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Le Cid
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Le Cid
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Original
Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway (W. 53rd St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Pierre Corneille
People (27)
Simone Bouchateau
Leonor
(Original)
Maria Casares
Chimene
(Original)
Monique Chaumette
Dona Urraque
(Original)
Lucienne Le Marchand
Elvire
(Original)
Roger Mollien
Don Sanche
(Original)
Jean-Paul Moulinot
Don Arias
(Original)
Philippe Noiret
Count Don Gormas
(Original)
Gerard Philipe
Don Rodrigue
(Original)
Georges Riquier
Don Alonse
(Original)
Andre Schlesser
Page
(Original)
Jean Vilar
Don Fernand
(Original)
Georges Wilson
Don Diegue
(Original)
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Simone Bouchateau
Leonor
(Original)
Maria Casares
Chimene
(Original)
Monique Chaumette
Dona Urraque
(Original)
Lucienne Le Marchand
Elvire
(Original)
Roger Mollien
Don Sanche
(Original)
Jean-Paul Moulinot
Don Arias
(Original)
Philippe Noiret
Count Don Gormas
(Original)
Gerard Philipe
Don Rodrigue
(Original)
Georges Riquier
Don Alonse
(Original)
Andre Schlesser
Page
(Original)
Jean Vilar
Don Fernand
(Original)
Georges Wilson
Don Diegue
(Original)
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Pierre Corneille
Writer
Jean Vilar
Staging
Director of Theatre National Populaire
Jacques Le Marquet
Director of Scenic Construction of Theatre National Populaire
Andre Bataille
Director of Scenic Construction of Theatre National Populaire
Leon Gischia
Costume Design
Pierre Saveron
Director of Lighting of Theatre National Populaire
Gene Perlowin
Stage Manager
Jean-Jacques De Kerday
Stage Manager
Jean Rouvet
General Administrator of Theatre National Populaire
Rejane Bansard
Secretary of Administration of Theatre National Populaire
George A. Perper
Company Manager
Martin Feinstein
Press Representative
Michael Sweeley
Press Representative
S. Hurok
Producer
Government of the French Republic
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
30
1958
Closing Date
Nov
1
1958
Performances
3
as of Dec 05, 2025
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Awards
Theatre World Awards
1959
Theatre World Award
Roger Mollien
Winner
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