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Speaking of Murder
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Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 19, 1956
Closing Date
Jan 19, 1957
Performances
37
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Open Date: Dec 19, 1956
Close Date: Jan 19, 1957
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Royale Theatre
(Dec 19, 1956 - Jan 19, 1957)
Description
A melodrama in three acts and four scenes.
Setting
The library of the Ashton home, forty miles north of New York City. The present.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Courtney Burr
and
Burgess Meredith
Written by
Audrey Roos
and
William Roos
Directed by
Delbert Mann
Scenic Design by
Frederick Fox
; Costume Design by
Alice Gibson
; Lighting Design by
Frederick Fox
General Manager:
Richard E. French
; Company Manager:
John H. Potter
Stage Manager:
Robert Paschall
and
Charles Durand
Press Representative:
Phyllis Perlman
,
Marian Byram
and
Howard Atlee
Brook Byron
Mildred
Brenda De Banzie
Annabelle Logan
Virginia Gerry
Janie Ashton
Lorne Greene
Charles Ashton
Robert Mandan
Mitchell
Neva Patterson
Connie Barnes Ashton
Billy Quinn
Ricky Ashton
Estelle Winwood
Mrs. Walworth
Understudies:
Brook Byron
(Annabelle Logan, Connie Barnes Ashton),
Cherry Hardy
(Mrs. Walworth),
Bert Harris
(Ricky Ashton),
Kathie Lock
(Janie Ashton) and
Robert Mandan
(Charles Ashton)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Courtney Burr
and
Burgess Meredith
Written by
Audrey Roos
and
William Roos
Directed by
Delbert Mann
Scenic Design by
Frederick Fox
; Costume Design by
Alice Gibson
; Lighting Design by
Frederick Fox
General Manager:
Richard E. French
; Company Manager:
John H. Potter
Stage Manager:
Robert Paschall
and
Charles Durand
Press Representative:
Phyllis Perlman
,
Marian Byram
and
Howard Atlee
Brook Byron
Mildred
Brenda De Banzie
Annabelle Logan
Virginia Gerry
Janie Ashton
Lorne Greene
Charles Ashton
Robert Mandan
Mitchell
Neva Patterson
Connie Barnes Ashton
Billy Quinn
Ricky Ashton
Estelle Winwood
Mrs. Walworth
Understudies:
Brook Byron
(Annabelle Logan, Connie Barnes Ashton),
Cherry Hardy
(Mrs. Walworth),
Bert Harris
(Ricky Ashton),
Kathie Lock
(Janie Ashton) and
Robert Mandan
(Charles Ashton)
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