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Witness for the Prosecution
Play
Drama
Mystery
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 16, 1954
Closing Date
Jun 30, 1956
Performances
645
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Drama
Mystery
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Open Date: Dec 16, 1954
Close Date: Jun 30, 1956
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Henry Miller's Theatre
(Dec 16, 1954 - Jun 30, 1956)
Setting
The Chambers of Sir Wilfrid Robarts, Q.C., in London; The Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey) in London. Present time.
Media
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People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Gilbert Miller
Produced by
Gilbert Miller
and
Peter Saunders
Written by
Agatha Christie
Directed by
Robert Lewis
Production Design by
Raymond Sovey
; Costume Design by
Kathryn B. Miller
General Manager:
George Banyai
; Company Manager:
Samuel H. Schwartz
Production Stage Manager:
John Effrat
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Eugene Stuckmann
Assistant to the Director:
Judd Mathison
; Production Assistant:
Betsy Holland
; Press Representative:
Richard Maney
,
Frank Goodman
and
Peggy Phillips
Mary Barclay
Greta
Jack Bittner
Foreman of the Jury
Horace Braham
Mr. Justice Wainwright
Ernest Clark
Mr. Myers, Q.C.
R. Cobden-Smith
Alderman
Brace Conning
Barrister
Robin Craven
Mr. Mayhew
Ronald Dawson
Clerk of the Court
Andrew George
Second Juror
Ruth Greene
Barrister
Bryan Herbert
Policeman
Claude Horton
Inspector Hearne
Patricia Jessel
Romaine
Sam Kramer
Barrister
Ralph Leonard
Plain Clothes Detective
Gene Lyons
Leonard Vole
Michael McAloney
Mr. Clegg
Franklyn Monroe
Barrister
Henry Craig Nelso
Barrister
Gordon Nelson
Carter
Una O'Connor
Janet Mackenzie
Arthur Oshlag
Court Usher
Dolores Rashid
Third Juror
Albert Richards
Barrister
Ralph Roberts
Warder
Guy Spaull
Dr. Wyatt
Dawn Steinkamp
The Other Woman
Francis L. Sullivan
Sir Wilfrid Robarts, Q.C.
W.H. Thomas
Court Stenogapher
Harold Webster
Judge's Clerk
Henry Miller's Theatre
(Dec 16, 1954 - Jun 30, 1956)
Production Stage Manager:
Richard Bender
Cast
Francis Compton
Mr. Justice Wainwright
John Dooley
Warder
Neil Fitzgerald
Carter
MacGregor Gibb
Court Usher
Will Hare
Court Stenogapher
Charles Hart
Barrister
Geoffrey Lumb
Mr. Myers, Q.C.
John Malcolm
Foreman of the Jury
Mr. Mayhew
Dawn Mathison
The Other Woman
Doris Patston
Greta
Henry Sherwood
Barrister
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1955 Winner
Francis L. Sullivan
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1955 Winner
Patricia Jessel
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Gilbert Miller
Produced by
Gilbert Miller
and
Peter Saunders
Written by
Agatha Christie
Directed by
Robert Lewis
Production Design by
Raymond Sovey
; Costume Design by
Kathryn B. Miller
General Manager:
George Banyai
; Company Manager:
Samuel H. Schwartz
Production Stage Manager:
John Effrat
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Eugene Stuckmann
Assistant to the Director:
Judd Mathison
; Production Assistant:
Betsy Holland
; Press Representative:
Richard Maney
,
Frank Goodman
and
Peggy Phillips
Mary Barclay
Greta
Jack Bittner
Foreman of the Jury
Horace Braham
Mr. Justice Wainwright
Ernest Clark
Mr. Myers, Q.C.
R. Cobden-Smith
Alderman
Brace Conning
Barrister
Robin Craven
Mr. Mayhew
Ronald Dawson
Clerk of the Court
Andrew George
Second Juror
Ruth Greene
Barrister
Bryan Herbert
Policeman
Claude Horton
Inspector Hearne
Patricia Jessel
Romaine
Sam Kramer
Barrister
Ralph Leonard
Plain Clothes Detective
Gene Lyons
Leonard Vole
Michael McAloney
Mr. Clegg
Franklyn Monroe
Barrister
Henry Craig Nelso
Barrister
Gordon Nelson
Carter
Una O'Connor
Janet Mackenzie
Arthur Oshlag
Court Usher
Dolores Rashid
Third Juror
Albert Richards
Barrister
Ralph Roberts
Warder
Guy Spaull
Dr. Wyatt
Dawn Steinkamp
The Other Woman
Francis L. Sullivan
Sir Wilfrid Robarts, Q.C.
W.H. Thomas
Court Stenogapher
Harold Webster
Judge's Clerk
Henry Miller's Theatre
(Dec 16, 1954 - Jun 30, 1956)
Production Stage Manager:
Richard Bender
Cast
Francis Compton
Mr. Justice Wainwright
John Dooley
Warder
Neil Fitzgerald
Carter
MacGregor Gibb
Court Usher
Will Hare
Court Stenogapher
Charles Hart
Barrister
Geoffrey Lumb
Mr. Myers, Q.C.
John Malcolm
Foreman of the Jury
Mr. Mayhew
Dawn Mathison
The Other Woman
Doris Patston
Greta
Henry Sherwood
Barrister
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1955 Winner
Francis L. Sullivan
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1955 Winner
Patricia Jessel
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