Alvin Theatre, (10/3/1968 - 1/31/1970)

Category: Play, Original, Broadway
Setting: The years before and during World War I.

Opening Night Production Credits 

Theatre Owned / Operated by Herman Bernstein

Produced by Herman Levin

Written by Howard Sackler; Music arranged by Charles Gross

Directed by Edwin Sherin

Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by David Toser; Lighting Design by John Gleason; Hair Design by Dorman Allison

General Manager: Philip Adler; Company Manager: Edward A. Blatt

Production Stage Manager: William Dodds; Stage Manager: Tom Ellis; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jerry Laws

Choral Supervision and Arrangements by Howard A. Roberts; Choral Leader: Jerry Laws; Orchestra Personnel Consultant: Morris Stonzek

Press Representative: Martin Shwartz; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates

James Earl Jones	Jack Jefferson
Jane Alexander	Eleanor Bachman
Thomas Anderson	Negro Man
	Jack's Friend
	Member of The Congregation
	Mourner
	Contributor
Thomas Barbour	Sir William Griswold
	Man at Fight
	Civic Marcher
	Fight Fan
Verona Barnes	Jack's Friend
	Member of The Congregation
	Mourner
	Contributor
Don Blakely	An African Student
	Jack's Friend
	Mourner
	Contributor
Dave Brown	Jack's Friend
	Member of The Congregation
	Mourner
	Contributor
Burke Byrnes	1st Man on Ladder
	Reporter
	Crap Player
	Policeman
	Deputy
	German Officer
David Connell	Barker
	Pailman
	Mourner
Lawrence Cook	Ensemble
Sheila Coonan	Mrs. Kimball
	Civic Marcher
	Civic Leader
Lance Cunard	Porter
	Trainer
	Handler
	Civic Marcher
	Civic Leader
	Fight Fan
George Curley	Weigher-in
	Mr. Farlow
	Photographer
	Civic Marcher
	Stage Hand
	Fight Fan
Jon Cypher	Mr. Cameron (D.A.)
	Klossowski
	Man at Fight
	Fight Fan
George Ebeling	Fred
Marshall Efron	Ragosy
	Man at Fight
	Civic Marcher
	Fight Fan
Hector Elizondo	French Handler
	Blackface
	El Jefe
	Trainer
	Deputy
Luis Espinosa	Cuban Boy
	Jack's Friend
	Mourner
Antonio Fargas	Scipio
Joanna Featherstone	Jack's Friend
	Member of The Congregation
	Mourner
	Contributor
Edd K. Gasper	Government Agent
	Ranger
	Civic Marcher
	Deputy
	German Officer
Lou Gilbert	Goldie
Donald Girard	Paco
Ruth Gregory	Mrs. Bachman
Joseph Hamer	Bettor
	Ensemble
	Mr. M. Bratby
George Harris II	Tout
	Waiter
	Policeman
	Reporter
	Mexican
	Fight Fan
Hilda Haynes	Mrs. Jefferson
Bob Horen	Official
	Promoter
	Reporter
	Civic Marcher
	Civic Leader
	Mexican
	Pinkerton Man
L. Errol Jaye	Pastor
Woodie King	Young Negro
	Drummer
Ed Lauter	Photographer
	Crap Player
	Policeman
	Stage Hand
	Pinkerton Man
Jerry Laws	Jack's Friend
	Member of The Congregation
	Mourner
	Contributor
Philip Lindsay	Negro Man
	Jack's Friend
	Member of The Congregation
	Mourner
	Contributor
Peter Masterson	Smitty
George Mathews	Cap'n Dan
Edward McNally	Roller
	Detective
	Ensemble
Lou Meyer	Juggler
	Man at Fight
	Civic Marcher
	Fight Fan
Clark Morgan	A Distinguished Negro
	Ensemble
Terrence O'Connor	Civic Marcher
	Civic Leader
Jimmy Pelham	Tick
Garwood Perkins	Deacon
	Jack's Friend
	Mourner
	Contributor
Terrance Phillips	Boy
	Ensemble
Richard Pittman	Jack's Friend
	Member of The Congregation
	Mourner
	Contributor
Dan Priest	Colonel Cox
	2nd Man on Ladder
	Civic Marcher
	Deputy
Michael Prince	Mr. Donnelly
	Crap Player
	Reporter
Brooks Rogers	Mr. Dixon
Gil Rogers	Brady
	Inspector Wainwright
	German Officer
	Fight Fan
Danette Small	Civic Marcher
	Member of The Congregation
	Mourner
	Contributor
Yvonne Southerland	Signature Recorder
	Jack's Friend
	Member of The Congregation
	Mourner
Dolores St. Amand	Ensemble
Larry Swanson	Mr. Eubanks
	Handler
	Civic Marcher
	Civic Leader
	Photographer
	Reporter
Judy Thames	Ensemble
Christine Thomas	Civic Marcher
	Civic Leader
David Thomas	Mr. Treacher
	Ensemble
Glory Van Scott	Jack's Friend
	Mourner
	Contributor
Sean J. Walsh	The Kid
	Ranger
	Civic Marcher
	Deputy
	Photographer
Marlene Warfield	Clara
Mel Winkler	Rudy
	Jack's Friend
	Contributor
Eugene R. Wood	Pop Weaver
	Man at Fight
Max Wright	Mr. Coates
	Reporter
	German Officer

Standby: J. A. Preston (Jack Jefferson).

Understudies: Thomas Anderson (A Distinguished Negro), Dave Brown (Barker), Burke Byrnes (Mr. Cameron (D.A.)), David Connell (Scipio), Lance Cunard (Pop Weaver, Promoter), Tom Ellis (Government Agent), Luis Espinosa (Paco), Edd K. Gasper (El Jefe), Donald Girard (Cuban Boy), George Harris II (Blackface, Goldie, Trainer), Bob Horen (Mr. Coates), Ed Lauter (Smitty), Jerry Laws (Tick), Philip Lindsay (Deacon), Garwood Perkins (Pastor), Richard Pittman (Rudy), Dan Priest (Fred), Michael Prince (Mr. Dixon), Christine Thomas (Mrs. Bachman, Mrs. Kimball), Glory Van Scott (Clara), Sean J. Walsh (Brady, Klossowski).