A Phoenix Too Frequent / Freight
One Act - Original
Fulton Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: April 26, 1950
- Closing Date: April 29, 1950
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 5
- A Phoenix Too Frequent / Freight is comprised of A Phoenix Too Frequent, Freight
Playwright: Christopher Fry, Kenneth White
Synopsis
An evening of two one-act plays, including A Phoenix Too Frequent, adapted by Christopher Fry from Petronius' story, and Freight by Kenneth White.
In A Phoenix Too Frequent, an ancient Roman widow plans to starve herself to join her husband in death, until a soldier guarding the husband's tomb charms her back into living.
In Freight, a group of black Southerners have a tense encounter with a white man on a train.
A Phoenix Too Frequent: Opening Night Cast
| Vicki Cummings | Doto | |
| Richard Derr | Tegeus-Chromis | |
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Nina Foch | Dynamene |
A Phoenix Too Frequent: Opening Night Production Credits
| Christopher Fry | Writer | |
| John O'Shaughnessy | Staging | |
| Jack Landau | Scenic Design | |
| Jack Landau | Costume Design | |
| Steven H. Scheuer | Producer | |
| Bernard Carson | Producer |
Freight: Opening Night Cast
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Nina Foch | Dynamene |
| Maxwell Glanville | Roty | |
| Glen Gordon | Jake | |
| Curtis Harry | Lottie | |
| Raymond Hill | Mish | |
| Dotts Johnson | Samp | |
| Kenneth Manigault | Bucket | |
| Lloyd Richards | Oz | |
| Lance Taylor | Fast Boy |
Freight: Opening Night Production Credits
| Kenneth White | Writer | |
| John O'Shaughnessy | Staging | |
| Jack Landau | Scenic Design | |
| Jack Landau | Costume Design | |
| Steven H. Scheuer | Producer | |
| Bernard Carson | Producer |
