Adding Machine
(1923), a tragedy by Elmer Rice. [Garrick Theatre, 72 perf.] On the 25th anniversary of his employment by the Firm, Mr. Zero (Dudley Digges) is told by the Boss (Irving ...
Alfred Lunt
(1892–1977) and(1887–1983)American actors.The Lunts first appeared together in 1919, married in 1922, and made an indelible impression in the Theatre Guild production of Molnár's The Guardsman in ...
Alice Brady
(b. New York, 2 Nov. 1892; d. New York, 28 Oct. 1939)Actress and singer. Daughter of the theatrical impresario William A. Brady, she trained as a singer and, after ...
Aline Bernstein
(1881–1955),American costume and scene designer. Her first work for the stage was for the Indian play The Little Clay Cart (1924) produced by the Neighborhood Playhouse. Her designs were ...
Alla Nazimova
(b. Yalta, Crimea, 22 May 1879; d. Los Angeles, 13 July 1945)Actress. Played a season at the Moscow Art Theatre before a tour of Europe and America, where she ...
Allegro
The third collaboration for the stage between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, which opened at the Majestic Theatre in New York on 10 October 1947, was completely out of ...
Bells Are Ringing
As Broadway-to-Hollywood transplants go, Bells Are Ringing was fairly satisfactory, mainly due to the presence of Judy Holliday. She recreated her stage role as Ella Peterson, the somewhat scatty ...
Ben Iden Payne
(1881–1976), manager and director.After a distinguished career in England, associated largely with Shakespearean productions, he came to America in 1913 and worked as artistic director for little ...
Both Your Houses
(1933),a play by Maxwell Anderson. [Royale Theatre, 120 perf.; Pulitzer Prize.] After Alan McClean (Sheppard Strudwick) was fired for exposing misappropriations at his school, his muckraking ...
Caesar and Cleopatra
A: George Bernard Shaw W: 1898 Pf: 1906, Berlin, then New York Pb: 1901 G: Drama in 5 acts and a prologue S: Egypt, 48 bc C: 26m, 4f, extrasIn a Prologue Ra cynically comments on Caesar and ...
Carousel
It took more than 10 years for Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s second musical to transfer from Broadway to Hollywood in 1956, but the wait was more than worthwhile. ...
Cheryl Crawford
(1902–86)American producer. A rising star in the administration of the Theatre Guild, Crawford broke away to join Harold Clurman and Lee Strasberg to found the Group Theatre in 1931. ...
Come Back, Little Sheba
A: William Inge Pf: 1950, New York Pb: 1950 G: Drama in 2 acts S: Delaneys' home in a Midwestern city, 1940s C: 8m, 3fDoc Delaney and his childhood sweetheart wife Lola have been married for 20 ...
Days Without End
(1934),a modern miracle play by Eugene O'Neill. [Henry Miller Theatre, 57 perf.] John Loving is two men simultaneously: John (Earle Larimore), his generous, idealistic half, and Loving (Stanley ...
Devil's Disciple
A: George Bernard Shaw Pf: 1897, London Pb: 1901 G: Melodrama in 3 acts S: Websterbridge, New Hampshire, 1777 C: 18m, 6f, extrasIt is 1777, and the British are having difficulty suppressing the ...
Dudley Digges
(1879–1947),Irish-American actor, trained for the stage by Frank J. Fay, who appeared in some early plays by Yeats, being particularly good as the Wise Man in The Hour-Glass (1903). ...
Dynamo
(1929),a play by Eugene O'Neill. [Martin Beck Theatre, 50 perf.] The Reverend Light (George Gaul), a devout but somewhat arrogant Christian, and Ramsay Fife (Dudley Digges), an atheist, are ...
Edward G. Robinson
1893–1972)Romanian-born US film star, renowned throughout the world for his gangster roles and his collection of paintings.Born in Bucharest, Robinson emigrated with his family in 1903 to the USA, ...
Elizabeth the Queen
(1930),a drama by Maxwell Anderson. [Guild Theatre, 147 perf.] The aging Queen Elizabeth (Lynn Fontanne) has fallen in love with her young, handsome courtier Robert Devereaux (Alfred Lunt), the ...
Elizabethan and Jacobean Plays in America
Although some non‐Shakespearean Tudor and Stuart plays were performed by the earliest professional ensembles, these productions were few and far between, a situation that persisted all through the ...
