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Edwin Booth
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Edwin Booth
Broadway
Original
46th Street Theatre
226 W 46th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Milton Geiger
People (25)
José Ferrer
Edwin Booth
(Original)
Lorne Greene
William Winter
(Original)
Ian Keith
Junius Brutus Booth, the elder
(Original)
Lois Smith
Mary Devlin
(Original)
Richard Waring
John Wilkes Booth
(Original)
Stephen Franken
Edwin Booth, the boy
(Original)
Anne Helm
Edwina Booth
(Original)
Marion Ross
Asia Booth
(Original)
Sydney Smith
Junius Brutus Booth, the younger
(Original)
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José Ferrer
Edwin Booth
(Original)
Lorne Greene
William Winter
(Original)
Ian Keith
Junius Brutus Booth, the elder
(Original)
Lois Smith
Mary Devlin
(Original)
Richard Waring
John Wilkes Booth
(Original)
Stephen Franken
Edwin Booth, the boy
(Original)
Anne Helm
Edwina Booth
(Original)
Marion Ross
Asia Booth
(Original)
Sydney Smith
Junius Brutus Booth, the younger
(Original)
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Milton Geiger
Writer
José Ferrer
Director
Producer
Zvi Geyra
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Edith Head
Costume Design
Leah Rhodes
Associate Costume Design
Paul Bowles
Incidental Music
Bernard Gersten
Production Stage Manager
Thomas Toner
Stage Manager
Milton Baron
General Manager for Mr. Ferrer
Victor Samrock
Business Manager for the Playwrights\' Company
William Fields
Press Representative for The Playwrights' Company
Walter Alford
Press Associate
Reginald Denenholz
Press Associate
Mae Lyons
Press Assistant
The Playwrights' Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
24
1958
Closing Date
Dec
13
1958
Performances
24
as of Mar 07, 2026
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