Jolly's Progress
Play - Original
Longacre Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: December 5, 1959
- Closing Date: December 12, 1959
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 9
Playwright: Lonnie Coleman
Synopsis
A black maid in Alabama, who has been seduced by her employer and fired by his wife, finds refuge in a teacher-student relationship with a sympathetic writer, whom the town assumes is seducing the girl.
Opening Night Cast
| Wendell Corey | David Adams | |
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Eartha Kitt | Jolly Rivers |
| Joanne Barry | Portia Bates | |
| Vinnette Carroll | Dora | |
| Humphrey Davis | Thompson Bates | |
| Laurie Main | Mr. Scarborough | |
| Ellis Rabb | Reverend Furze | |
| Anne Revere | Emma Ford |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Lonnie Coleman | Writer | |
| Alex Segal | Director | |
| George Jenkins | Scenic Design | |
| Gene Coffin | Costume Design | |
| Masque Sound Engineering Company | Sound Design | |
| Peter Davis | General Manager |
