PlayTragedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 15, 1946
Closing Date
Nov 16, 1946
Performances
38
PlayTragedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Oct 15, 1946 - Nov 16, 1946)
Description
A play in two acts
Setting
The action takes place in Italy, early in the sixteenth century at Malfi, Rome, Ancona and elsewhere.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Barrymore Theatre Corporation
Produced by Paul Czinner
Written by John Webster; Book adapted by W. H. Auden; Incidental music by Benjamin Britten; Music arranged by Ignatz Strasfogel
Directed by George Rylands
Scenic Design by Harry Gordon Bennett; Costume Design by Miles White
Company Manager: Lester Al Smith
General Stage Manager: Forrest Taylor; Assistant Stage Manager: Jack Cook and Robin Morse
General Press Representative: Jean Dalrymple; Associate Press Representative: Philip Bloom and Marian Graham
Elisabeth Bergner
Giovanna (Duchess of Malfi, sister of Ferdinand and the Cardinal)
Michael Bey
Monk
 
Lawyer
Michelette Burani
Old Lady
Patricia Calvert
Cariola (First Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess)
John Carradine
Broadway debut
The Cardinal (Ferdinand's brother)
Maurice Cavell
Antonio's Son
Whitfield Connor
Antonio Bologna (Steward of the household of the Duchess)
Jack Cook
Roderigo
 
Pilgrim
Frederic Downs
Second Guard
 
Astrologer
Donald Eccles
Ferdinand (Duke of Calabria)
Beth Holland
Lady Attending on the Duchess
Diana Kemble
Lady Attending on the Duchess
William Layton
First Guard
Canada Lee
Daniel de Bosola (Gentleman of the Horse to the Duchess)
Kathleen Moran
Antonio's Daughter
Robin Morse
Officer Attending on the Duchess
 
Officer Attending on the Duchess
Richard Newton
Delio (Antonio's friend)
Walter Peterson
Priest
Robert Pike
Doctor
Lawrence Ryle
Officer Attending on the Duchess
Elma Scheuer
Officer Attending on the Duchess
Sonia Sorel
Julia (wife of Castruchio)
Guy Spaull
Doctor
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