Appeared as Donna Anna in
Charles Laughton's famous
Broadway production of
George Bernard Shaw's Don Juan in Hell, the third act of Shaw's "Man and Superman," with an all-star cast that featured
Charles Boyer as Don Juan, Sir
Cedric Hardwicke as The Statue and
Agnes Moorehead and Laughton as The Devil. Essentially a staged reading, the production had a single performance at Carnegie Hall on October 22, 1951; it then returned to New York, playing the New Century Theatre on
Broadway from November 29 - December 31, 1951 for 38 performances. After a three-month hiatus, the production staged a return engagement at
Broadway's Plymouth Theatre from April 6 - May 24, 1952, playing a total of 66 performances. Boyer was presented with a special Tony
Award for his performance as Don Juan. The production was recorded and released as an long-playing record.
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