Lord
 
King of Amasia
Alex de Naszody
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Colleen Dewhurst
Virgin of Memphis
 
Turkish Concubine
Julian Flett
A Scythian Messenger
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Ted Follows
Menaphon
A Persian Lord
 
Celebinus
Son of Tamburlaine
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
David Gardner
Prologue
 
Second Egyptian Messenger
 
Orcanes
King of Natolia
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Jay Gerber
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Robert Goodier
Meander
A Persian Lord
 
Governor of Babylon
Margot Hartman
Virgin of Memphis
 
Turkish Concubine
John Hayes
King of Fez
 
Second Citizen
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Peter Henderson
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Gordon Hilstad
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Edward K. Holmes
Ortygius
A Persian Lord
 
King of Argier
 
King of Trebizond
Eric House
Mycetes
King of Persia
 
Capolin
An Egyptian Captain
 
Governor of Memphis
 
Second Physician
Richard Howard
First Egyptian Messenger
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
William Hutt
Techelles
A Follower of Tamburlaine
Barney Johnston
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Barbara Kay
Virgin of Memphis
 
Turkish Concubine
James Manser
First Citizen
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Arne Markussen
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Harry McGirt
King of Morocco
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Louis Negin
Amyras
Son of Tamburlaine
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
William Nuss
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Peter Perehinczuk
A Persian Spy
 
A Messenger
 
First Citizen
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Adam Petroski
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Anthony Quayle
Tamburlaine
Douglas Rain
Bajazeth
Emperor of the Turks
 
Almeda
Callapine's Keeper
 
Maximus
William Shatner
Usumcasane
A Follower of Tamburlaine
Gordon Shearer
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Bruce Swerdfager
A Basso
 
First Physician
 
Perdicas
Servant to Calyphas
Fay Tracey
Virgin of Memphis
 
Turkish Concubine
Orest Ulan
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Tony Van Bridge
Cosroe
Mycetes' Brother
 
King of Soria
Murray Vines
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Neil Vipond
A Persian Messenger
 
Calyphas
Son of Tamburlaine
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Norman Wigutow
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Alan Wilkinson
Philemus
A Messenger
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Beverley Wilson
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Peter Wylde
Scythian Solider
 
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...
Allan Zielonka
Scythians, Persians, Egyptians...

Tony Award®

 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1956 Nominee
Anthony Quayle
 

Best Director

1956 Nominee
Directed by Tyrone Guthrie
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