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Roman Candle
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 03, 1960
Closing Date
Feb 06, 1960
Performances
5
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Feb 03, 1960
Close Date: Feb 06, 1960
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Cort Theatre
(Feb 03, 1960 - Feb 06, 1960)
Description
A comedy in three acts and six scenes
Setting
The adjoining apartments of Mark Baxter and Eleanor Winston on the fifth floor of the Washington Apartments in Washington, D.C. Present-a day in spring.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Ethel Linder Reiner
Written by
Sidney Sheldon
Directed by
David Pressman
Scenic Design by
David Hays
; Costume Design by
Ruth Morley
; Lighting Design by
David Hays
General Manager:
Milton Baron
Production Stage Manager:
Bernard Gersten
; Stage Manager:
Leon Gersten
and
Chester Doherty
Press Representative:
Frank Goodman
,
Ben Washer
and
Ruth Cage
Mildred Chandler
Mrs. Otis
Lon Clark
Colonel Grey
Chester Doherty
Range Officer
Stephen Elliott
Admiral Trenton
Eddie Firestone
Sgt. Eddie Remick
Lauren Gilbert
Senator John Winston
Lloyd Gough
Dr. Alden
Walter Greaza
Lieut. General Dayton
Tony Kraber
Sgt. Seidel
John Lasell
Fire Control Officer
Julia Meade
Eleanor Winston
Robert Sterling
Mark Baxter
Inger Stevens
Elizabeth Brown
Stan Watt
Sgt. Smitty
Secretary of Defense
Understudies:
Elizabeth Ashley
(Eleanor Winston, Elizabeth Brown),
Lon Clark
(Sgt. Eddie Remick),
Stephen Elliott
(Lieut. General Dayton, Dr. Alden),
Tony Kraber
(Fire Control Officer),
John Lasell
(Mark Baxter) and
Stan Watt
(Colonel Grey, Admiral Trenton)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Ethel Linder Reiner
Written by
Sidney Sheldon
Directed by
David Pressman
Scenic Design by
David Hays
; Costume Design by
Ruth Morley
; Lighting Design by
David Hays
General Manager:
Milton Baron
Production Stage Manager:
Bernard Gersten
; Stage Manager:
Leon Gersten
and
Chester Doherty
Press Representative:
Frank Goodman
,
Ben Washer
and
Ruth Cage
Mildred Chandler
Mrs. Otis
Lon Clark
Colonel Grey
Chester Doherty
Range Officer
Stephen Elliott
Admiral Trenton
Eddie Firestone
Sgt. Eddie Remick
Lauren Gilbert
Senator John Winston
Lloyd Gough
Dr. Alden
Walter Greaza
Lieut. General Dayton
Tony Kraber
Sgt. Seidel
John Lasell
Fire Control Officer
Julia Meade
Eleanor Winston
Robert Sterling
Mark Baxter
Inger Stevens
Elizabeth Brown
Stan Watt
Sgt. Smitty
Secretary of Defense
Understudies:
Elizabeth Ashley
(Eleanor Winston, Elizabeth Brown),
Lon Clark
(Sgt. Eddie Remick),
Stephen Elliott
(Lieut. General Dayton, Dr. Alden),
Tony Kraber
(Fire Control Officer),
John Lasell
(Mark Baxter) and
Stan Watt
(Colonel Grey, Admiral Trenton)
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