PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jan 17, 1957
Closing Date
May 11, 1957
Performances
132
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Coronet Theatre
(Jan 17, 1957 - May 11, 1957)
Description
A comedy in three acts and five scenes
Setting
The Home of General Saint Pe in France, about 1910.
Theatre Owned / Operated by City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)
Produced by The Producers Theatre and Robert Whitehead
Written by Jean Anouilh; English Version by Lucienne Hill; Incidental music by John Hotchkis
Directed by Harold Clurman
Scenic Design by Ben Edwards; Assistant to Ben Edwards: Richard Burns
Managing Director for the Coronet Theatre: Louis A. Lotito; General Manager: Oscar Olesen; Company Manager: Harold Kusell
Production Stage Manager: Frederic de Wilde; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jonathan Anderson and Chester Doherty
General Press Representative for The Producers Theatre: Barry Hyams; Press Representative: Abner D. Klipstein; Casting: Terry Fay; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner
John Abbott
Doctor Bonfant
Frieda Altman
First Maid
Sudie Bond
Estelle
General St. Pé's Daughter
Mary Grace Canfield
Sidonia
General St. Pé's Daughter
Meriel Forbes
Mlle. de St.-Euverte
William Hansen
Father Ambrose
Louise Kirtland
Mme. DuPont-Fredaine
Mildred Natwick
Mme. St. Pé
Ralph Richardson
General St. Pé
Helen Seamon
New Maid
John Stewart
Gaston
General St. Pé's Secretary

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1957 Nominee
Produced by The Producers Theatre and Robert Whitehead
Translated by Lucienne Hill
Written by Jean Anouilh
 

Best Actor in Play

1957 Nominee
Ralph Richardson
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1957 Nominee
Mildred Natwick
 

Best Scenic Design

1957 Nominee
Scenic Design by Ben Edwards
 

Best Direction

1957 Nominee
Directed by Harold Clurman
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