PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 17, 1948
Closing Date
Dec 24, 1949
Performances
446
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Morosco Theatre
(Nov 17, 1948 - Feb 05, 1949)
Fulton Theatre
(Feb 07, 1949 - Sep 17, 1949)
Martin Beck Theatre
(Sep 19, 1949 - Nov 19, 1949)
John Golden Theatre
(Nov 21, 1949 - Dec 24, 1949)
Setting
A dormitory of Good Hope College for Women in Good Hope, Massachussetts. Commencement weekend in early June, 1948.
Theatre Owned / Operated by City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)
Produced by Michael Kanin; Produced in association with Richard Aldrich and Richard Myers
Written by Fay Kanin
Directed by Sam Wanamaker
Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager; Costume Design by Emeline Roche; Lighting Design by Donald Oenslager; Assistant to Mr. Oenslager: Frederick Stover
General Manager: John H. Potter
Production Stage Manager: John Effrat; Stage Manager: Tom Donovan
Press Representative: William Fields and Walter Alford; Press Assistant: Arthur Cantor; Production Assistant: Roy A. Somlyo
Madeleine Carroll
Agatha Reed
Joseph Boland
Claude Griswold
Shirley Booth
Grace Woods
Ralph Bunker
Prof. Dingley
Tom Donovan
Telephone Man
Lillian Foster
Prof. Birdeshaw
Lenore Garland
Jo
Andrew George
Janitor
Eda Heinemann
Miss Shackleford
Sally Hester
Amelia
Betty Lou Holland
Carol
Lulu Mae Hubbard
Ellen Griswold
Bethel Leslie
Ginny Merrill
Mary Malone
Mary Nell
George Mitchell
Dr. Pitt
Conrad Nagel
James Merrill
Patty Pope
Susan
Gerrianne Raphael
Clarisse
Sam Wanamaker
Matt Cole
John Ware
Janitor

Morosco Theatre (Nov 17, 1948 - Feb 05, 1949)

Fulton Theatre (Feb 07, 1949 - Sep 17, 1949)

Theatre Owned / Operated by City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)

Cast

Ruth Hussey
Agatha Reed
Bonnie Baken
Mary Nell
Ralph Bunker
Janitor
Jean Casto
Grace Woods
Beverly Dennis
Amelia
Richard Hart
Matt Cole
Sally Hester
Casual
Patricia Jones
Susan
Anne Lubow
Prof. Birdeshaw
Marie Phillips
Carol
Helen Seamon
Clarisse
Ann Sturgis
Casual
Florence Sundstrom
Ellen Griswold
Ruth Vivian
Prof. Birdeshaw

Martin Beck Theatre (Sep 19, 1949 - Nov 19, 1949)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Theatre Guild

John Golden Theatre (Nov 21, 1949 - Dec 24, 1949)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization

Tony Award®

Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic)

1949 Winner
Shirley Booth
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