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The Shrike
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The Shrike Playbill - Nov 1953
The Shrike
Broadway
Revival
City Center
131 W. 55th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Joseph Kramm
People (35)
Judith Evelyn
Ann Downs
(Original)
José Ferrer
Jim Downs
(Original)
Somer Alberg
Dr. Schlesinger
(Original)
Jacques Aubuchon
John Ankoritis
(Original)
Mary Bell
Miss Wingate
(Original)
Isabel Bonner
Dr. Barrow
(Original)
Jane Buchanan
Miss Hansen
(Original)
William Bush
Grossberg
(Original)
Kendall Clark
Dr. Bellman
(Original)
Donald Foster
Tom Blair
(Original)
Carl Frank
Harry Downs
(Original)
Arny Freeman
Sam Tager
(Original)
Billy Greene
William Schloss
(Original)
Philip Huston
Don Gregory
(Original)
Rica Martens
Miss Cardell
(Original)
Martin Newman
George O'Brien
(Original)
Leonard Patrick
Dr. Kramer
(Original)
Van Prince
Joe Major
(Original)
Tom Flatley Reynolds
Fleming
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
Frank Carlisle
(Original)
Ellsworth Wright
Perkins
(Original)
James Clark
Visitor
(Original)
Vincent Donahue
Patient
(Original)
Antoinette Griffith
Visitor
(Original)
Thomas J. King
Attendant
(Original)
Addison Powell
Attendant
(Original)
Margaret Ropp
Visitor
(Original)
Kenneth Sleeper
Visitor
(Original)
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Judith Evelyn
Ann Downs
(Original)
José Ferrer
Jim Downs
(Original)
Somer Alberg
Dr. Schlesinger
(Original)
Jacques Aubuchon
John Ankoritis
(Original)
Mary Bell
Miss Wingate
(Original)
Isabel Bonner
Dr. Barrow
(Original)
Jane Buchanan
Miss Hansen
(Original)
William Bush
Grossberg
(Original)
Kendall Clark
Dr. Bellman
(Original)
Donald Foster
Tom Blair
(Original)
Carl Frank
Harry Downs
(Original)
Arny Freeman
Sam Tager
(Original)
Billy Greene
William Schloss
(Original)
Philip Huston
Don Gregory
(Original)
Rica Martens
Miss Cardell
(Original)
Martin Newman
George O'Brien
(Original)
Leonard Patrick
Dr. Kramer
(Original)
Van Prince
Joe Major
(Original)
Tom Flatley Reynolds
Fleming
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
Frank Carlisle
(Original)
Ellsworth Wright
Perkins
(Original)
James Clark
Visitor
(Original)
Vincent Donahue
Patient
(Original)
Antoinette Griffith
Visitor
(Original)
Thomas J. King
Attendant
(Original)
Addison Powell
Attendant
(Original)
Margaret Ropp
Visitor
(Original)
Kenneth Sleeper
Visitor
(Original)
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Joseph Kramm
Writer
Staging
José Ferrer
Staging
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Emeline C. Roche
Costume Design
Jean Dalrymple
In charge of the production
Buford Armitage
Production Stage Manager
Herman Shapiro
Stage Manager
New York City Theatre Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
25
1953
Closing Date
Dec
6
1953
Performances
15
as of Nov 30, 2025
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