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A Touch of the Poet
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 02, 1958
Closing Date
Jun 13, 1959
Performances
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Open Date: Oct 02, 1958
Close Date: Jun 13, 1959
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Helen Hayes Theatre
(Oct 02, 1958 - Jun 13, 1959)
Description
A play in four acts
Setting
The dining room of Melody's Tavern, in a village a few miles from Boston. July 27, 1828.
Comments
A Touch of the Poet
was on hiatus 3/22/1959 - 3/29/1959.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
The Producers Theatre
Originally produced by
Robert Whitehead
Written by
Eugene O'Neill
Staged by
Harold Clurman
Scenic Design by
Ben Edwards
; Assistant Designer:
Richard Burns
; Assistant Costume Design:
Betty Coe Armstrong
General Manager:
Oscar Olesen
; Company Manager:
Thomas V. Bodkin
; Managing Director of the Helen Hayes Theatre:
Louis A. Lotito
Production Stage Manager:
Joseph Brownstone
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Norman Kean
Press Representative:
Barry Hyams
,
Bob Ullman
and
Lila Glaser
; Casting:
Terry Fay
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
; Press Secretary:
Edith L. Kean
Betty Field
Deborah
Mrs. Henry Harford
Helen Hayes
Nora Melody
Eric Portman
Cornelius Melody
John Call
Dan Roche
Tom Clancy
Mickey Maloy
Curt Conway
Jamie Cregan
Farrell Pelly
Patch Riley
Art Smith
Paddy O'Dowd
Kim Stanley
Sara Melody
Oct 02, 1958 - Mar 20, 1959
Luis Van Rooten
Nicholas Gadsby
Understudy:
Nancy Malone
(Sara Melody)
Helen Hayes Theatre
(Oct 02, 1958 - Jun 13, 1959)
Cast
Cloris Leachman
Sara Melody
Apr 13, 1959 - Jun 13, 1959
Nancy Malone
Sara Melody
Mar 30, 1959 - Apr 11, 1959
Dermot McNamara
Mickey Maloy
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Mickey Maloy
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1959 Nominee
Produced by
The Producers Theatre
Written by
Eugene O'Neill
Originally produced by
Robert Whitehead
Best Actress in a Play
1959 Nominee
Kim Stanley
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
The Producers Theatre
Originally produced by
Robert Whitehead
Written by
Eugene O'Neill
Staged by
Harold Clurman
Scenic Design by
Ben Edwards
; Assistant Designer:
Richard Burns
; Assistant Costume Design:
Betty Coe Armstrong
General Manager:
Oscar Olesen
; Company Manager:
Thomas V. Bodkin
; Managing Director of the Helen Hayes Theatre:
Louis A. Lotito
Production Stage Manager:
Joseph Brownstone
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Norman Kean
Press Representative:
Barry Hyams
,
Bob Ullman
and
Lila Glaser
; Casting:
Terry Fay
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
; Press Secretary:
Edith L. Kean
Betty Field
Deborah
Mrs. Henry Harford
Helen Hayes
Nora Melody
Eric Portman
Cornelius Melody
John Call
Dan Roche
Tom Clancy
Mickey Maloy
Curt Conway
Jamie Cregan
Farrell Pelly
Patch Riley
Art Smith
Paddy O'Dowd
Kim Stanley
Sara Melody
Oct 02, 1958 - Mar 20, 1959
Luis Van Rooten
Nicholas Gadsby
Understudy:
Nancy Malone
(Sara Melody)
Helen Hayes Theatre
(Oct 02, 1958 - Jun 13, 1959)
Cast
Cloris Leachman
Sara Melody
Apr 13, 1959 - Jun 13, 1959
Nancy Malone
Sara Melody
Mar 30, 1959 - Apr 11, 1959
Dermot McNamara
Mickey Maloy
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Mickey Maloy
Tony Award®
Best Play
1959 Nominee
Produced by
The Producers Theatre
Written by
Eugene O'Neill
Originally produced by
Robert Whitehead
Best Actress in a Play
1959 Nominee
Kim Stanley
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