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Comes a Day
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Comes a Day Playbill - Nov 1958
Comes a Day
Broadway
Original
Ambassador Theatre
219 W. 49th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Speed Lamkin
People (24)
Judith Anderson
Isabel Lawton
(Original)
Joseph Barr
Lewis
(Original)
George C. Scott
Tydings Glenn
(Original)
Brandon de Wilde
C. D. Lawton
(Original)
John Dutra
Bud
(Original)
Larry Hagman
Jim Culpepper
(Original)
Ruth Hammond
Katherine Eubanks
(Original)
Michael J. Pollard
Joe Glover
(Original)
Arthur O'Connell
Charley Lawton
(Original)
Eileen Ryan
Lorraine
(Original)
Lorna Thayer
Mrs. McCarthy
(Original)
Diana van der Vlis
Caroline Lawton
(Original)
Charles White
Gordie Eubanks
(Original)
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Judith Anderson
Isabel Lawton
(Original)
Joseph Barr
Lewis
(Original)
George C. Scott
Tydings Glenn
(Original)
Brandon de Wilde
C. D. Lawton
(Original)
John Dutra
Bud
(Original)
Larry Hagman
Jim Culpepper
(Original)
Ruth Hammond
Katherine Eubanks
(Original)
Michael J. Pollard
Joe Glover
(Original)
Arthur O'Connell
Charley Lawton
(Original)
Eileen Ryan
Lorraine
(Original)
Lorna Thayer
Mrs. McCarthy
(Original)
Diana van der Vlis
Caroline Lawton
(Original)
Charles White
Gordie Eubanks
(Original)
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Speed Lamkin
Writer
Robert Mulligan
Director
Samuel Leve
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Noel Taylor
Costume Design
Joseph Papp
Production Stage Manager
Hilmar Sallee
Stage Manager
John Dutra
Assistant Stage Manager
Robert Rapport
General Manager
Tom Trenkle
Press Representative
Ben Washer
Press Representative
Cheryl Crawford
Producer
Alan J. Pakula
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
6
1958
Closing Date
Nov
29
1958
Performances
28
as of Jan 31, 2026
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Awards
Tony Award
1959
Best Featured Actor in a Play
George C. Scott
Nominee
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