Triple Play
One Act - Original
Playhouse Theatre
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: April 15, 1959
- Closing Date: May 16, 1959
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 37
- Triple Play is comprised of A Pound on Demand, Bedtime Story, Portrait of a Madonna, Some Comments on the Harmful Effects of Tobacco
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Synopsis
An evening of three one-acts and a monologue, including Tennessee Williams' Portrait of a Madonna, Anton Chekhov's Some Comments on the Harmful Effects of Tobacco, and Sean O'Casey's A Pound On Demand and Bedtime Story. Portrait of a Madonna follows a deranged Southern belle who is convinced that the love of her life, who rejected her for someone else, visits her for sex every night. Some Comments on the Harmful Effects of Tobacco is a monologue given by a smoker who has been sent by his domineering wife to lecture on tobacco's effects, when he would rather talk about his wife. A Pound On Demand is a comedy in which a drunk and his sober sidekick must deal with the matter of his account in a Dublin post office. In Bedtime Story, an Irish prostitute fleeces the Puritanical bachelor whom she has just serviced.
A Pound on Demand: Opening Night Cast
| Hume Cronyn | Jerry | |
| George Mathews | Policeman | |
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William Biff McGuire | Sammy |
| Margot Stevenson | Girl in Charge | |
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Jessica Tandy | The Public |
A Pound on Demand: Opening Night Production Credits
| Sean O'Casey | Writer | |
| Hume Cronyn | Staging | |
| David Hays | Setting | |
| Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design | |
| David Hays | Lighting Design | |
| Peter Davis | General Manager |
Bedtime Story: Opening Night Cast
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Jessica Tandy | The Public |
| Hume Cronyn | John Jo Mulligan | |
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William Biff McGuire | Daniel Halibut |
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Jessica Tandy | Angela Nightingale |
Bedtime Story: Opening Night Production Credits
| Sean O'Casey | Writer | |
| Hume Cronyn | Staging | |
| David Hays | Setting | |
| Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design | |
| David Hays | Lighting Design | |
| Peter Davis | General Manager |
Portrait of a Madonna: Opening Night Cast
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Jessica Tandy | Angela Nightingale |
| Hume Cronyn | The Doctor | |
| George Mathews | The Porter | |
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William Biff McGuire | Elevator Boy |
| John Randolph | Mr. Abrams | |
| Margot Stevenson | The Nurse | |
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Jessica Tandy | Miss Lucretia Collins |
Portrait of a Madonna: Opening Night Production Credits
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Tennessee Williams | Writer |
| Hume Cronyn | Staging | |
| David Hays | Setting | |
| Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design | |
| David Hays | Lighting Design | |
| Peter Davis | General Manager |
Some Comments on the Harmful Effects of Tobacco: Opening Night Cast
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Jessica Tandy | Miss Lucretia Collins |
| Hume Cronyn | Prof. Ivan Ivanovitch Nyukhin |
Some Comments on the Harmful Effects of Tobacco: Opening Night Production Credits
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Anton Chekhov | Writer |
| Hume Cronyn | Staging | |
| David Hays | Setting | |
| Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design | |
| David Hays | Lighting Design | |
| Peter Davis | General Manager |
