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King Henry VIII
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Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 06, 1946
Closing Date
Feb 21, 1947
Performances
40
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Open Date: Nov 06, 1946
Close Date: Feb 21, 1947
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
This production played in repertory with
What Every Woman Knows
,
John Gabriel Borkman
,
A Pound on Demand / Androcles and the Lion
Theatres
International Theatre
(Nov 06, 1946 - Feb 21, 1947)
Setting
England. 1521 to 1533.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
The American Repertory Theatre
Written by
William Shakespeare
; Incidental music by
Lehman Engel
; Musical Director:
Lehman Engel
Staged by
Margaret Webster
; Choreographed by
Felicia Sorel
Scenic Design by
David Ffolkes
; Costume Design by
David Ffolkes
General Manager:
John Yorke
Technical Director:
Paul Morrison
; Stage Manager:
Thelma Chandler
and
Emery Battis
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Donald Keyes
and
Cavada Humphrey
Orchestra Manager:
Sol Gusikoff
; Conducted by
Max Marlin
General Press Director:
Wolfe Kaufman
; Press Representative:
Mary Ward
Don Allen
Ensemble
Emery Battis
Sir Thomas Lovell
John Becher
Lord Sands
John Behney
Ensemble
Philip Bourneuf
The Prologue
First Chronicler
Angus Cairns
Lord Chamberlain
Michel Corhan
Ensemble
Will Davis
Ensemble
June Duprez
Ann Bullen
Marion Evenson
Patience
Thomas Grace
Ensemble
Raymond Greenleaf
Duke of Norfolk
Walter Hampden
Cardinal Wolsey
Bart Henderson
Ensemble
Cavada Humphrey
Ensemble
Frederic Hunter
Ensemble
Anne Jackson
Ensemble
Victor Jory
Henry VIII
Arthur Keegan
Sir Harry Guildford
Garter King of Arms
Donald Keyes
Sir Nicholas Vaux
Griffith
Eva Le Gallienne
Katherine of Aragon
Robert Leser
Ensemble
Gerald McCormack
Ensemble
Mary Alice Moore
Duchess of Norfolk
Ensemble
Ruth Neal
Lady in Waiting to Katherine
Ensemble
Walter Neal
Ensemble
James Rafferty
Ensemble
Robert Rawlings
Lord Abergavenny
A Messenger
John Straub
Cardinal Campeius
Eugene Stuckmann
Second Chronicler
Capucius
Theodore Tenley
Archbishop of Canterbury
Ensemble
Eli Wallach
Cromwell
Richard Waring
Duke of Buckingham
Margaret Webster
An Old Lady
William Windom
Sergeant of the Guard
Earl of Surrey
Ed Woodhead
Surveyor
Ensemble
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Duke of Suffolk
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Scenic Design
1947 Winner
Scenic Design by
David Ffolkes
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
The American Repertory Theatre
Written by
William Shakespeare
; Incidental music by
Lehman Engel
; Musical Director:
Lehman Engel
Staged by
Margaret Webster
; Choreographed by
Felicia Sorel
Scenic Design by
David Ffolkes
; Costume Design by
David Ffolkes
General Manager:
John Yorke
Technical Director:
Paul Morrison
; Stage Manager:
Thelma Chandler
and
Emery Battis
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Donald Keyes
and
Cavada Humphrey
Orchestra Manager:
Sol Gusikoff
; Conducted by
Max Marlin
General Press Director:
Wolfe Kaufman
; Press Representative:
Mary Ward
Don Allen
Ensemble
Emery Battis
Sir Thomas Lovell
John Becher
Lord Sands
John Behney
Ensemble
Philip Bourneuf
The Prologue
First Chronicler
Angus Cairns
Lord Chamberlain
Michel Corhan
Ensemble
Will Davis
Ensemble
June Duprez
Ann Bullen
Marion Evenson
Patience
Thomas Grace
Ensemble
Raymond Greenleaf
Duke of Norfolk
Walter Hampden
Cardinal Wolsey
Bart Henderson
Ensemble
Cavada Humphrey
Ensemble
Frederic Hunter
Ensemble
Anne Jackson
Ensemble
Victor Jory
Henry VIII
Arthur Keegan
Sir Harry Guildford
Garter King of Arms
Donald Keyes
Sir Nicholas Vaux
Griffith
Eva Le Gallienne
Katherine of Aragon
Robert Leser
Ensemble
Gerald McCormack
Ensemble
Mary Alice Moore
Duchess of Norfolk
Ensemble
Ruth Neal
Lady in Waiting to Katherine
Ensemble
Walter Neal
Ensemble
James Rafferty
Ensemble
Robert Rawlings
Lord Abergavenny
A Messenger
John Straub
Cardinal Campeius
Eugene Stuckmann
Second Chronicler
Capucius
Theodore Tenley
Archbishop of Canterbury
Ensemble
Eli Wallach
Cromwell
Richard Waring
Duke of Buckingham
Margaret Webster
An Old Lady
William Windom
Sergeant of the Guard
Earl of Surrey
Ed Woodhead
Surveyor
Ensemble
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Duke of Suffolk
Tony Award®
Best Scenic Design
1947 Winner
Scenic Design by
David Ffolkes
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