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Jolly's Progress
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Jolly's Progress
Broadway
Original
Longacre Theatre
220 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Lonnie Coleman
People (33)
Wendell Corey
David Adams
(Original)
Eartha Kitt
Jolly Rivers
(Original)
Joanne Barry
Portia Bates
(Original)
Vinnette Carroll
Dora
(Original)
Humphrey Davis
Thompson Bates
(Original)
Laurie Main
Mr. Scarborough
(Original)
Ellis Rabb
Reverend Furze
(Original)
Anne Revere
Emma Ford
(Original)
Joseph Boland
Charlie
(Original)
Nat Burns
Mr. Mendelsohn
(Original)
Drummond Erskine
Lon Keiler
(Original)
Peter Gumeny
Buford Williams
(Original)
James Knight
Warren Holly
(Original)
Charles McClelland
Robie Sellers
(Original)
Eulabelle Moore
Thelma
(Original)
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Wendell Corey
David Adams
(Original)
Eartha Kitt
Jolly Rivers
(Original)
Joanne Barry
Portia Bates
(Original)
Vinnette Carroll
Dora
(Original)
Humphrey Davis
Thompson Bates
(Original)
Laurie Main
Mr. Scarborough
(Original)
Ellis Rabb
Reverend Furze
(Original)
Anne Revere
Emma Ford
(Original)
Joseph Boland
Charlie
(Original)
Nat Burns
Mr. Mendelsohn
(Original)
Drummond Erskine
Lon Keiler
(Original)
Peter Gumeny
Buford Williams
(Original)
James Knight
Warren Holly
(Original)
Charles McClelland
Robie Sellers
(Original)
Eulabelle Moore
Thelma
(Original)
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Lonnie Coleman
Writer
Based on "Adam\'s Way"
Alex Segal
Director
George Jenkins
Scenic Design
Gene Coffin
Costume Design
Masque Sound Engineering Company
Sound Design
Karl Nielsen
Stage Manager
Peter Gumeny
Assistant Stage Manager
Ruth Frankenstein
Casting
Peter Davis
General Manager
Arthur Waxman
Company Manager
Dick Weaver
Press Representative
Nat N. Dorfman
General Press Representative
Warren Caro
Press Associate
Philip Langner
Press Associate
Marshall Young
Press Associate
Frank Perry
Press Associate
The Theatre Guild
Producer
Arthur Loew
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
5
1959
Closing Date
Dec
12
1959
Performances
9
as of Apr 02, 2026
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