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Opening Date
Feb 04, 1946
Closing Date
Dec 31, 1949
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Open Date: Feb 04, 1946
Close Date: Dec 31, 1949
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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.
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People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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)
Awards
Theatre World
Award
1946 Recipient
Paul Douglas
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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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