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Jane Eyre   

 
Belasco Theatre , (5/01/1958 - 6/14/1958)
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Opening Date:May 01, 1958   
Closing Date:Jun 14, 1958 Total Performances:52

Category: Play, Romance, Original, Broadway
Description: A drama in three acts and five scenes
Setting: Thornfield Hall, in Millcote, England, during the early part of the nineteenth century.


Production Staff
Produced by Courtney Burr; Produced in association with Sterling Productions
Written by Huntington Hartford; Based on the novel by Charlotte Brontė; Music arranged by Lehman Engel
Directed by Demetrios Vilan
Scenic Design by Ben Edwards; Costume Design by Motley and Frank Spencer; Assistant to Mr. Edwards: Richard Burns and Richard Mason
Company Manager: Edward Choate; Business Manager: Richard E. French
Stage Manager: Charles Durand, Bob Paschall and Tom McDermott
Press Representative: George Ross and Madi Blitzstein
Cast
Eric Portman Edward Rochester
Master of Thornfield
Jan Brooks Jane Eyre
a governess
Blanche Yurka Mrs. Fairfax
the housekeeper
Francis Compton Gregory
Adrian Foley Lord Ingram
her son
Carol Hebald Leah
a servant
Norah Howard Lady Ingram
Adelaide Klein Grace Poole
Iola Lynn Hon. Blanche Ingram
her daughter
John Malcolm Briggs
Tom McDermott Guest
Richard Nicholls Mr. Green
Nick Richards Guest
Dorothy Scott Guest
Frank Silvera Richard Mason
a gentleman from Jamaica
George Spelvin Colonel Dent
Ann Stanwell Miss Wood
Susan Towers Adele Varens
Mr. Rochester's ward
Jane White Bertha
Douglas Wood Reverend Wood
Understudies: Adelaide Klein (Mrs. Fairfax), John Malcolm (Edward Rochester), Tom McDermott (Lord Ingram, Richard Mason), Richard Nicholls (Gregory), Dorothy Scott (Grace Poole) and Ann Stanwell (Jane Eyre)
1959 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design
 Ben Edwards [nominee]