Androcles and the Lion (1946 Webster / @1912 Shaw), New York (Broadway) production (play)
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Androcles and the Lion (1946) is a New York (Broadway) stage production (revival) of Androcles and the Lion (1912 Shaw), play, directed by Margaret Webster.
~ Incidental music by Marc Blitzstein.
Abstract
Story of Androcles, a Christian slave in ancient Rome who befriends a lion.
Broadway production (revival) of Shaw's play.
Cast
- Ernest Truex = Androcles
- John Becher = The Lion
- Philip Bourneuf = Caesar (Antoninus Pius)
Production
Premiered in New York, NY: Internationa Theatre, 19 December 1946 (to 22 February 1947) <40 performances>