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The Critic Playbill - June 1946
The Critic
Broadway
Revival
New Century Theatre
932 Seventh Ave. at W. 58th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
People (30)
Nicolette Bernard
Tilburina
(Original)
Peter Copley
Mr. Sneer
(Original)
Margaret Leighton
Mrs. Dangle
(Original)
Miles Malleson
Sir Fretful Plagiary
(Original)
William Monk
Beefeater
(Original)
Laurence Olivier
Mr. Puff
(Original)
Michael Raghan
Earl of Leicester
(Original)
George Relph
Mr. Dangle
(Original)
Ralph Richardson
Lord Burleigh
(Original)
George Rose
Sir Christopher Hatton
(Original)
Sidney Tafler
Whiskerandos
(Original)
Michael Warre
Sir Walter Raleigh
(Original)
Max Brent
Second Scene Shifter
(Original)
George Cooper
Neptune
(Original)
Second Sentinel
(Original)
Frank Duncan
First Sentinel
(Original)
Kenneth Edwards
Master of the Horse
(Original)
Thames
(Original)
John Garley
Under Prompter
(Original)
Nicholas Hannen
Governor
(Original)
Joseph James
Second Bank
(Original)
Robin Lloyd
First Bank
(Original)
Servant
(Original)
Diana Maddox
First Niece
(Original)
Joyce Redman
Confidant
(Original)
William Squire
First Scene Shifter
(Original)
Jane Wenham
Second Niece
(Original)
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Nicolette Bernard
Tilburina
(Original)
Peter Copley
Mr. Sneer
(Original)
Margaret Leighton
Mrs. Dangle
(Original)
Miles Malleson
Sir Fretful Plagiary
(Original)
William Monk
Beefeater
(Original)
Laurence Olivier
Mr. Puff
(Original)
Michael Raghan
Earl of Leicester
(Original)
George Relph
Mr. Dangle
(Original)
Ralph Richardson
Lord Burleigh
(Original)
George Rose
Sir Christopher Hatton
(Original)
Sidney Tafler
Whiskerandos
(Original)
Michael Warre
Sir Walter Raleigh
(Original)
Max Brent
Second Scene Shifter
(Original)
George Cooper
Neptune
(Original)
Second Sentinel
(Original)
Frank Duncan
First Sentinel
(Original)
Kenneth Edwards
Master of the Horse
(Original)
Thames
(Original)
John Garley
Under Prompter
(Original)
Nicholas Hannen
Governor
(Original)
Joseph James
Second Bank
(Original)
Robin Lloyd
First Bank
(Original)
Servant
(Original)
Diana Maddox
First Niece
(Original)
Joyce Redman
Confidant
(Original)
William Squire
First Scene Shifter
(Original)
Jane Wenham
Second Niece
(Original)
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Writer
Miles Malleson
Director
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
Scenic Design
Costume Design
John Sullivan
Lighting Design
Theatre Incorporated
Producer
The Old Vic Theatre
Producer
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Opening Date
May
20
1946
Closing Date
Jun
22
1946
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