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The Merchant of Venice (1947)

Broadway, Play

PlaywrightWilliam Shakespeare

Music • Music - ProductionDan Moses Schreier

Music - IncidentalRobert Lockhart

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Picture of New Century Theatre

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

Licensed ByPublic Domain

Opening DateFeb 22nd 1947

Closing DateMar 6th 1947

Creative Team
Director
Donald Wolfit
Original
Costume Designer
Sheila Harris Jackson
Original
Cast
Shylock
Donald Wolfit
Original
Gratiano
Josef Shear
Original
Stephano
Margaret Stallard
Original
Prince of Aragon
David Dodimead
Original
Lorenzo
Kempster Barnes
Original
Launcelot Gobbo
Geoffrey Wilkinson
Original
Jessica
Penelope Chandler
Original
Duke of Venice
Eric Adeney
Original
Old Gobbo
Malcolm Watson
Original
Bassanio
John Wynyard
Original
Salarino
Richard Blythe
Original
Antonio
Alexander Gauge
Original
Balthazar
George Bradford
Original
Solanio
Frederick Horrey
Original
Nerissa
Marion Marshall
Original
Portia
Rosalind Iden
Original
Prince of Morocco
Robert Algar
Original
Tubal
Eric Maxon
Original
Artistic Production
Producer
Hall Shelton
Original

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