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The Chalk Garden   

 
Ethel Barrymore Theatre , (10/26/1955 - 3/31/1956)
First Preview: Total Previews:
Opening Date:Oct 26, 1955   
Closing Date:Mar 31, 1956 Total Performances:182

Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Description: A drama in three acts
Setting: Sussex, England. A room in a manor house. Present time.


Production Staff
Produced by Irene Mayer Selznick
Written by Enid Bagnold
Staged by Albert Marre
Scenic Design by Cecil Beaton; Costume Design by Cecil Beaton; Lighting Design by Raymond Sovey
Company Manager: Richard E. French
Production Stage Manager: Jose Véga; Stage Manager: Stuart Vaughan
Press Representative: Ben Kornzweig and Robert Ganshaw
Cast
Gladys Cooper Mrs. St. Maugham
Siobhán McKenna First Applicant
Miss Madrigal
Marian Seldes Olivia
Betsy von Furstenberg Laurel
Percy Waram The Judge
Fritz Weaver Maitland
Georgia Harvey Second Applicant
Eva Leonard-Boyne Third Applicant
Marie Paxton Nurse
1956 Tony Award® Best Play
 Written by Enid Bagnold; Produced by Irene Mayer Selznick [nominee]
1956 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Play
 Gladys Cooper [nominee]
 Siobhán McKenna [nominee]
1956 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play
 Fritz Weaver [nominee]
1956 Tony Award® Best Director
 Staged by Albert Marre [nominee]
1956 Theatre World Award
winnerFritz Weaver [winner]