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Murder in the Cathedral
Broadway
Original
Murder in the Cathedral
Broadway
Original
Manhattan Theatre
1697 Broadway at W. 53rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
T.S. Eliot
People (39)
Ione Bright
First Woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Robert Bruce
Fourth Tempter
(Original)
Camelia Campbell
Fourth woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Stephen Courtleigh
Second Knight
(Original)
Roger De Koven
First Knight
(Original)
Josef Draper
Second Tempter
(Original)
David Friedkin
Herald
(Original)
Charlotte Gloer
Tenth woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Tom Greeway
First Tempter
(Original)
Georgia Harvey
Second woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Harry Irvine
Thomas Becket
(Original)
George Le Soir
Third Tempter
(Original)
Jon Lormer
Third Knight
(Original)
Bessie Mar English
Ninth Woman of Cantebury
(Original)
Helen Morrow
Seventh woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Barna Ostertag
Fifth woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Mabel Paige
Sixth woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Louis Prohoff
Third Priest
(Original)
Mary Roth
Eighth woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Harry Sothern
Second Priest
(Original)
Minnie Stanley
Third woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Fourth Knight
(Original)
Robert Williamson
First Priest
(Original)
Leopold Badia
Singing Chorus
(Original)
John Battie
Singing Chorus
(Original)
The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company
Singing Chorus
(Original)
John James
Singing Chorus
(Original)
Maria LaPorta
Singing Chorus
(Original)
Vladimir Lepidinsky
Singing Chorus
(Original)
Leo Nash
Singing Chorus
(Original)
Negro Youth Theatre
Singing Chorus
(Original)
Peter Skrefstad
Singing Chorus
(Original)
Alan Wallace
Singing Chorus
(Original)
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Ione Bright
First Woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Robert Bruce
Fourth Tempter
(Original)
Camelia Campbell
Fourth woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Stephen Courtleigh
Second Knight
(Original)
Roger De Koven
First Knight
(Original)
Josef Draper
Second Tempter
(Original)
David Friedkin
Herald
(Original)
Charlotte Gloer
Tenth woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Tom Greeway
First Tempter
(Original)
Georgia Harvey
Second woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Harry Irvine
Thomas Becket
(Original)
George Le Soir
Third Tempter
(Original)
Jon Lormer
Third Knight
(Original)
Bessie Mar English
Ninth Woman of Cantebury
(Original)
Helen Morrow
Seventh woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Barna Ostertag
Fifth woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Mabel Paige
Sixth woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Louis Prohoff
Third Priest
(Original)
Mary Roth
Eighth woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Harry Sothern
Second Priest
(Original)
Minnie Stanley
Third woman of Canterbury
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Fourth Knight
(Original)
Robert Williamson
First Priest
(Original)
Leopold Badia
Singing Chorus
(Original)
John Battie
Singing Chorus
(Original)
The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company
Singing Chorus
(Original)
John James
Singing Chorus
(Original)
Maria LaPorta
Singing Chorus
(Original)
Vladimir Lepidinsky
Singing Chorus
(Original)
Leo Nash
Singing Chorus
(Original)
Negro Youth Theatre
Singing Chorus
(Original)
Peter Skrefstad
Singing Chorus
(Original)
Alan Wallace
Singing Chorus
(Original)
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T.S. Eliot
Writer
Lehman Engel
Music
Halstead Welles
Staging
Edward T. Goodman
Staging
Tom Adrian Cracraft
Scenic Design
Popular Price Theatre of the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
20
1936
Closing Date
May
2
1936
Performances
38
as of Dec 04, 2025
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