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Pygmalion
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Comedy
Revival
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
In George Bernard Shaw's play, based on a classical myth, a blustering phonetics professor bets that he can turn a Cockney flower girl into a passable society lady in three months.
playwright:
George Bernard Shaw
People (32)
Gertrude Lawrence
Eliza Doolittle
(Original)
Raymond Massey
Henry Higgins
(Original)
Wendy Atkin
Clara Eynsford Hill
(Original)
Anita Bolster
Mrs. Pearce
(Original)
Melville Cooper
Alfred Doolittle
(Original)
John Cromwell
Freddy Eynsford Hill
(Original)
Katherine Emmett
Mrs. Higgins
(Original)
Cecil Humphreys
Colonel Pickering
(Original)
Myrtle Tannehill
Mrs. Eynsford Hill
(Original)
Jay Black
Sarcastic Bystander
(Original)
Hazel Jones
Parlourmaid
(Original)
Walter Kapp
Ensemble
(Original)
Sarcastic Bystander
(Replacement)
J. P. Wilson
Bystander
(Original)
John Parks
Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara Pond
Ensemble
(Original)
Frieda Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucy Storm
Ensemble
(Original)
Rudolph Watson
Taxicab Driver
(Original)
Janet Dowd
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Freeman Nicholl
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Ralph Edington
Ensemble
(Replacement)
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Gertrude Lawrence
Eliza Doolittle
(Original)
Raymond Massey
Henry Higgins
(Original)
Wendy Atkin
Clara Eynsford Hill
(Original)
Anita Bolster
Mrs. Pearce
(Original)
Melville Cooper
Alfred Doolittle
(Original)
John Cromwell
Freddy Eynsford Hill
(Original)
Katherine Emmett
Mrs. Higgins
(Original)
Cecil Humphreys
Colonel Pickering
(Original)
Myrtle Tannehill
Mrs. Eynsford Hill
(Original)
Jay Black
Sarcastic Bystander
(Original)
Hazel Jones
Parlourmaid
(Original)
Walter Kapp
Ensemble
(Original)
J. P. Wilson
Bystander
(Original)
John Parks
Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara Pond
Ensemble
(Original)
Frieda Smith
Ensemble
(Original)
Lucy Storm
Ensemble
(Original)
Rudolph Watson
Taxicab Driver
(Original)
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George Bernard Shaw
Writer
Cedric Hardwicke
Staging
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Motley
Costume Design
Robert Woods
Production Manager
Moe Hack
General Stage Manager
Alfred Boylen
Stage Manager
Walter Kapp
Assistant Stage Manager
Chandos Sweet
Company Manager
William Fields
Press Representative
Walter Alford
Press Representative
Theatre Incorporated
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
26
1945
Closing Date
Jun
1
1946
Performances
179
as of Dec 04, 2025
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