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A Desert Incident
Broadway
Original
A Desert Incident
Broadway
Original
John Golden Theatre
252 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Pearl S. Buck
People (28)
Dorothy Blackburn
Mrs. Horton
(Original)
Sylvia Daneel
Mrs. Elinor Ashley
(Original)
Lynne Forrester
Rose Endicott
(Original)
Charles Gerald
Edwin Barkley
(Original)
John Heldabrand
Lewis Endicott
(Original)
Chailendra Jones
Pokey
(Original)
Philip Kenneally
Tom Thunder
(Original)
Walter Klavun
General Horton
(Original)
Mary Susan Locke
Angela Ashley
(Original)
Cameron Prud'homme
Professor Ashley
(Original)
Paul Roebling
Sir Mark Grahame
(Original)
Shepperd Strudwick
Dr. Basil Ashley
(Original)
Ronald Tourso
Robbie Horton
(Original)
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Dorothy Blackburn
Mrs. Horton
(Original)
Sylvia Daneel
Mrs. Elinor Ashley
(Original)
Lynne Forrester
Rose Endicott
(Original)
Charles Gerald
Edwin Barkley
(Original)
John Heldabrand
Lewis Endicott
(Original)
Chailendra Jones
Pokey
(Original)
Philip Kenneally
Tom Thunder
(Original)
Walter Klavun
General Horton
(Original)
Mary Susan Locke
Angela Ashley
(Original)
Cameron Prud'homme
Professor Ashley
(Original)
Paul Roebling
Sir Mark Grahame
(Original)
Shepperd Strudwick
Dr. Basil Ashley
(Original)
Ronald Tourso
Robbie Horton
(Original)
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Pearl S. Buck
Writer
Tad Danielewski
Director
Producer
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Peter Howard
Incidental Music
Mickey Leonard
Music Arrangements
Karl Nielsen
Stage Manager
Jon Richards
Stage Manager
Al Goldin
General Manager
Nat N. Dorfman
Press Representative
Morris Feld
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
24
1959
Closing Date
Mar
28
1959
Performances
7
as of Jan 06, 2026
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Awards
Theatre World Awards
1959
Theatre World Award
Paul Roebling
Winner
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