User:Pdebee/Arsenic and Old Lace (national tours)
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Notable casts[edit]
| Character | 1941 Chicago | 1941–1942 | 1942–1943 | Aug 5–Oct 24, 1943 | Sep 17–18, 1943 Jan 20–23, 1944 |
Jan 29–Jun 3, 1944 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Brewster | Laura Hope Crews | Laura Hope Crews | Josephine Hull | Minna Phillips | Ruth McDevitt | Ruth McDevitt |
| The Rev. Dr. Harper | Harry Irvine | Herbert Ranson | Wyrley Birch | P.J. Kelly | John Marston | John Marston |
| Teddy Brewster | Herbert Corthell | Forrest Orr | John Alexander | Herbert Corthell | Malcolm Lee Beggs | Malcolm Lee Beggs |
| Officer Brophy | Al Webster | Al Webster | James Metcalfe | John Quigg | John Quigg | |
| Officer Klein | Harold Gary | Harold Gary | Howard H. Berman | Don Hershey | Don Hershey | |
| Martha Brewster | Effie Shannon | Effie Shannon | Jean Adair | Ida Moore | Jean Adair | Jean Adair |
| Elaine Harper | Helen Twelvethrees | Angie Adams | Louise Arthur | Ann Lincoln | Ann Lincoln | |
| Mortimer Brewster | Clinton Sundberg | Jack Whiting | Clinton Sundberg | Michael Whalen | Jack Whiting | Jack Whiting |
| Mr Gibbs | Henry Buckler | Henry Buckler | Edward Colebrook | John Beck | John Beck | |
| Jonathan Brewster | Erich von Stroheim | Erich von Stroheim | Boris Karloff | Bela Lugosi | Boris Karloff | Bela Lugosi |
| Dr. Einstein | Henry Sharp | Henry Sharp | Edgar Stehli | Henry Sharp | Henry Sherwood | Henry Sherwood |
| Officer O'Hara | Charles Jordan | Harry Kadison | Charles Jordan | Donald MacDonald | Donald MacDonald | |
| Lieutenant Rooney | Richard S. Bishop | Richard S. Bishop | Frank Shannon | Victor Sutherland | Victor Sutherland | |
| Mr. Witherspoon | Otis Sheridan | Otis Sheridan | Houseley Stevens | Ashley Cooper | Ashley Cooper |
Notes
National tours[edit]
1941 Chicago company (von Stroheim)[edit]
| Theatre | Location | Opening date | Closing date | # of perf. |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Theatre | Baltimore, MD | March 24, 1941 | March 29, 1941 | 1 week | [1] |
| Grand Opera House | Chicago, IL | April 6, 1941 | June 28, 1941 | 3 months | [2][3] |
1941–1942 National tour (von Stroheim)[edit]
This national tour opened in [location] on [date][citation needed] and closed at the National Theatre in Washington, DC on May 30, 1942, on the eve of Erich von Stroheim taking over as replacement for Karloff at the Fulton Theatre in New York on June 1, 1942.Playbill.com
| Theatre | Location | Opening date | Closing date | # of perf. |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubert Theatre | New Haven, CT | September ??, 1941 | September ??, 1941 | ? | [4] |
| Bushnell Memorial Hall | Hartford, CT | September 18, 1941 | September 18, 1941 | 1 | [5] |
| Erlanger Theatre | Buffalo, NY | September 22, 1941 | September 24, 1941 | 3 | [6] |
| Auditorium Theatre | Rochester, NY | September 26, 1941 | September 27, 1941 | 3 | [7] |
| Plymouth Theatre | Boston, MA | September 29, 1941 | September 29, 1941 | 1 | [8] |
| Court Square Theatre | Springfield, MA | November 25, 1941 | November 26, 1941 | 3 | [9] |
| McCarter Theatre | Princeton, NJ | November 29, 1941 | November 29, 1941 | 1 | [10] |
| Embassy Theatre | Johnstown, PA | December 5, 1941 | December 5, 1941 | 1 | [11] |
| Parkway Theatre | Madison, WI | January 19, 1942 | January 19, 1942 | 1 | [12] |
| Iowa Theatre | Cedar Rapids, IA | February 2, 1942 | February 2, 1942 | 1 | [13] |
| Paramount Theatre | Austin, TX | February 24, 1942 | February 24, 1942 | 1 | [14] |
| Texas Theatre | San Antonio, TX | February 25, 1942 | February 25, 1942 | 1 | [15] |
| Hanna Theatre | Cleveland, OH | April 14, 1942 | April 14, 1942 | 1 | [16] |
| Walnut Street Theatre | Philadelphia, PA | April 20, 1942 | May 15, 1942 | 4 weeks | [17] |
| National Theatre | Washington, DC | May 18, 1942 | May 30, 1942 | 2 weeks | [18] |
1942–1943 National tours (Karloff)[edit]
| Theatre | Location | Opening date | Closing date | # of perf. |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curran Theatre | San Francisco, CA | August 31, 1942 | August 31, 1942 | 1 | [19] |
| Selwyn Theatre | Chicago, IL | November 9, 1942 | November 9, 1942? | 1? | [20] |
| Curran Theatre | San Francisco, CA | April 12, 1943 | April 12, 1943 | 1 | [21] |
1943 National tour (Lugosi)[edit]
| Theatre | Location | Opening date | Closing date | # of perf. |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tivoli | San Francisco, CA | August 5, 1943 | August 18, 1943 | ?? | [22] |
| Music Box Theatre | Los Angeles, CA | August 20, 1943 | October 24, 1943 | ?? | [22] |
1943–1944 National tours (Karloff)[edit]
| Theatre | Location | Opening date | Closing date | # of perf. |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Playhouse | Wilmington, DE | September 17, 1943 | September 18, 1943 | 3 | [23] |
| Music Hall | Kansas City, MO | January 20, 1944 | January 23, 1944 | 6 | [24] |
1944 National tour (Lugosi)[edit]
| Theatre | Location | Opening date | Closing date | # of perf. |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrine Auditorium | Oklahoma City, OK | January 29, 1944 | January 29, 1944 | 1 | [25] |
| Tulsa Convention Hall | Tulsa, OK | January 30, 1944 | January 30, 1944 | 1 | [26] |
| Robinson Auditorium | Little Rock, AR | February 1, 1944 | February 1, 1944 | 1 | [26] |
| Auditorium | Memphis, TN | February 2, 1944 | February 2, 1944 | 1 | [26] |
| Ryman Auditorium | Nashville, TN | February 3, 1944 | February 3, 1944 | 1 | [26] |
| Temple Theatre | Birmingham, AL | February 5, 1944 | February 5, 1944 | 1 | [26] |
| Municipal Auditorium | New Orleans, LA | February 7, 1944 | February 8, 1944 | 2 | [26] |
| Lanier Auditorium | Montgomery, AL | February 10, 1944 | February 10, 1944 | 1 | [26] |
| Erlanger Theatre | Atlanta, GA | February 11, 1944 | February 12, 1944 | 2 | [26] |
| Erie Theatre | Schenectady, NY | June 2, 1944 | June 3, 1944 | 2 | [26] |
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace Baltimore, MD 1941.
- ^ Mank 2014, pp. 185.
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace Chicago, IL 1941.
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace New Haven, CT 1941.
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace Hartford, CT 1941.
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace Buffalo, NY 1941.
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace Rochester, NY 1941.
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace Boston, MA 1941.
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace Springfield, MA 1941.
- ^ The Daily Princetonian; November 29, 1941; p.1, col.2-3.
- ^ Somerset Daily American; December 1, 1941; p.3, col.1.
- ^ Wisconsin State Journal; December 28, 1941; p.21, col.1-2.
- ^ Cedar Rapids Gazette; February 3, 1942; p.10, col.4-5.
- ^ Austin Daily Texan; February 22, 1942; p.6, col.5.
- ^ San Antonio Express; February 15, 1942; p.21, col.1.
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace Cleveland, OH 1942.
- ^ Jewish Exponent; April 17, 1942; p.15, col.3-4.
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace Washington, DC 1942.
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace San Francisco, CA 1942.
- ^ Chicago Tribune; November 1, 1942.
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace San Francisco, CA 1943.
- ^ a b Rhodes 2006, pp. 178–179.
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace Wilmington, DE 1943.
- ^ Arsenic and Old Lace Kansas City, MO 1944.
- ^ Rhodes 2006, p. 179.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Rhodes 2006, p. 180.
Sources[edit]
Books[edit]
- Bordman, Gerald (1984). "Arsenic and Old Lace". The Oxford Companion to the American Theatre (hardcover) (1st ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-19-503443-1.
- Mank, Gregory William (2014). "Chapter 7. Libel and Old lace". The Very Witching Time of Night: Dark Alleys of Classis Horror Cinema (softcover) (1st ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-4955-2.
- Noble, Peter (1950). Hollywood Scapegoat: The Biography of Erich von Stroheim (hardcover) (1st ed.). London: The Fortune Press.
- Rhodes, Gary Don (2006). Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers (softcover) (1st ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-2765-9 – via books.google.co.uk.
Theatre programs/playbills[edit]
- Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: Maryland Theatre; Monday, March 24, 1941, through Saturday March 29, 1941. Baltimore, MD: Maryland Theatre. March 24, 1941. p. 1.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Clinton Sundberg (Mortimer).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: Grand Opera House; Sunday, April 6, 1941, through Saturday June 28, 1941. Chicago, IL: Grand Opera House. April 6, 1941. p. 1.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Clinton Sundberg (Mortimer).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: Shubert Theatre; ?day, September ??, 1941. New Haven, CT: Shubert Theatre. 1941. p. 1.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Jack Whiting (Mortimer).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: Bushnell Memorial Hall; Thursday, September 18, 1941. Hartford, CT: Bushnell Memorial Hall. September 18, 1941. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Jack Whiting (Mortimer).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: Erlanger Theatre; Monday, September 22, 1941 through Wednesday, September 24, 1941. Buffalo, NY: Erlanger Theatre. September 22–24, 1941. pp. 1–12.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Jack Whiting (Mortimer).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: Auditorium Theatre; Friday, September 26, 1941 and Saturday, September 27, 1941. Rochester, NY: Auditorium Theatre. September 26–27, 1941. p. 1.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Jack Whiting (Mortimer).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: Plymouth Theatre; Monday, September 29, 1941. Boston, MA: Plymouth Theatre. September 29, 1941. p. 1.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Jack Whiting (Mortimer).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: Court Square Theatre; Tuesday, November 25, 1941 through Wednesday, November 26, 1941. Springfield, MA: Playgoers of Springfield. November 25–26, 1941. p. 1.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Jack Whiting (Mortimer).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: Hanna Theatre; Tuesday, April 14, 1942, for one night. Cleveland, OH: Hanna Theatre. April 14, 1942. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Jack Whiting (Mortimer).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: National Theatre; Monday, May 18, 1942 through Saturday, May 30, 1942. Washington, DC: E Street Theatre Corp. May 18–30, 1942. p. 1. OL 24979258M. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Jack Whiting (Mortimer).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: Curran Theatre; Monday, August 31, 1942. San Francisco, CA: Curran Theatre. August 31, 1942. p. 1.
Cast: Boris Karloff (Jonathan), Josephine Hull (Abby), Jean Adair (Martha), Clinton Sundberg (Mortimer).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: Curran Theatre; Monday, April 12, 1943. San Francisco, CA: Curran Theatre. April 12, 1943. p. 1.
Cast: Boris Karloff (Jonathan), Josephine Hull (Abby), Jean Adair (Martha), Clinton Sundberg (Mortimer).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: The Playhouse; Friday, September 17, 1943 and Saturday, September 18, 1943. Wilmington, DE: The Playhouse. September 17–18, 1943. p. 1.
Cast: Boris Karloff (Jonathan), Ruth McDevitt (Abby), Jean Adair (Martha), Jack Whiting (Mortimer).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Arsenic and Old Lace (Theatre program/playbill). Venue: Music Hall; Thursday, January 20, 1944 through Sunday, January 23, 1944. Kansas City, MO: Music Hall. January 20–23, 1944. p. 1.
Cast: Boris Karloff (Jonathan), Ruth McDevitt (Abby), Jean Adair (Martha), Jack Whiting (Mortimer).
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Newspapers[edit]
- "McCarter Plays Host to Homicidal Hijinks when Arsenic and Old Lace Opens at 8:30". The Daily Princetonian. Vol. LXVI, no. 160. Venue: McCarter Theatre; Saturday, November 29, 1941, for one night. Princeton, New Jersey. November 29, 1941. p. 1; col.2-3. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspaper Archives.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Clinton Sundberg (Mortimer).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Arsenic and Old Lace Johnstown Dec. 5". Somerset Daily American. Vol. 13, no. 131. Venue: Embassy Theatre; Friday, December 5, 1941, for one night. Johnstown, Pennsylvania. December 1, 1941. p. 3; col.1. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspaper Archives.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Clinton Sundberg (Mortimer).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Arsenic and Old Lace to Play at Madison Jan. 19". Wisconsin State Journal. Vol. 159, no. 88. Venue: Parkway Theatre; Monday, January 19, 1942, for one night. Madison, Wisconsin. December 28, 1941. p. 21; col.1-2. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspaper Archives.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Clinton Sundberg (Mortimer).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Arsenic Is Top Comedy: Expertly Done". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Vol. 60, no. 25. Venue: Iowa Theatre; Monday, February 2, 1942. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. February 3, 1942. p. 10; col.4-5. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspaper Archives.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Clinton Sundberg (Mortimer).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Arsenic and Lace Due at Paramount on February 24". The Daily Texan. Vol. 43, no. 119. Venue: Paramount Theatre; Tuesday, February 24, 1942. Austin, Texas. February 22, 1942. p. 6; col.5. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspaper Archives.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Clinton Sundberg (Mortimer).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Arsenic and Lace Due at the Texas Theatre on February 25". San Antonio Express. Vol. LXXVII, no. 46. Venue: Texas Theatre; Wednesday, February 25, 1942. San Antonio, Texas. February 15, 1942. p. 21; col.1. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspaper Archives.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Clinton Sundberg (Mortimer).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Arsenic and Old Lace Opens at Walnut on Monday". The Jewish Exponent. Vol. 110, no. 6. Venue: Walnut Street Theatre; Monday, April 20, 1942, for 4 weeks. Philadelphia, PA. April 17, 1942. p. 15; col.3-4. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspaper Archives.
Cast: Erich von Stroheim (Jonathan), Laura Hope Crews (Abby), Effie Shannon (Martha), Clinton Sundberg (Mortimer).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "A Homicidal Maniac". Chicago Tribune. Venue: Selwyn Theatre; Monday, November 9, 1942. Chicago, IL. November 1, 1942.
In Arsenic and Old Lace, opening a return engagement at the Selwyn theater Nov. 9, Boris Karloff maintains keen competition with Josephine Hull and Jean Adair in the number of corpses each is responsible for.
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