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The Searching Wind
Broadway
Drama
Original
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The Searching Wind Playbill - April 1944
The Searching Wind
Broadway
Drama
Original
Fulton Theatre
210 W. 46th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
A diplomat accepts Mussolini's takeover of Rome while beginning a long affair with his wife's best friend, leading to personal tensions as political storm clouds gather, in Lillian Hellman's play.
playwright:
Lillian Hellman
People (26)
Edgar Andrews
First Waiter
(Original)
Montgomery Clift
Samuel Hazen
(Original)
Joe De Santis
Second Waiter
(Original)
Dudley Digges
Moses Taney
(Original)
Eugene Earl
James Sears
(Original)
Mercedes Gilbert
Sophronia
(Original)
Alfred A. Hesse
Ponette
(Original)
Dennis King
Alexander Hazen
(Original)
Walter Kohler
Hotel Manager
(Original)
Arnold Korff
Count Max von Stammer
(Original)
Eric Latham
Edward Halsey
(Original)
Barbara O'Neil
Catherine Bowman
(Original)
William F. Schoeller
Eppler
(Original)
Count Max von Stammer
(Replacement)
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Emily Hazen
(Original)
Aldo Aldi
Second Waiter
(Replacement)
George Brand
Eppler
(Replacement)
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Edgar Andrews
First Waiter
(Original)
Montgomery Clift
Samuel Hazen
(Original)
Joe De Santis
Second Waiter
(Original)
Dudley Digges
Moses Taney
(Original)
Eugene Earl
James Sears
(Original)
Mercedes Gilbert
Sophronia
(Original)
Alfred A. Hesse
Ponette
(Original)
Dennis King
Alexander Hazen
(Original)
Walter Kohler
Hotel Manager
(Original)
Arnold Korff
Count Max von Stammer
(Original)
Eric Latham
Edward Halsey
(Original)
Barbara O'Neil
Catherine Bowman
(Original)
William F. Schoeller
Eppler
(Original)
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Emily Hazen
(Original)
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Lillian Hellman
Writer
Herman Shumlin
Staging
Producer
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Aline Bernstein
Costume Design
Ben Kranz
Production Stage Manager
Lucia Victor
Assistant Stage Manager
Marshall Reid
Assistant Stage Manager
Kermit Bloomgarden
General Manager
Samuel J. Friedman
Press Representative
Richard Maney
Press Representative
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
12
1944
Closing Date
Jan
20
1945
Performances
318
as of Dec 15, 2025
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