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The Good Soup
Broadway
Original
The Good Soup
Broadway
Original
Plymouth Theatre
236 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Félicien Marceau
People (30)
Lou Antonio
Lecasse
(Original)
The Shady One
(Original)
The Third Patron
(Original)
Bill Becker
Ernest
(Original)
The Customer
(Original)
The Fourth Patron
(Original)
The House Painter
(Original)
Hilda Brawner
Berthe
(Original)
Mauricette
(Original)
Minouche
(Original)
Diane Cilento
Marie-Paule II
(Original)
Ruth Gordon
Marie-Paule I
(Original)
Pat Harrington, Sr.
The Barman
(Original)
The Second Tough
(Original)
George S. Irving
Monsieur Alphonse
(Original)
Raymond
(Original)
The Doorman
(Original)
The Other Man
(Original)
The Tough
(Original)
Sam Levene
Odilon
(Original)
Nicola Lubitsch
Jeannine
(Original)
Barbara Lou Mattes
The Chambermaid
(Original)
The Skater
(Original)
Jules Munshin
The Croupier
(Original)
John Myhers
Armand
(Original)
The First Patron
(Original)
Mildred Natwick
Angele
(Original)
Armand's Mother
(Original)
Marie-Paule's Mother
(Original)
Charles Robinson
Jacquot
(Original)
Morgan Sterne
Mollard
(Original)
Roger
(Original)
The Second Patron
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Joseph
(Original)
Monsieur Gaston
(Original)
Sasha von Scherler
Irma
(Original)
Madame Desvaux
(Original)
Dorothy Whitney
Madame Roger
(Original)
Madame Thonnard
(Original)
Zero Mostel
The Croupier
(Replacement)
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Lou Antonio
Lecasse
(Original)
The Shady One
(Original)
The Third Patron
(Original)
Bill Becker
Ernest
(Original)
The Customer
(Original)
The Fourth Patron
(Original)
The House Painter
(Original)
Hilda Brawner
Berthe
(Original)
Mauricette
(Original)
Minouche
(Original)
Diane Cilento
Marie-Paule II
(Original)
Ruth Gordon
Marie-Paule I
(Original)
Pat Harrington, Sr.
The Barman
(Original)
The Second Tough
(Original)
George S. Irving
Monsieur Alphonse
(Original)
Raymond
(Original)
The Doorman
(Original)
The Other Man
(Original)
The Tough
(Original)
Sam Levene
Odilon
(Original)
Nicola Lubitsch
Jeannine
(Original)
Barbara Lou Mattes
The Chambermaid
(Original)
The Skater
(Original)
Jules Munshin
The Croupier
(Original)
John Myhers
Armand
(Original)
The First Patron
(Original)
Mildred Natwick
Angele
(Original)
Armand's Mother
(Original)
Marie-Paule's Mother
(Original)
Charles Robinson
Jacquot
(Original)
Morgan Sterne
Mollard
(Original)
Roger
(Original)
The Second Patron
(Original)
Ernest Truex
Joseph
(Original)
Monsieur Gaston
(Original)
Sasha von Scherler
Irma
(Original)
Madame Desvaux
(Original)
Dorothy Whitney
Madame Roger
(Original)
Madame Thonnard
(Original)
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Félicien Marceau
Writer
Garson Kanin
Book Adaptation
Director
André Barsacq
Based on the original Paris production
Director
Jacques Noel
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Albert Alloy
Lighting Design
William Pitkin
Sets and costumes supervised
Neil C. Hartley
Production Stage Manager
Ben Janney
Stage Manager
James D. Proctor
Press
Merle Debuskey
Press Representative
David Merrick
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
2
1960
Closing Date
Mar
19
1960
Performances
21
as of Jun 16, 2025
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