The Dark Lady of the Sonnets / The Admirable Bashville

Theatre
Name: Cherry Lane Theatre
Address: 38 Commerce Street, New York, NY 10014
Production Information
Number of performances: 98
Opening date: February 20, 1956
Closing date: May 13, 1956
Production Description
An Evening of two plays by George Bernard Shaw.
Opening Night Credits

Production Credits
Person/Company Credit
Preston-Olsen Productions Producer
  
George Bernard Shaw Playwright
  
Charles Olsen Director
  
Lester Hackett Set Designer
Jim Oyster Costume Designer
Gerald Feil Lighting Designer
  
Lewis Harmon Press Representative
Sol Jacobson Press Representative
  
Evelyne Delore Stage Manager
John Finkbinder Stage Manager
Jim Oyster Stage Manager

Cast
Actor Role
Thomas Barbour1 Lucian
James N. Clark1 Lord Worthington
Edward Crowley2 The Beefeater
Edward Crowley1 Paradise
J. Robert Dietz1 Bob Mellish
Karl Farrar1 Chief
William Kee1 Cetewayo
Fran Malis1 Adelaide Gisbourne
Gerry Matthews1 Bashville
Glen Nielsen1 Trainer
Ray Rizzo1 Cashel Byron
Frederick Rolf2 The Man
Barbara Schanz2 The Cloaked Lady
Frances Sternhagen1 Lydia Crew
1The Admirable Bashville.
2The Dark Lady of the Sonnets.
Replacement Credits

Cast
Actor Role
Leo Bloom1 Bashville
Robert Ludlum1 Cashel Byron
Ron Soble1 Policeman
1The Admirable Bashville.
Awards
Award Person / Company Function
1 WON 1956 Clarence Derwent Award Frances Sternhagen Actor
2 WON 1956 Obie Award, Distinguished Performance Frances Sternhagen Actor