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The Taming of the Shrew   

 
Alvin Theatre , (2/05/1940 - 2/10/1940)
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Opening Date:Feb 05, 1940   
Closing Date:Feb 10, 1940 Total Performances:8

Category: Play, Comedy, Benefit, Revival, Broadway
Description: A Comedy in Two Parts
Setting: House of a Noble Lord.
Comments: This production was a benefit for Finnish Relief Fund.


Production Staff
Produced by The Theatre Guild; Produced in association with John C. Wilson
Written by William Shakespeare
Staged by Harry Wagstaff Gribble; Conceived by Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
Production Design by Cagett Wilson; Costume Design by Cagett Wilson; Scenic Design by Carolyn Hancock
Cast
Lynn Fontanne Katharina
Alfred Lunt Petruchio
Fay Baker Bianca
Harry Be Gar Horse
Acrobat
Philip Bourneuf A Lord
Charles Bowden Pantaloon
Tailor
Donald Buka Bartholomew
Gilmore Bush Huntsman
Servant to Petruchio
Francis Compton Gremio
Suitor to Bianca
Grace Coppin Townswoman
Alex Courtnay Biondello
Servant to Lucentio
A Singer
Sharon Curran Townswoman
Robert Downing Servant to Petruchio
S. Thomas Gomez Grumio
Freddie Goodrow Acrobat
Sydney Greenstreet Baptista
Alan Hewitt Lucentio
Ray Holgate Dwarf
Thomas Keenan Dwarf
Edith King Widow
Curtis
A Servant to Petruchio
William LeMassena A Pedant
Byron McGrath Hortensio
Suitor to Bianca
Grace McGrath Maid
Gordon Mills Servant to Petruchio
Cameron Mitchell Huntsman
Haberdasher
A Prisoner
Don Morrell Horse
Acrobat
Ralph Nelson Servant to Petruchio
Officer
Eddo Porto Acrobat
Charles Silvers Dwarf
Norman Stuart Tranio
Servant to Lucentio
Victor Thorley Vincentio
Brooks West Huntsman
Servant to Petruchio
Richard Whorf Christopher Sly