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King Lear (1950)

Broadway, Play

PlaywrightWilliam Shakespeare

VenueNational Theatre1500 Broadway New York, NY

Licensed ByPublic Domain

Opening DateDec 25th 1950

Closing DateFeb 3rd 1951

Creative Team
Direction
John Houseman
Original
Scenic Design
Ralph Alswang
Original
Costume Design
Dorothy Jeakins
Original
Cast
Duke of Albany
Richard Malek
Original
Earl of Gloucester
Arnold Moss
Original
Loyal Knight
Guy Arbury
Original
Edgar
Wesley Addy
Original
Cordelia
Nina Foch
Original
King Lear of Britain
Louis Calhern
Original
Curan
Mitchell Agruss
Original
Regan
Jo Van Fleet
Original
King of France
Martin Waldron
Original
Duke of Cornwall
Nehemiah Persoff
Original
Herald
Thomas Poston
Original
Earl of Kent
Martin Gabel
Original
Goneril
Edith Atwater
Original
Oswald
Kurt Richards
Original
Edmund
Joseph Weiseman
Original
Duke of Burgundy
Frederic Warriner
Original
Fool
Norman Lloyd
Original
Gentleman
E J Ballantine
Original
Servant To Cornwall
Bernard Pollock
Original
MacGregor Gibb
Original
Jack Bittner
Original
Ensemble
Sam Gilman
Original
Michael Bay
Original
Ted Baden
Original
Henry Leonard
Original
Keith Taylor
Original
Earl F Simmons
Original
Jack Ramsey
Original
Artistic Production
Production
Robert L Joseph
Original
Production Staff
Press Representation
Harvey B Sabinson
Original
Production Stage Management Resident
Edward McHugh
Original

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