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Festival
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Festival Playbill - Jan 1955
Festival
Broadway
Original
Longacre Theatre
220 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Bella Spewack
,
Sam Spewack
People (20)
Ann Barlow
Emily Foster
(Original)
Leslie Alan Blatt
A Boy
(Original)
Patricia Englund
Ruby
(Original)
Betty Field
Sally Ann Peters
(Original)
Paul Henried
Max Granada
(Original)
Pat Hingle
Joe Foster
(Original)
Harry Shaw Lowe
Wong
(Original)
Luba Malina
Martova
(Original)
James Reese
Dr. Algernon Burton
(Original)
Abbott Lee Ruskin
Joey Foster
(Original)
George Voskovec
Sasha Rostov
(Original)
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Ann Barlow
Emily Foster
(Original)
Leslie Alan Blatt
A Boy
(Original)
Patricia Englund
Ruby
(Original)
Betty Field
Sally Ann Peters
(Original)
Paul Henried
Max Granada
(Original)
Pat Hingle
Joe Foster
(Original)
Harry Shaw Lowe
Wong
(Original)
Luba Malina
Martova
(Original)
James Reese
Dr. Algernon Burton
(Original)
Abbott Lee Ruskin
Joey Foster
(Original)
George Voskovec
Sasha Rostov
(Original)
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Sam Spewack
Writer
Bella Spewack
Writer
Albert Marre
Staging
Robert O'Hearn
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Noel Taylor
Costume Design
James S. Gelb
Production Stage Manager
Richard Baldridge
Stage Manager
Walter Fried
Producer
Felix Brentano
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Opening Date
Jan
18
1955
Closing Date
Feb
5
1955
Performances
23
as of Dec 04, 2025
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