PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 04, 1946
Closing Date
Dec 31, 1949
Performances
1,642
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Lyceum Theatre
(Feb 04, 1946 - Nov 06, 1948)
Henry Miller's Theatre
(Nov 09, 1948 - Dec 31, 1949)
Setting
Washington, DC. September 1945.
Media
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Theatre Owned / Operated by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Produced by Max Gordon
Written by Garson Kanin
Staged by Garson Kanin
Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager; Costume Design by Ruth Kanin; Assistant Scenic Design: Charles Elson
General Manager: Ben A. Boyar
Stage Manager: David M. Pardoll; Assistant Stage Mgr: William Harmon
Assistant to the Director: Hal Gerson; Press Representative: Nat N. Dorfman; Advertising: Kenneth Gray
Paul Douglas
Harry Brock
Feb 04, 1946 - May 29, 1948
Judy Holliday
Billie Dawn
Feb 04, 1946 - May 24, 1949
Gary Merrill
Paul Verrall
Feb 04, 1946 - Jul 26, 1947
Carroll Ashburn
The Assistant Manager
Mona Bruns
Mrs. Hedges
C.L. Burke
A Waiter
Ellen Hall
Helen
a maid
William Harmon
A Bellhop
Otto Hulett
Ed Devery
Rex King
A Bellhop
Mary Laslo
A Manicurist
Ted Mayer
A Barber
Paris Morgan
A Bootblack
Larry Oliver
Senator Norval Hedges
Frank Otto
Eddie Brock
Understudy: Adele Robertson (Billie Dawn)

Lyceum Theatre (Feb 04, 1946 - Nov 06, 1948)

Cast

John Alexander
Harry Brock
May 31, 1948 - May 24, 1949
John S. Clubley
The Assistant Manager
Harry M. Cooke
Eddie Brock
Gerald Cornell
The Assistant Manager
James Daly
During Gary Merrill's vacation
A Bellhop
 
Paul Verrall
Feb 03, 1947 - Feb 15, 1947
Lawrence Hall
A Bootblack
Laurence Hugo
Paul Verrall
Jul 28, 1947 - ?
Johnny Long
A Bootblack
Eleanor Lynn
During Judy Holliday's vacation; prior to playing role on the road
Billie Dawn
Aug 05, 1946 - Aug 17, 1946
Adele Robertson
During Judy Holliday's vacation
A Manicurist
 
Billie Dawn
Aug 18, 1947 - Sep 06, 1947
Sam Sweet
During Paul Douglas' vacation
Harry Brock
Jun 30, 1947 - Jul 26, 1947
Understudies: James Daly (Paul Verrall) and Sam Sweet (Harry Brock)

Henry Miller's Theatre (Nov 09, 1948 - Dec 31, 1949)

Theatre Owned / Operated by Gilbert Miller

Cast

King Calder
Harry Brock
May 25, 1949 - Aug 20, 1949
Leonard Lord
Ed Devery
Oct 1949 - Dec 31, 1949
Mary Ann Mattson
A Manicurist
Sep 14, 1949 - Dec 31, 1949
Scott McKay
Paul Verrall
May 25, 1949 - ?
Joan Morgan
Broadway debut
Billie Dawn
Jul 18, 1949 - Dec 31, 1949
Howard St. John
Ed Devery
Aug 22, 1949 - Oct 1949
Jan Sterling
Billie Dawn
May 25, 1949 - Jul 16, 1949
Jesse White
Harry Brock
Aug 22, 1949 - Dec 31, 1949
Understudy: Mary Ann Mattson (Billie Dawn)

Theatre World

Award

1946 Recipient
Paul Douglas
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