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Saratoga Playbill - Dec 1959
Saratoga
Broadway
Original
Winter Garden Theatre
1634 Broadway (At W. 50th St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Harold Arlen
lyrics:
Johnny Mercer
People (71)
Howard Keel
Clint Maroon
(Original)
Carol Lawrence
Clio Dulaine
(Original)
Odette Myrtil
Belle Piquery
(Original)
Socrates Birsky
Ensemble
(Original)
John Blanchard
Ensemble
(Original)
Carol Brice
Kakou
(Original)
Betsy Bridge
Ensemble
(Original)
Beatrice Bushkin
Ensemble
(Original)
Madame Dulaine
(Original)
Virginia Capers
Ensemble
(Original)
The Charwoman
(Original)
Natalie Core
Grandmother Dulaine
(Original)
Mrs. Porcelain
(Original)
Joseph Crawford
Ensemble
(Original)
Lanier Davis
Ensemble
(Original)
M. LaFosse
(Original)
Paul Dixon
Ensemble
(Original)
Ray Dooley
Bart Van Steed
(Original)
Vito Durante
Ensemble
(Original)
José Falcion
Ensemble
(Original)
Julius C. Fields
Ensemble
(Original)
John Ford
Ensemble
(Original)
Jerry Fries
Ensemble
(Original)
Truman Gaige
Editor
(Original)
M. Begué
(Original)
Mr. Gould
(Original)
Gene Gavin
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Graham
M. Augustin Haussey
(Original)
Frank Green
Ensemble
(Original)
Haberdashery Clerk
(Original)
Isabella Hoopes
Clarissa Van Steed
(Original)
Beverly Jane Welch
Ensemble
(Original)
Barney Johnston
Ensemble
(Original)
Fabric Salesman
(Original)
Martha King
Mrs. LeClerc
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Edith King
Mrs. Sophie Bellop
(Original)
Louis Kosman
Ensemble
(Original)
Ina Kurland
Ensemble
(Original)
Brenda Long
Child
(Original)
Maudey
(Original)
Jeannine Masterson
Charlotte Thérèse
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Matthews
Ensemble
(Original)
James Millhollin
Mr. Bean
(Original)
Oran Osburn
Ensemble
(Original)
John Pero
Ensemble
(Original)
Harold Pierson
Ensemble
(Original)
Albert Popwell
Ensemble
(Original)
The Carpenter
(Original)
Charles Queenan
Ensemble
(Original)
Gerrianne Raphael
Daisy Porcelain
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Augie Rios
Child
(Original)
Shorty
(Original)
Wayne Robertson
Child
(Original)
Carol Taylor
Ensemble
(Original)
Merritt Thompson
Ensemble
(Original)
Tun Tun
Cupide
(Original)
Lois Van Pelt
Ensemble
(Original)
Linda Wright
Child
(Original)
Mark Zeller
Ensemble
(Original)
Léon
(Original)
The Drapery Man
(Original)
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Howard Keel
Clint Maroon
(Original)
Carol Lawrence
Clio Dulaine
(Original)
Odette Myrtil
Belle Piquery
(Original)
Socrates Birsky
Ensemble
(Original)
John Blanchard
Ensemble
(Original)
Carol Brice
Kakou
(Original)
Betsy Bridge
Ensemble
(Original)
Beatrice Bushkin
Ensemble
(Original)
Madame Dulaine
(Original)
Virginia Capers
Ensemble
(Original)
The Charwoman
(Original)
Natalie Core
Grandmother Dulaine
(Original)
Mrs. Porcelain
(Original)
Joseph Crawford
Ensemble
(Original)
Lanier Davis
Ensemble
(Original)
M. LaFosse
(Original)
Paul Dixon
Ensemble
(Original)
Ray Dooley
Bart Van Steed
(Original)
Vito Durante
Ensemble
(Original)
José Falcion
Ensemble
(Original)
Julius C. Fields
Ensemble
(Original)
John Ford
Ensemble
(Original)
Jerry Fries
Ensemble
(Original)
Truman Gaige
Editor
(Original)
M. Begué
(Original)
Mr. Gould
(Original)
Gene Gavin
Ensemble
(Original)
Richard Graham
M. Augustin Haussey
(Original)
Frank Green
Ensemble
(Original)
Haberdashery Clerk
(Original)
Isabella Hoopes
Clarissa Van Steed
(Original)
Beverly Jane Welch
Ensemble
(Original)
Barney Johnston
Ensemble
(Original)
Fabric Salesman
(Original)
Martha King
Mrs. LeClerc
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Edith King
Mrs. Sophie Bellop
(Original)
Louis Kosman
Ensemble
(Original)
Ina Kurland
Ensemble
(Original)
Brenda Long
Child
(Original)
Maudey
(Original)
Jeannine Masterson
Charlotte Thérèse
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Matthews
Ensemble
(Original)
James Millhollin
Mr. Bean
(Original)
Oran Osburn
Ensemble
(Original)
John Pero
Ensemble
(Original)
Harold Pierson
Ensemble
(Original)
Albert Popwell
Ensemble
(Original)
The Carpenter
(Original)
Charles Queenan
Ensemble
(Original)
Gerrianne Raphael
Daisy Porcelain
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Augie Rios
Child
(Original)
Shorty
(Original)
Wayne Robertson
Child
(Original)
Carol Taylor
Ensemble
(Original)
Merritt Thompson
Ensemble
(Original)
Tun Tun
Cupide
(Original)
Lois Van Pelt
Ensemble
(Original)
Linda Wright
Child
(Original)
Mark Zeller
Ensemble
(Original)
Léon
(Original)
The Drapery Man
(Original)
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Morton DaCosta
Dramatized by
Director
Harold Arlen
Music
Johnny Mercer
Lyrics
Edna Ferber
Based on "Saratoga Trunk" by
Ralph Beaumont
Choreographer
Cecil Beaton
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Jean Rosenthal
Lighting Design
Ronald De Mann
Hair Stylist
Robert Mackintosh
Costume Coordinator
Philip J. Lang
Orchestrator
Genevieve Pitot
Dance Arrangements
Herbert Greene
Vocal Arrangements
Edward Padula
Production Stage Manager
Duane Camp
Stage Manager
Merritt Thompson
Assistant Stage Manager
Lanier Davis
Assistant Stage Manager
Louis Kosman
Assistant Stage Manager
Ben F. Stein
General Manager
Arthur Klein
Company Manager
Arthur Cantor
General Press Representative
Robert Fryer
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
7
1959
Closing Date
Feb
13
1960
Performances
80
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1960
Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Cecil Beaton
Winner
1960
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Cecil Beaton
Nominee
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