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The Cocktail Party

The Cocktail Party - A comedy written by T.S. Eliot, starring Alec Guinness and Cathleen Nesbitt. The play revolves around the search for meaning and was a surprise hit on broadway when it opened.

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Henry Miller's Theatre, (1/21/1950 - 1/13/1951)

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Opening Date:	Jan 21, 1950
Closing Date:	Jan 13, 1951	Total Performances:	409

Category: Play, Drama, Original, Broadway

Setting: The Chamberlayne's flat in London and a Consulting Room in Harley Street.

Opening Night Credits
Awards

Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Gilbert Miller
Produced by Gilbert Miller; Produced by arrangement with Sherek Players, Ltd.
Written by T.S. Eliot; Musical arrangement by Alexander Haas; Orchestra by Alexander Haas
Directed by E. Martin Browne
Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey; Lighting Design by Raymond Sovey
General Manager: Harry Fleischman; Company Manager: Harry Essex
Stage Manager: Donald Bain; Assistant Stage Mgr: Avril Conquest; General Stage Manager: Kenneth Fraser
Press Representative: Richard Maney, Frank Goodman and Peggy Phillips

Cast

Robert Flemyng	Edward Chamberlayne
Alec Guinness	An Unidentified Guest later, Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly
Cathleen Nesbitt	Julia Mrs. Shuttlethwaite
Donald Bain	A Caterer's Man
Grey Blake	Peter Quilpe
Ernest Clark	Alexander MacColgie Gibbs
Avril Conquest	A Nurse - Secretary
Eileen Peel Broadway debut	Lavinia Chamberlayne
Irene Worth	Celia Coplestone

Tony Award^®
1950 Best Play [winner]
Written by T.S. Eliot; Produced by Gilbert Miller