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Henry Miller's Theatre , (1/21/1950 - 1/13/1951)
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Opening Date:Jan 21, 1950   
Closing Date:Jan 13, 1951 Total Performances:409

Category: Play, Drama, Original, Broadway


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Gilbert Miller
Produced by Gilbert Miller; Produced by arrangement with Sherek Players, Ltd.
Written by T.S. Eliot; Musical arrangement by Alexander Haas; Orchestra by Alexander Haas
Directed by E. Martin Browne
Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey; Lighting Design by Raymond Sovey
General Manager: Harry Fleischman; Company Manager: Harry Essex
Stage Manager: Donald Bain; Assistant Stage Mgr: Avril Conquest; General Stage Manager: Kenneth Fraser
Press Representative: Richard Maney, Frank Goodman and Peggy Phillips
Cast
Robert Flemyng Edward Chamberlayne
Alec Guinness An Unidentified Guest
later, Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly
Cathleen Nesbitt Julia
Mrs. Shuttlethwaite
Donald Bain A Caterer's Man
Grey Blake Peter Quilpe
Ernest Clark Alexander MacColgie Gibbs
Avril Conquest A Nurse - Secretary
Eileen Peel
Broadway debut		 Lavinia Chamberlayne
Irene Worth Celia Coplestone
1950 Tony Award® Best Play
winnerWritten by T.S. Eliot; Produced by Gilbert Miller [winner]