Child of Fortune
Play - Original
Royale Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: November 13, 1956
- Closing Date: December 1, 1956
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 23
Playwright: Guy Bolton
Synopsis
An ailing English heiress is in love with a man who is engaged to her best friend, until the friend matches the two of them together in the hope that they will eventually live off the sick woman's money, in Guy Bolton's adaptation of the Henry James novel Wings of the Dove.
Opening Night Cast
| Bert Bertram | Bennett | |
| Anthony Di Palazzo | Eugenio | |
| C. Stafford Dickens | Sir Luke Strett, M.D. | |
| Mildred Dunnock | Susan Shepherd | |
| Mary Foskett | Bianca | |
| Martyn Green | Lionel Croy | |
| Norah Howard | Mrs. Lowder | |
| Peter Pagan | Lord Marcus Annersley |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Guy Bolton | Writer | |
| Jed Harris | Director | |
| Robert O'Hearn | Scenic Design | |
| William Pitkin | Costume Design | |
| Robert O'Hearn | Lighting Design | |
| Dick Weaver | General Manager |