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Ernest in Love
Gramercy Arts Theatre
 
Opening Date: May 04, 1960
Closing Date: July 30, 1960
Number of Performances: 103

Opening Night Production Credits:
Noel Behn, Producer
Robert Kamlot, Producer
Anne Croswell, Book
Anne Croswell, Lyricist
Lee Pockriss, Composer
Oscar Wilde, Original Author
Harold Stone, Director
Liza Redfield, Musical Director
Frank Derbas, Choreographer
Peter Dohanos, Set Designer
Ann Roth, Costume Designer
Peter Dohanos, Lighting Designer
Lewis Harmon, Press Representative
Sol Jacobson, Press Representative
Kenneth Paine, Production Stage Manager
James N. Clark, Stage Manager
Gershon Kingsley, Musical Arrangements

Opening Night Cast:
Actors  
Name Role
Hal Buckley Piano Teacher
Louis Edmonds Algernon Moncrieff
Christina Gillespie Effie
George Hall Dr. Chasuble
George Hall Perkins
Margot Harley Alice
John Hays Greengrocer
John D. Irving John Wothing
Lucy Landau Miss Prism
Leila Martin Gwendolen Fairfax
Gerrianne Raphael Cecily Cardew
Sara Seegar Lady Bracknell
Alan Shayne Lane
Frank Simpson Bootmaker
D.P. Smith Dancing Master
Sam Stoneburner Tobacconist

Notes:
Musical based on THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST by Oscar Wilde.

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