Opening Date

Jul 11, 1949

Closing Date

Jun 02, 1951

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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Setting
Ford's Theatre, Baltimore. June 1948.
Produced by Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers
Book by Sam Spewack and Bella Spewack; Music by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett; Incidental Ballet Music Arranged by Genevieve Pitot; Musical Director: Pembroke Davenport
Production Staged by John C. Wilson; Choreographed by Hanya Holm
Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers; Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers; Lighting Design by Al Alloy
General Manager: C. Edwin Knill; Company Manager: William G. Norton
Production Stage Manager: Milton Stern; Stage Manager: John Kuehn; Assistant Stage Mgr: Fred Hebert
Orchestra Director: George Hirst; Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek
General Press Representative: George Ross; Press Representative: Reuben Rabinovitch
Keith Andes
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Jul 11, 1949 - Jun 03, 1950
Anne Jeffreys
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Jul 11, 1949 - Jun 03, 1950
Benny Baker
First Man
Marc Platt
Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Julie Wilson
Lois Lane / Bianca
Doris Atkinson
Dancer
Martha Burnett
Singing Ensemble
Nat Burns
Harry Trevor / Baptista
Nikki Cellini
Dancer
Joan Djorup
Dancer
Helen Drakeley
Singing Ensemble
Ray Drakeley
Cab Driver
 
Singing Ensemble
Vito Durante
Dancer
Anna Friedland
Dancer
Paul Gannon
Haberdasher
"Taming of the Shrew" player
 
Dancer
Ray Hamilton
Dancer
Max Hart
Singing Ensemble
Alfred Homan
Hortensio (Second Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
 
Singing Ensemble
Lionel Ince
Harrison Howell
Bobby Johnson
Paul
 
Specialty Dancer
Foster Johnson
Specialty Dancer
John Kelly
Dancer
John Kuehn
Ralph
Stage Manager
Nancy Lang
Dancer
June MacLaren
Dancer
Ruth McVayne
Singing Ensemble
Shelly Mitchell
Singing Ensemble
Tony Montell
Singing Ensemble
Joan Morton
Dancer
Lois Palmer
Singing Ensemble
Nina Popova
Dancer
Stan Porter
Singing Ensemble
Bertha Powell
Hattie
June Reimer
Singing Ensemble
Rai Saunders
Specialty Singer
Eric Schepard
Dancer
Michael Scrittorale
Dancer
Kenny Smith
Singing Ensemble
Milton Stern
Stage Doorman
Bobby Vail
Second Man
Richard Wickman
Singing Ensemble
Bob Wright
Gremio (First Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Understudies: Martha Burnett (Lilli Vanessi / Katharine), Ray Drakeley (Second Man), Max Hart (Ralph), Bobby Johnson (Specialty Singer), John Kelly (Bill Calhoun / Lucentio), John Kuehn (Harrison Howell), Ruth McVayne (Hattie), Shelly Mitchell (Lois Lane / Bianca), Tony Montell (First Man), Stan Porter (Harry Trevor / Baptista), Rai Saunders (Paul), Michael Scrittorale (Haberdasher), Kenny Smith (Stage Doorman, Hortensio (Second Suitor), Cab Driver), Richard Wickman (Gremio (First Suitor)) and Bob Wright (Fred Graham / Petruchio)
Orchestra Under the Direction of Jacques Rabiroff

Cast

Frances McCann
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Jun 05, 1950 - Jun 02, 1951
Robert Wright
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Jun 05, 1950 - Jun 02, 1951
Betty George
Lois Lane / Bianca
Beverly Alleman
Singing Ensemble
Emory Bass
Singing Ensemble
Marie Baxa
Singing Ensemble
Ernest Brown
Specialty Dancer
Marian Burke
Singing Ensemble
Ben Cassidy
Singing Ensemble
Charles Cook
Specialty Dancer
Helen del Solar
Dancer
Frank Derbas
Dancer
Andrew Gainey
Gremio (First Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Charles Gardner
Singing Ensemble
 
Ralph
Stage Manager
Jean Goodall
Dancer
Lorraine Havercroft
Dancer
Fred Hebert
Stage Doorman
Glynn Hill
Singing Ensemble
Renee Houston
Singing Ensemble
Bobby Johnson
Specialty Singer
Reynolds Johnson
Dancer
Bruce Laffey
Stage Doorman
Roland Landry
Dancer
Jean McAnally
Singing Ensemble
Janet Medlin
Singing Ensemble
Dean Mitchner
Singing Ensemble
Mary Montgomery
Singing Ensemble
Anne Nelson
Dancer
Michael Roberts
Gremio (First Suitor)
"Taming of the Shrew" player
 
Ensemble
Enid Rodman
Dancer
Audrey Sabetti
Singing Ensemble
Janet Sayers
Dance Captain
Martin Schneider
Dancer
Michael Scrittorale
Haberdasher
"Taming of the Shrew" player
Sandra Uzzell
Dancer
Edward Whitman
Singing Ensemble
Keith Willis
Dancer
Understudies: Emory Bass (Ralph), Ernest Brown (Specialty Singer), Ben Cassidy (Gremio (First Suitor), Hortensio (Second Suitor), Stage Doorman), Frank Derbas (Haberdasher), Andrew Gainey (Fred Graham / Petruchio), Max Hart (Second Man), John Kuehn (Harry Trevor / Baptista), Janet Medlin (Lois Lane / Bianca, Hattie), Dean Mitchner (Stage Doorman, Hortensio (Second Suitor)), Michael Roberts (Fred Graham / Petruchio) and Audrey Sabetti (Hattie)
music by Cole Porter; lyrics by Cole Porter
Act 1
Sung By
Another Op'nin' Another Show
Hattie and The Company
Why Can't You Behave
Lois Lane / Bianca
Wunderbar
Fred Graham / Petruchio and Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
So in Love
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
We Open in Venice
Fred Graham / Petruchio, Lilli Vanessi / Katharine, Lois Lane / Bianca and Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Tom, Dick or Harry
Lois Lane / Bianca, Bill Calhoun / Lucentio, Gremio (First Suitor) and Hortensio (Second Suitor)
I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua
Fred Graham / Petruchio and The Men
I Hate Men
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Were Thine That Special Face
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Cantiamo D'Amore
Lois Lane / Bianca, Bill Calhoun / Lucentio and The Ensemble
Kiss Me, Kate
Fred Graham / Petruchio, Lilli Vanessi / Katharine and The Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Too Darn Hot
Paul and Specialty Dancers
Where Is the Life That Late I Led?
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Always True to You (In My Fashion)
Lois Lane / Bianca
Bianca
Bill Calhoun / Lucentio and The Ensemble
So in Love (Reprise)
Fred Graham / Petruchio
Brush Up Your Shakespeare
First Man and Second Man
I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple
Lilli Vanessi / Katharine
Kiss Me, Kate (Reprise)
Fred Graham / Petruchio, Lilli Vanessi / Katharine and The Company
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