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Protective Custody
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Protective Custody
Broadway
Original
Ambassador Theatre
219 W. 49th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Howard Richardson
,
William Berney
People (22)
Oliver K. Berg
Robert Fuller
(Original)
Olga Bielinska
Helen Merrick
(Original)
Thayer David
Dr. Wilhelm Steidl
(Original)
Faye Emerson
Dolly Barnes
(Original)
Mitchell Erickson
Second Attendant
(Original)
Barbara Lester
A Nun
(Original)
Fritz Weaver
Marc Bradley
(Original)
Howard Wierum
First Attendant
(Original)
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Oliver K. Berg
Robert Fuller
(Original)
Olga Bielinska
Helen Merrick
(Original)
Thayer David
Dr. Wilhelm Steidl
(Original)
Faye Emerson
Dolly Barnes
(Original)
Mitchell Erickson
Second Attendant
(Original)
Barbara Lester
A Nun
(Original)
Fritz Weaver
Marc Bradley
(Original)
Howard Wierum
First Attendant
(Original)
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Howard Richardson
Writer
William Berney
Writer
Herbert Berghof
Director
Peter Larkin
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Lee Watson
Lighting Design
George Quick
Stage Manager
Mitchell Erickson
Stage Manager
Oliver Berg
Stage Manager
Samuel Schwartz
General Manager
Lee Martinec
Company Manager
Phillip Bloom
Press Representative
David Lipsky
Press Representative
Wilbur Pippin
Press Representative
Anderson Lawler
Producer
Will Lester Productions
Produced In Association With
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
28
1956
Closing Date
Dec
29
1956
Performances
3
as of Dec 04, 2025
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