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King Henry VIII Playbill - Nov 1946
King Henry VIII
Broadway
Revival
International Theatre
5 Columbus Circle (W. 58th & 59th), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Shakespeare
People (49)
Don Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Emery Battis
Sir Thomas Lovell
(Original)
John C. Becher
Lord Sands
(Original)
John Behney
Ensemble
(Original)
Philip Bourneuf
First Chronicler
(Original)
The Prologue
(Original)
Angus Cairns
Lord Chamberlain
(Original)
Michel Corhan
Ensemble
(Original)
Will Davis
Ensemble
(Original)
June Duprez
Ann Bullen
(Original)
Marion Evensen
Patience
(Original)
Thomas Grace
Ensemble
(Original)
Raymond Greenleaf
Duke of Norfolk
(Original)
Walter Hampden
Cardinal Wolsey
(Original)
Bart Henderson
Ensemble
(Original)
Cavada Humphrey
Ensemble
(Original)
Frederic Hunter
Ensemble
(Original)
Anne Jackson
Ensemble
(Original)
Victor Jory
Henry VIII
(Original)
Arthur P. Keegan
Garter King of Arms
(Original)
Sir Harry Guildford
(Original)
Donald Keyes
Griffith
(Original)
Sir Nicholas Vaux
(Original)
Eva Le Gallienne
Katherine of Aragon
(Original)
Robert Leser
Ensemble
(Original)
Gerald McCormack
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Alice Moore
Duchess of Norfolk
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Neal
Ensemble
(Original)
Lady in Waiting to Katherine
(Original)
Walter Neal
Ensemble
(Original)
James Rafferty
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Rawlings
A Messenger
(Original)
Lord Abergavenny
(Original)
John Straub
Cardinal Campeius
(Original)
Eugene Stuckmann
Capucius
(Original)
Second Chronicler
(Original)
Theodore Tenley
Archbishop of Canterbury
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Eli Wallach
Cromwell
(Original)
Richard Waring
Duke of Buckingham
(Original)
Margaret Webster
An Old Lady
(Original)
William Windom
Earl of Surrey
(Original)
Sergeant of the Guard
(Original)
Ed Woodhead
Ensemble
(Original)
Surveyor
(Original)
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Duke of Suffolk
(Original)
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Don Allen
Ensemble
(Original)
Emery Battis
Sir Thomas Lovell
(Original)
John C. Becher
Lord Sands
(Original)
John Behney
Ensemble
(Original)
Philip Bourneuf
First Chronicler
(Original)
The Prologue
(Original)
Angus Cairns
Lord Chamberlain
(Original)
Michel Corhan
Ensemble
(Original)
Will Davis
Ensemble
(Original)
June Duprez
Ann Bullen
(Original)
Marion Evensen
Patience
(Original)
Thomas Grace
Ensemble
(Original)
Raymond Greenleaf
Duke of Norfolk
(Original)
Walter Hampden
Cardinal Wolsey
(Original)
Bart Henderson
Ensemble
(Original)
Cavada Humphrey
Ensemble
(Original)
Frederic Hunter
Ensemble
(Original)
Anne Jackson
Ensemble
(Original)
Victor Jory
Henry VIII
(Original)
Arthur P. Keegan
Garter King of Arms
(Original)
Sir Harry Guildford
(Original)
Donald Keyes
Griffith
(Original)
Sir Nicholas Vaux
(Original)
Eva Le Gallienne
Katherine of Aragon
(Original)
Robert Leser
Ensemble
(Original)
Gerald McCormack
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Alice Moore
Duchess of Norfolk
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Ruth Neal
Ensemble
(Original)
Lady in Waiting to Katherine
(Original)
Walter Neal
Ensemble
(Original)
James Rafferty
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Rawlings
A Messenger
(Original)
Lord Abergavenny
(Original)
John Straub
Cardinal Campeius
(Original)
Eugene Stuckmann
Capucius
(Original)
Second Chronicler
(Original)
Theodore Tenley
Archbishop of Canterbury
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Eli Wallach
Cromwell
(Original)
Richard Waring
Duke of Buckingham
(Original)
Margaret Webster
An Old Lady
(Original)
William Windom
Earl of Surrey
(Original)
Sergeant of the Guard
(Original)
Ed Woodhead
Ensemble
(Original)
Surveyor
(Original)
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Duke of Suffolk
(Original)
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William Shakespeare
Writer
Margaret Webster
Staging
Felicia Sorel
Choreographer
David Ffolkes
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Lehman Engel
Incidental Music
Thelma Chandler
Stage Manager
Emery Battis
Stage Manager
Donald Keyes
Assistant Stage Manager
Cavada Humphrey
Assistant Stage Manager
Paul Morrison
Technical Director
John Yorke
General Manager
Wolfe Kaufman
General Press Director
Mary Ward
Press Representative
American Repertory Theater
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
6
1946
Closing Date
Feb
21
1947
Performances
40
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1947
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
David Ffolkes
Winner
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