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The Heiress   

 
Biltmore Theatre , (9/29/1947 - 9/18/1948)
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Opening Date:Sep 29, 1947   
Closing Date:Sep 18, 1948 Total Performances:410

Category: Play, Drama, Original, Broadway
Setting: The front parlor of Doctor Sloper's house in Washington Square. 1850.


Production Staff
Produced by Fred F. Finklehoffe
Written by Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz; Suggested by "Washington Square" by Henry James
Directed by Jed Harris
Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey; Costume Design by Mary Percy Schenck
Cast
Patricia Collinge Lavinia Penniman
Peter Cookson Morris Townsend
Wendy Hiller Catherine Sloper
Craig Kelly Arthur Townsend
Betty Linley Mrs. Montgomery
Fiona O'Shiel Maria
Jean Platt Mrs. Montgomery Alternate
Katharine Raht Elizabeth Almond
Basil Rathbone Dr. Austin Sloper
Augusta Roeland Marian Almond
1948 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
 Performer: Basil Rathbone [nominee]
1948 Tony Award® Best Costume Design
winnerMary Percy Schenck [winner]