PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 16, 1959
Closing Date
Jun 25, 1960
1st Preview
Feb 12, 1959
1st Preview
Feb 12, 1959
Previews
3
Performances
556
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Shubert Theatre
(Feb 16, 1959 - Oct 17, 1959)
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Oct 19, 1959 - Jun 25, 1960)
Description
A comedy in three acts
Setting
Brooklyn; Tokyo; the S. S. Leonard Wood, during a voyage to Japan.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by The Theatre Guild and Dore Schary; Associate Producer: Philip Langner
Written by Leonard Spigelgass
Directed by Dore Schary
Costume Design by Motley; Lighting Design by Donald Oenslager; Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager; Assistant to Mr. Oenslager: Klaus Holm
General Manager: Peter Davis; Company Manager: Marshall Young; Associate Business Manager: Sara Greenspan
Production Stage Manager: Elliot Martin; Stage Manager: David Ford; Assistant Stage Mgr: Arsenio Trinidad
General Press Representative: Nat Dorfman; Press Representative: Irvin Dorfman, Jane Randall and Anne Sloper; Assistant to Mr. Schary: Jean Barrere
Gertrude Berg
Mrs. Jacoby
Cedric Hardwicke
Koichi Asano
Yasuko Adachi
Servant Girl
Ina Balin
Alice Black
Selma Halpern
Lady Passenger
Barnard Hughes
Captain Norcross
Kanna Ishii
Ayako Asano
Tsuruko Kobayashi
Tateshi
Marc Marno
Eddie
Mae Questel
Mrs. Rubin
Sahomi Tachibana
Noketi
Michael Tolan
Jerome Black
Arsenio Trinidad
House Boy
 
Chauffeur
Understudies: David Ford (Jerome Black, Captain Norcross), Berta Gersten (Mrs. Jacoby), Selma Halpern (Alice Black, Mrs. Rubin), Barnard Hughes (Koichi Asano), Sahomi Tachibana (Ayako Asano) and Arsenio Trinidad (Eddie)

Shubert Theatre (Feb 16, 1959 - Oct 17, 1959)

Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Oct 19, 1959 - Jun 25, 1960)

Assistant Stage Mgr: Marv Ulame

Cast

Yvette Cardinoza
Tateshi
Irene Moore
Alice Black
Understudy: Marvin Ulane (House Boy)

Tony Award®

 

Best Actor in Play

1959 Nominee
Cedric Hardwicke

Best Actress in a Play

1959 Winner
Gertrude Berg

Best Scenic Design

1959 Winner
Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager
 

Best Direction

1959 Nominee
Directed by Dore Schary

Theatre World

Award

1959 Recipient
Ina Balin
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