The Mayor of Zalemea
Drama - Revival
Majestic Theatre
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- First Preview:
- Opening Date: January 27, 1946
- Closing Date: January 27, 1946
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 2
Synopsis
Spanish soldiers march into Portugal to enforce Philip II's annexation, which eventually leads to a peasant's election to mayor, in Calderon's dramatization of historical events. A reading of Pedro Calderón de la Barca's The Mayor of Zalamea, as translated by Edward Fitzgerald.
Opening Night Cast
| Eugene O'Neill, Jr. | Narrator | |
| Philip Robinson | Rebolledo, a soldier | |
| Amelia Romano | Chispa, his mistress | |
| Jack Manning | Don Alvaro, a captain | |
| Robert Gardet | Don Mendo, Poor Hidalgo | |
| Leonardo Cimino | Nuno, his servant | |
| Ellen Andrews | Isabel, daughter of Crespo | |
| Herbert Berghof | Pedro Crespo |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Pedro Calderón de la Barca | Writer | |
| Edward Fitzgerald | Translator | |
| James Light | Director | |
| M. Eleanor Fitzgerald | Company Manager | |
| Marjorie Barkentin | Press | |
| Readers Theater Inc. | Producer |
