Tonight at 8:30
One Act - Revival
ANTA Playhouse
- First Preview: April 26, 1967
- Opening Date: May 3, 1967
- Closing Date: May 13, 1967
- Previews: 5
- Performances: 5
- Tonight at 8:30 is comprised of Fumed Oak, Still Life, Ways and Means
Playwright: Noël Coward
Synopsis
An evening of one-act plays by Noel Coward. In Ways and Means, a debt-plagued gambler and his wife are saved from final disgrace when a chauffeur who had planned to rob them saves them instead. Still Life depicts the frustrated secret affair between two married middle-class people. Fumed Oak follows a middle-aged salesman who has earned enough money to tell off his wife, mother-in-law and daughter and to leave them.
Note: The original 1936 production of Tonight at 8:30 contained nine one-act plays performed over three evenings, including We Were Dancing, The Astonished Heart, Red Peppers, Hands Across the Sea, Fumed Oak, Shadow Play, Ways and Means and Still Life. Six one-acts (Red Peppers, Hands Across the Sea, Fumed Oak, Family Album, Shadow Play, and Ways and Means) were performed in a 1948 revival. Only three of the one-acts were performed in the 1967 revival.
Fumed Oak: Opening Night Cast
| Joan Force | Mrs. Rockett | |
| Geoff Garland | Henry Gow | |
| Patricia Guinan | Elsie | |
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Sloane Shelton | Doris Gow |
Fumed Oak: Opening Night Production Credits
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Noël Coward | Writer |
| G. Wood | Director | |
| Will Steven Armstrong | Scenic Design | |
| Alvin Colt | Costume Design | |
| Tharon Musser | Lighting Design | |
| Mary Bryant | Press Representative |
Still Life: Opening Night Cast
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Sloane Shelton | Doris Gow |
| Les Barkdull | Young Man | |
| Joan Bassie | Mildred | |
| John Church | Stanley | |
| Denholm Elliott | Alec Harvey | |
| Joan Force | Dolly Messiter | |
| Geoff Garland | Bill | |
| Patricia Guinan | Beryl Waters | |
| Jeanne Hepple | Myrtle Bagot |
Still Life: Opening Night Production Credits
|
Noël Coward | Writer |
| Jack Sydow | Director | |
| Will Steven Armstrong | Scenic Design | |
| Alvin Colt | Costume Design | |
| Tharon Musser | Lighting Design | |
| Mary Bryant | Press Representative |
Ways and Means: Opening Night Cast
| Jeanne Hepple | Myrtle Bagot | |
| Les Barkdull | Gaston | |
| Joan Bassie | Stella Cartwright | |
| John Church | Toby Cartwright | |
| Joan Force | Nanny | |
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Herb Foster | Stevens |
| Patricia Guinan | Princess Elena Krassiloff | |
| Jeanne Hepple | Olive Lloyd-Ransome | |
| Geddeth Smith | Lord Chapworth "Chaps" |
Ways and Means: Opening Night Production Credits
|
Noël Coward | Writer |
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Nina Foch | Director |
| Will Steven Armstrong | Scenic Design | |
| Alvin Colt | Costume Design | |
| Tharon Musser | Lighting Design | |
| Mary Bryant | Press Representative |
Shows That Opened That Season: 1966 - 1967
You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running
Little Murders
Agatha Sue, I Love You- You Can't Take It With You
