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A Distant Bell
Broadway
Original
A Distant Bell
Broadway
Original
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
230 W. 49th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Katherine Morrill
People (28)
Martha Scott
Lucy Greer
(Original)
Phyllis Love
Waverly Greer
(Original)
Andrew Prine
John Creighton
(Original)
Frieda Altman
Keene Stanfield
(Original)
Lynda Carr
Clara Hurd
(Original)
Mabel Cochran
Mrs. Brighton
(Original)
Evans Evans
Flagg Greer
(Original)
Mark Fleischman
Jackson Dunne
(Original)
Louis Girard
Mr. Wilbur
(Original)
Michael Gleason
Newsboy
(Original)
Dale Helward
Arthur Wilson
(Original)
Richard Nicholls
Burton Greer
(Original)
Patricia Roe
Barrett Greer
(Original)
Nydia Westman
Dora Greer
(Original)
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Martha Scott
Lucy Greer
(Original)
Phyllis Love
Waverly Greer
(Original)
Andrew Prine
John Creighton
(Original)
Frieda Altman
Keene Stanfield
(Original)
Lynda Carr
Clara Hurd
(Original)
Mabel Cochran
Mrs. Brighton
(Original)
Evans Evans
Flagg Greer
(Original)
Mark Fleischman
Jackson Dunne
(Original)
Louis Girard
Mr. Wilbur
(Original)
Michael Gleason
Newsboy
(Original)
Dale Helward
Arthur Wilson
(Original)
Richard Nicholls
Burton Greer
(Original)
Patricia Roe
Barrett Greer
(Original)
Nydia Westman
Dora Greer
(Original)
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Katherine Morrill
Writer
Norman Twain
Director
Production Supervisor
Producer
Mordecai Gorelik
Scenic Design
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Peggy Clark
Lighting Design
Richard Mason
Assistant Scenic Design
Bill Hargate
Assistant Costume Design
Ernest Adler
Hair Design
Frederic de Wilde
Production Stage Manager
Howard Fischer
Stage Manager
Michael Gleason
Assistant Stage Manager
Roy A. Somlyo
General Manager
Company Manager
Ben Kornzweig
Press Representative
Karl N. Bernstein
Press Representative
Ingram Ash
Advertising
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
13
1960
Closing Date
Jan
16
1960
Performances
5
as of Dec 20, 2025
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