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Twentieth Century
Play
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 24, 1950
Closing Date
Jun 30, 1951
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Open Date: Dec 24, 1950
Close Date: Jun 30, 1951
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
ANTA Playhouse
(Dec 24, 1950 - Jan 07, 1951)
Fulton Theatre
(Jan 09, 1951 - Jun 30, 1951)
Description
A play in three acts
After at two-week run at the ANTA Playhouse, this revival was moved, under the production sponsorship of Jose Ferrer, to the Fulton Theatre.
Setting
Aboard the Twentieth Century Limited between Chicago and New York.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The American National Theatre and Academy
Produced by
The American National Theatre and Academy
; Associate Producer:
Richard Condon
Written by
Ben Hecht
and
Charles MacArthur
; Based on a play by
Bruce Millholland
Directed by
José Ferrer
Scenic Design by
Wolfgang Roth
; Lighting Design by
Wolfgang Roth
; Costume Design by
Noel Taylor
; Lily Garland's costumes conceived by
Gloria Swanson
; Sound Design by
Masque Sound Engineering Company
Stage Manager:
Buford Armitage
José Ferrer
Oscar Jaffe
Dec 24, 1950 - Jun 02, 1951
Gloria Swanson
Lily Garland
Dec 24, 1950 - Jun 02, 1951
Robert Carroll
George Smith
Donald Foster
Oliver Webb
Leon Askin
Second Beard
Judas
Betty Bartley
Anita Highland
Paula Bauersmith
Dr. Johnson
Ralph Bunker
Grover Lockwood
Vincent Donahue
Red Cap
John Glendinning
Flannagan
Werner Klemperer
First Beard
Cristus
Eva Leonard-Boyne
Sadie
Paul Lilly
First Detective
William Lynn
Matthew Clark
Burton Mallory
Conductor
Edward Platt
Pullman Conductor
Red Cap
Van Prince
Waiter
Charles Salez
Second Detective
Henry Sherwood
Max Jacobs
P. Jay Sidney
Porter
Robinson Stone
Train Secretary
Robert Strauss
Owen O'Malley
ANTA Playhouse
(Dec 24, 1950 - Jan 07, 1951)
Fulton Theatre
(Jan 09, 1951 - Jun 30, 1951)
Theatre Operated by
City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)
Produced by
José Ferrer
General Manager:
Milton Baron
Production Manager:
Buford Armitage
; Stage Manager:
Thomas J. King
Press Representative:
Peggy Phillips
; General Press Representative:
David Lipsky
; Assistant to the Producer:
Robinson Stone
; Assistant Press Representative:
Joseph G. Lustig
Cast
Binnie Barnes
Broadway debut
Lily Garland
Jun 04, 1951 - Jun 30, 1951
Robert Preston
Broadway debut
Oscar Jaffe
Jun 04, 1951 - Jun 30, 1951
Cliff Cothron
Flannagan
John Glendinning
Owen O'Malley
Leo Lucker
Second Detective
Red Cap
William Lynn
Matthew Clark
Jun 1951 - ?
Chase Soltez
Pullman Conductor
Second Detective
Red Cap
Donald Stevens
Matthew Clark
Ellsworth Wright
Waiter
Standby:
Polly Rowles
(Lily Garland)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The American National Theatre and Academy
Produced by
The American National Theatre and Academy
; Associate Producer:
Richard Condon
Written by
Ben Hecht
and
Charles MacArthur
; Based on a play by
Bruce Millholland
Directed by
José Ferrer
Scenic Design by
Wolfgang Roth
; Lighting Design by
Wolfgang Roth
; Costume Design by
Noel Taylor
; Lily Garland's costumes conceived by
Gloria Swanson
; Sound Design by
Masque Sound Engineering Company
Stage Manager:
Buford Armitage
José Ferrer
Oscar Jaffe
Dec 24, 1950 - Jun 02, 1951
Gloria Swanson
Lily Garland
Dec 24, 1950 - Jun 02, 1951
Robert Carroll
George Smith
Donald Foster
Oliver Webb
Leon Askin
Second Beard
Judas
Betty Bartley
Anita Highland
Paula Bauersmith
Dr. Johnson
Ralph Bunker
Grover Lockwood
Vincent Donahue
Red Cap
John Glendinning
Flannagan
Werner Klemperer
First Beard
Cristus
Eva Leonard-Boyne
Sadie
Paul Lilly
First Detective
William Lynn
Matthew Clark
Burton Mallory
Conductor
Edward Platt
Pullman Conductor
Red Cap
Van Prince
Waiter
Charles Salez
Second Detective
Henry Sherwood
Max Jacobs
P. Jay Sidney
Porter
Robinson Stone
Train Secretary
Robert Strauss
Owen O'Malley
ANTA Playhouse
(Dec 24, 1950 - Jan 07, 1951)
Fulton Theatre
(Jan 09, 1951 - Jun 30, 1951)
Theatre Operated by
City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)
Produced by
José Ferrer
General Manager:
Milton Baron
Production Manager:
Buford Armitage
; Stage Manager:
Thomas J. King
Press Representative:
Peggy Phillips
; General Press Representative:
David Lipsky
; Assistant to the Producer:
Robinson Stone
; Assistant Press Representative:
Joseph G. Lustig
Cast
Binnie Barnes
Broadway debut
Lily Garland
Jun 04, 1951 - Jun 30, 1951
Robert Preston
Broadway debut
Oscar Jaffe
Jun 04, 1951 - Jun 30, 1951
Cliff Cothron
Flannagan
John Glendinning
Owen O'Malley
Leo Lucker
Second Detective
Red Cap
William Lynn
Matthew Clark
Jun 1951 - ?
Chase Soltez
Pullman Conductor
Second Detective
Red Cap
Donald Stevens
Matthew Clark
Ellsworth Wright
Waiter
Standby:
Polly Rowles
(Lily Garland)
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