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Oedipus Rex
Broadway
Revival
Oedipus Rex
Broadway
Revival
Majestic Theatre
245 W. 44th St., New York , NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (17)
Eugene O'Neill, Jr.
Narrator
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Oedipus
(Original)
Blanche Yurka
Jocasta
(Original)
William Adams
Creon
(Original)
Harry Irvine
Tiresias
(Original)
Robert Harris
First Messenger
(Original)
Frederic Downs
Second Messenger
(Original)
Art Smith
Herdsman
(Original)
Bram Nossen
Chorus Leader
(Original)
William Hughes
Chorus
(Original)
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Eugene O'Neill, Jr.
Narrator
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Oedipus
(Original)
Blanche Yurka
Jocasta
(Original)
William Adams
Creon
(Original)
Harry Irvine
Tiresias
(Original)
Robert Harris
First Messenger
(Original)
Frederic Downs
Second Messenger
(Original)
Art Smith
Herdsman
(Original)
Bram Nossen
Chorus Leader
(Original)
William Hughes
Chorus
(Original)
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Sophocles
Playwright
Harry G. Alsberg
Narrator's Text
Producer
Eugene O'Neill, Jr.
Narrator's Text
James Light
Director
Producer
M. Eleanor Fitzgerald
Company Manager
Marjorie Barkentin
Press
Readers Theater Inc.
Producer
Joel Schenker
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
16
1945
Closing Date
Dec
16
1945
Performances
2
as of Jun 18, 2025
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