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