Production Information
Opening: February 06, 1946 Closing: June 08, 1946 # Performances: 142 Theatres: Plymouth Theatre (2/6/1946 - ?) Plymouth Theatre (2/6/1946 - 6/8/1946) Production Type: Original Production Production Status: Closed Run Type: Open Run Market: Broadway Intermissions: 1
Production Staff
John Houseman
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Director
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Director
Robert Edmond Jones
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Costume Designer
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Lighting Designer
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Scenic Designer
Eugene Kusmiak
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Musical Director
Yeichi Nimura
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Choreographer
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Choreographer
Raymond Scott
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Orchestrator
Original Cast Replacements
Jack Amoroso
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Messenger
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Ensemble
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Ensemble
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Messenger
Alan Banks
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Ensemble
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Ensemble
Michael Blair
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A Secretary
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Second Applicant
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A Secretary
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Second Applicant
Diane de Brett
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A Marriage Broker
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A Marriage Broker
Yul Brynner
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Tsai-Yong
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Tsai-Yong
(the Husband)
Mary Burr
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Ensemble
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Ensemble
Victor Burset
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Ensemble
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Ensemble
Joseph Camiolo
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Ensemble
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A Lesser Bonze
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A Lesser Bonze
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Ensemble
Ralph Clanton
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The Imperial Chamberlain
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The Genie
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The Genie
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The Imperial Chamberlain
Jack Cooper
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Ensemble
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Ensemble
Helen Craig
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Princess Nieou-Chi
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Princess Nieou-Chi
(Daughter of the Imperial Preceptor)
Nancy Davis
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Si-Tchun
(a Lady in Waiting)
Nancy Davis (ii)
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Si-Tchun
Clarence Derwent
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The Manager
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The Honorable Tchang
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The Honorable Tchang
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The Manager
Augustin Duncan
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Tsai
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Tsai
(the Father)
Mildred Dunnock
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Madame Tsai
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Madame Tsai
(the Mother)
Ronald Fletcher
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Ensemble
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Imperial Attendant
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Ensemble
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Imperial Attendant
Gene Galvin
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The Food Commissioner
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A Bonze
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A Bonze
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The Food Commissioner
Arlene Garver
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Ensemble
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Ensemble
John High
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Ensemble
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A Merchant
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Imperial Guard
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A Merchant
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Ensemble
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Imperial Guard
Lisan Kay
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The Black Ape
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Phoenix Bird
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Phoenix Bird
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The Black Ape
Max Leavitt
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Li-Wang
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First Clerk
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First Clerk
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Li-Wang
John Robert Lloyd
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Ensemble
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Imperial Guard
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Ensemble
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Imperial Guard
Mary Martin
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Tchao-Ou-Niang
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Tchao-Ou-Niang
(the Wife)
Lisa Maslova
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The White Tiger
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Phoenix Bird
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Phoenix Bird
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The White Tiger
McKay Morris
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Prince Nieou
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Prince Nieou
(the Imperial Preceptor)
Rex O'Malley
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Youen-Kong
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Youen-Kong
(the Steward)
Lang Page
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Ensemble
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Ensemble
Bernard Pisarski
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Ensemble
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Ensemble
Mary Ann Reeve
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Child
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Hand Maidens
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Child
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Hand Maiden
Leslie Rheinfeld
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Ensemble
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Second Property Man
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A Lesser Bonze
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A Lesser Bonze
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Ensemble
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Second Property Man
Donald Rose
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A Little Boy
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A Little Boy
Teddy Rose
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Child
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Child
Gordon Showalter
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Ensemble
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Imperial Attendant
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Ensemble
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Imperial Attendant
Walter Stane
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Ensemble
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The Lion
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Ensemble
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The Lion
Sydelle Sylovna
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Ensemble
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Waiting Woman
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Ensemble
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Waiting Woman
Bob Turner
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A Rich Man
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Second Clerk
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A Rich Man
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Second Clerk
Albert Vecchio
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Ensemble
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First Property Man
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The Lion
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Ensemble
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First Property Man
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The Lion
Pamela Wilde
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Ensemble
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Waiting Woman
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Ensemble
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Waiting Woman
Tom Emlyn Williams
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First Applicant
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Priest of Amida Buddha
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First Applicant
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Priest of Amida Buddha
Blanche Zohar
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Child
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Hand Maidens
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Child
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Hand Maiden
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