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King Lear (1947)

Broadway, Play

PlaywrightWilliam Shakespeare

Picture of New Century Theatre

VenueNew Century Theatre932 Seventh Ave. (at 58th St) New York, NY

Licensed ByPublic Domain

Opening DateFeb 18th 1947

Closing DateMar 8th 1947

Creative Team
Direction
Donald Wolfit
Original
Scenic Design
Ernest Stern
Original
Cast
Duke of Albany
Robert Algar
Original
Earl of Gloucester
Eric Maxon
Original
Edgar
Kempster Barnes
Original
Cordelia
Rosalind Iden
Original
King Lear of Britain
Donald Wolfit
Original
Regan
Ann Chalkley
Original
King of France
David Dodimead
Original
Duke of Cornwall
Josef Shear
Original
Earl of Kent
Alexander Gauge
Original
Goneril
Violet Farebrother
Original
Oswald
John Wynyard
Original
Edmund
Frederick Horrey
Original
Duke of Burgundy
George Bradford
Original
Fool
Geoffrey Wilkinson
Original
Doctor
Malcolm Watson
Original
Servant To Cornwall
Richard Blythe
Original
Artistic Production
Production
Hall Shelton
Original

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