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The Matchmaker
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 05, 1955
Closing Date
Feb 02, 1957
Performances
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Open Date: Dec 05, 1955
Close Date: Feb 02, 1957
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Royale Theatre
(Dec 05, 1955 - Nov 10, 1956)
Booth Theatre
(Nov 12, 1956 - Feb 02, 1957)
Description
A comedy in two acts and four scenes
Setting
Yonkers and New York City. The early 'Eighties.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Magoro Operating Corporation
Produced by
The Theatre Guild
and
David Merrick
Written by
Thornton Wilder
; Based on "Einen Jux Will Sich Machen" by
Johann Nestroy
; Nestroy's play based on "A Day Well Spent" by
John Oxenford
Directed by
Tyrone Guthrie
; Production Supervised by
David Merrick
Scenic Design by
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
; Costume Design by
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
Tom Powers
and
Harold Kusell
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Roy A. Somlyo
Production Stage Manager:
Samuel Liff
; Stage Manager:
Rex Partington
General Press Representative:
Dick Weaver
; Press Representative:
Max Eisen
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
and
Blaine-Thompson
Ruth Gordon
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
a Friend of Vandergelder's Late Wife
Eileen Herlie
Irene Molloy
a Milliner
Loring Smith
Horace Vandergelder
a Merchant of Yonkers
Peter Bayliss
A Cabman
Esme Church
Miss Flora Van Husen
a Friend of Vandergelder's Late Wife
Rosamund Greenwood
Minnie Fay
Mrs. Molloy's Assistant
Arthur Hill
Cornelius Hackl
Clerk in Vandergelder's Store
Patrick McAlinney
Malachi Stack
Alexander Davion
Ambrose Kemper
Artist
Charity Grace
Gertrude
Vandergelder's Housekeeper
William Lanteau
Rudolf
Waiter
Philip Leeds
Joe Scanlon
a Barber
A Musician
John Milligan
August
Waiter
Robert Morse
Barnaby Tucker
Apprentice in Vandergelder's Store
Prunella Scales
Ermengarde
Vandergelder's Niece
Christine Thomas
Miss Van Huysen's Cook
Understudy:
C. K. Alexander
(Horace Vandergelder)
Royale Theatre
(Dec 05, 1955 - Nov 10, 1956)
Stage Manager:
Howard Stone
,
Earl Simmons
,
Edward Diamond
and
Benjamin Janney
; Production Stage Manager:
Rex Partington
Press Representative:
Harvey Sabinson
Cast
Timothy Findley
Rudolf
Waiter
Mari Lynn
Ermengarde
Vandergelder's Niece
Diana Rivers
Minnie Fay
Mrs. Molloy's Assistant
Booth Theatre
(Nov 12, 1956 - Feb 02, 1957)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Cast
Patricia Cutts
Irene Molloy
a Milliner
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1956 Nominee
Ruth Gordon
Best Director
1956 Winner
Directed by
Tyrone Guthrie
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Magoro Operating Corporation
Produced by
The Theatre Guild
and
David Merrick
Written by
Thornton Wilder
; Based on "Einen Jux Will Sich Machen" by
Johann Nestroy
; Nestroy's play based on "A Day Well Spent" by
John Oxenford
Directed by
Tyrone Guthrie
; Production Supervised by
David Merrick
Scenic Design by
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
; Costume Design by
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
Tom Powers
and
Harold Kusell
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Roy A. Somlyo
Production Stage Manager:
Samuel Liff
; Stage Manager:
Rex Partington
General Press Representative:
Dick Weaver
; Press Representative:
Max Eisen
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
and
Blaine-Thompson
Ruth Gordon
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
a Friend of Vandergelder's Late Wife
Eileen Herlie
Irene Molloy
a Milliner
Loring Smith
Horace Vandergelder
a Merchant of Yonkers
Peter Bayliss
A Cabman
Esme Church
Miss Flora Van Husen
a Friend of Vandergelder's Late Wife
Rosamund Greenwood
Minnie Fay
Mrs. Molloy's Assistant
Arthur Hill
Cornelius Hackl
Clerk in Vandergelder's Store
Patrick McAlinney
Malachi Stack
Alexander Davion
Ambrose Kemper
Artist
Charity Grace
Gertrude
Vandergelder's Housekeeper
William Lanteau
Rudolf
Waiter
Philip Leeds
Joe Scanlon
a Barber
A Musician
John Milligan
August
Waiter
Robert Morse
Barnaby Tucker
Apprentice in Vandergelder's Store
Prunella Scales
Ermengarde
Vandergelder's Niece
Christine Thomas
Miss Van Huysen's Cook
Understudy:
C. K. Alexander
(Horace Vandergelder)
Royale Theatre
(Dec 05, 1955 - Nov 10, 1956)
Stage Manager:
Howard Stone
,
Earl Simmons
,
Edward Diamond
and
Benjamin Janney
; Production Stage Manager:
Rex Partington
Press Representative:
Harvey Sabinson
Cast
Timothy Findley
Rudolf
Waiter
Mari Lynn
Ermengarde
Vandergelder's Niece
Diana Rivers
Minnie Fay
Mrs. Molloy's Assistant
Booth Theatre
(Nov 12, 1956 - Feb 02, 1957)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Cast
Patricia Cutts
Irene Molloy
a Milliner
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1956 Nominee
Ruth Gordon
Best Director
1956 Winner
Directed by
Tyrone Guthrie
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