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Inherit the Wind
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 21, 1955
Closing Date
Jun 22, 1957
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Open Date: Apr 21, 1955
Close Date: Jun 22, 1957
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
National Theatre
(Apr 21, 1955 - Jun 22, 1957)
Setting
A small town.Summer. Not too long ago.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Select Operating Corporation
Produced by
Herman Shumlin
; Produced in association with
Margo Jones
Written by
Jerome Lawrence
and
Robert E. Lee
Directed by
Herman Shumlin
; Assistant Director:
Terese Hayden
Scenic Design by
Peter Larkin
; Costume Design by
Ruth Morley
; Lighting Design by
Feder
; Assistant to Miss Morley:
Dale Clement
and
Jean Vaughn
; Assistant to Mr. Larkin:
Blanche Wise
General Manager:
Barney Klawans
Production Stage Manager:
Burry Fredrik
; Stage Manager:
David Clive
General Press Representative:
Leo Freedman
Paul Muni
Had to leave the play when he developed a cataract
Henry Drummond
Apr 21, 1955 - Aug 1955
Ed Begley
Matthew Harrison Brady
Tony Randall
E. K. Hornbeck
Apr 21, 1955 - Oct 20, 1956
Lou Adelman
Ensemble
Jack Banning
Timmy
Eric Berne
Howard
Emmett Bradley
Ensemble
Charles Brin
Elijah
Joseph Brownstone
Ensemble
Howard Caine
Hot Dog Man
Michael Constantine
Ensemble
Staats Cotsworth
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
William Darrid
Tom Davenport
Michael Del Medico
Ensemble
Donald Elson
Bollinger
Perry Fiske
Harry Y. Esterbrook
Sara Floyd
Mrs. Krebs
Louis Hector
Judge
Fred Herrick
Corkin
Sillers
Ruth Hope
Ensemble
Sally Jessup
Ensemble
Mary Kevin Kelly
Melinda
Muriel Kirkland
Mrs. Brady
Julie Knox
Ensemble
Patricia Larson
Ensemble
Bethel Leslie
Rachel Brown
Michael Lewin
Ensemble
Robert P. Lieb
Meeker
Karl Light
Bertram Cates
Salem Ludwig
Mr. Goodfellow
James Maloney
Mayor
Evelyn Mando
Ensemble
Sarah Meade
Ensemble
Fred Miller
Platt
Dunlap
Rita Newton
Mrs. Loomis
Ruth Newton
Mrs. Blair
Gian Pace
Ensemble
Bee Peters
Ensemble
Richard Poston
Ensemble
Jack Riano
Ensemble
Gordon Russell
Ensemble
Carroll Saint
Ensemble
Margherita Sargent
Mrs. McLain
Robert Shannon
Ensemble
Harry Shaw
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Maurice Shrog
Ensemble
Charles Thompson
Mr. Bannister
Edmund Williams
Reuter's Man
National Theatre
(Apr 21, 1955 - Jun 22, 1957)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Playhouse Properties, Inc.
General Manager:
Thomas Kilpatrick
Production Stage Manager:
Lucia Victor
; General Stage Manager:
Lucia Victor
; Stage Manager:
Henry Velez
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Kathleen A. Sullivan
and
Frank Dudley
Publicity Director:
Merle Debuskey
; Photographer:
Ted Croner
Cast
Alan Hewitt
E. K. Hornbeck
Oct 22, 1956 - ?
Henry Barnard
Harry Y. Esterbrook
Ed Begley
Henry Drummond
Norman Beim
Ensemble
Harry Y. Esterbrook
Charles Bell
Ensemble
Ivan Bonar
Ensemble
Patricia Bosworth
Ensemble
Ronald Brumlik
Howard
D.G. Buckles
Ensemble
Purdy Calvin
Ensemble
Clifford Carpenter
Sillers
Tom Davenport
E. K. Hornbeck
David Clive
Harry Y. Esterbrook
Michael Constantine
Corkin
Sillers
Michael Del Medico
Corkin
Bob Dennis
Timmy
Barry Desfor
Timmy
Howard
Frieda Dorn
Ensemble
Melvyn Douglas
After playing the part on Broadway, Douglas headlined the national tour of the play
Henry Drummond
Sep 1955 - Nov 30, 1955
Frederic Downs
Mr. Goodfellow
Frank Dudley
Hot Dog Man
David Dunham
Ensemble
Drummond Erskine
Ensemble
Frank Ford
Ensemble
Prudy Glover
Mrs. Loomis
Frederica Going
Mrs. Krebs
Taylor Graves
Ensemble
James Greene
Ensemble
Frank Hamilton
Reuter's Man
Frances Helm
Rachel Brown
Marjorie Howard
Ensemble
Richard Jury
Ensemble
Paul Kielar
Ensemble
Dan Lincoln
Ensemble
Leo Lucker
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Alan MacAteer
Mayor
Frank Macdonald
Ensemble
Evelyn Mando
Mrs. Blair
Mrs. Loomis
Julie McCarthy
Ensemble
Raf Michaels
Ensemble
Paul Muni
Muni returned to the part with a prosthetic eye
Henry Drummond
Dec 01, 1955 - ?
Eulalie Noble
Ensemble
Simon Oakland
Henry Drummond
Shirley O'Hara
Mrs. Loomis
Carol O'Keith
Ensemble
Elizabeth Perry
Ensemble
Edward Guillaime Polidor
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Jared Reed
Hot Dog Man
Tom Flatley Reynolds
Mayor
Paul Roland
Ensemble
Lewis Scholle
Timmy
Jacqueline Scott
Rachel Brown
Ensemble
Perry Skaar
Timmy
Archie Smith
Bertram Cates
Dorothy Stanska
Ensemble
Leon B. Stevens
Hot Dog Man
Matthew Harrison Brady
Henry Velez
Ensemble
Elijah
Ronald Weyand
Bollinger
Edmund Williams
Harry Y. Esterbrook
Tom Davenport
Florence Williams
Mrs. Brady
Barbara Woods
Melinda
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1956 Winner
Paul Muni
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1956 Winner
Ed Begley
Best Scenic Design
1956 Winner
Scenic Design by
Peter Larkin
Best Director
1956 Nominee
Directed by
Herman Shumlin
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Select Operating Corporation
Produced by
Herman Shumlin
; Produced in association with
Margo Jones
Written by
Jerome Lawrence
and
Robert E. Lee
Directed by
Herman Shumlin
; Assistant Director:
Terese Hayden
Scenic Design by
Peter Larkin
; Costume Design by
Ruth Morley
; Lighting Design by
Feder
; Assistant to Miss Morley:
Dale Clement
and
Jean Vaughn
; Assistant to Mr. Larkin:
Blanche Wise
General Manager:
Barney Klawans
Production Stage Manager:
Burry Fredrik
; Stage Manager:
David Clive
General Press Representative:
Leo Freedman
Paul Muni
Had to leave the play when he developed a cataract
Henry Drummond
Apr 21, 1955 - Aug 1955
Ed Begley
Matthew Harrison Brady
Tony Randall
E. K. Hornbeck
Apr 21, 1955 - Oct 20, 1956
Lou Adelman
Ensemble
Jack Banning
Timmy
Eric Berne
Howard
Emmett Bradley
Ensemble
Charles Brin
Elijah
Joseph Brownstone
Ensemble
Howard Caine
Hot Dog Man
Michael Constantine
Ensemble
Staats Cotsworth
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
William Darrid
Tom Davenport
Michael Del Medico
Ensemble
Donald Elson
Bollinger
Perry Fiske
Harry Y. Esterbrook
Sara Floyd
Mrs. Krebs
Louis Hector
Judge
Fred Herrick
Corkin
Sillers
Ruth Hope
Ensemble
Sally Jessup
Ensemble
Mary Kevin Kelly
Melinda
Muriel Kirkland
Mrs. Brady
Julie Knox
Ensemble
Patricia Larson
Ensemble
Bethel Leslie
Rachel Brown
Michael Lewin
Ensemble
Robert P. Lieb
Meeker
Karl Light
Bertram Cates
Salem Ludwig
Mr. Goodfellow
James Maloney
Mayor
Evelyn Mando
Ensemble
Sarah Meade
Ensemble
Fred Miller
Platt
Dunlap
Rita Newton
Mrs. Loomis
Ruth Newton
Mrs. Blair
Gian Pace
Ensemble
Bee Peters
Ensemble
Richard Poston
Ensemble
Jack Riano
Ensemble
Gordon Russell
Ensemble
Carroll Saint
Ensemble
Margherita Sargent
Mrs. McLain
Robert Shannon
Ensemble
Harry Shaw
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Maurice Shrog
Ensemble
Charles Thompson
Mr. Bannister
Edmund Williams
Reuter's Man
National Theatre
(Apr 21, 1955 - Jun 22, 1957)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Playhouse Properties, Inc.
General Manager:
Thomas Kilpatrick
Production Stage Manager:
Lucia Victor
; General Stage Manager:
Lucia Victor
; Stage Manager:
Henry Velez
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Kathleen A. Sullivan
and
Frank Dudley
Publicity Director:
Merle Debuskey
; Photographer:
Ted Croner
Cast
Alan Hewitt
E. K. Hornbeck
Oct 22, 1956 - ?
Henry Barnard
Harry Y. Esterbrook
Ed Begley
Henry Drummond
Norman Beim
Ensemble
Harry Y. Esterbrook
Charles Bell
Ensemble
Ivan Bonar
Ensemble
Patricia Bosworth
Ensemble
Ronald Brumlik
Howard
D.G. Buckles
Ensemble
Purdy Calvin
Ensemble
Clifford Carpenter
Sillers
Tom Davenport
E. K. Hornbeck
David Clive
Harry Y. Esterbrook
Michael Constantine
Corkin
Sillers
Michael Del Medico
Corkin
Bob Dennis
Timmy
Barry Desfor
Timmy
Howard
Frieda Dorn
Ensemble
Melvyn Douglas
After playing the part on Broadway, Douglas headlined the national tour of the play
Henry Drummond
Sep 1955 - Nov 30, 1955
Frederic Downs
Mr. Goodfellow
Frank Dudley
Hot Dog Man
David Dunham
Ensemble
Drummond Erskine
Ensemble
Frank Ford
Ensemble
Prudy Glover
Mrs. Loomis
Frederica Going
Mrs. Krebs
Taylor Graves
Ensemble
James Greene
Ensemble
Frank Hamilton
Reuter's Man
Frances Helm
Rachel Brown
Marjorie Howard
Ensemble
Richard Jury
Ensemble
Paul Kielar
Ensemble
Dan Lincoln
Ensemble
Leo Lucker
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Alan MacAteer
Mayor
Frank Macdonald
Ensemble
Evelyn Mando
Mrs. Blair
Mrs. Loomis
Julie McCarthy
Ensemble
Raf Michaels
Ensemble
Paul Muni
Muni returned to the part with a prosthetic eye
Henry Drummond
Dec 01, 1955 - ?
Eulalie Noble
Ensemble
Simon Oakland
Henry Drummond
Shirley O'Hara
Mrs. Loomis
Carol O'Keith
Ensemble
Elizabeth Perry
Ensemble
Edward Guillaime Polidor
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Jared Reed
Hot Dog Man
Tom Flatley Reynolds
Mayor
Paul Roland
Ensemble
Lewis Scholle
Timmy
Jacqueline Scott
Rachel Brown
Ensemble
Perry Skaar
Timmy
Archie Smith
Bertram Cates
Dorothy Stanska
Ensemble
Leon B. Stevens
Hot Dog Man
Matthew Harrison Brady
Henry Velez
Ensemble
Elijah
Ronald Weyand
Bollinger
Edmund Williams
Harry Y. Esterbrook
Tom Davenport
Florence Williams
Mrs. Brady
Barbara Woods
Melinda
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1956 Winner
Paul Muni
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1956 Winner
Ed Begley
Best Scenic Design
1956 Winner
Scenic Design by
Peter Larkin
Best Director
1956 Nominee
Directed by
Herman Shumlin
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