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Producing and Directing

First Impressions (1959)

Opened at Alvin Theatre
Opened: March 19, 1959
Closed: May 30, 1959
Book by Abe Burrows
Based On The Novel "Pride And Prejudice" by Jane Austen
And On The Theatrical Adaptation of "Pride And Prejudice" by Helen Jerome
Music and Lyrics by Robert Goldman, Glenn Paxton and George Weiss
Music Direction by Frederick Dvonch
Orchestrations by Don Walker
Dance Arrangements by John Morris
Vocal Arrangements and Direction by Buster Davis
Production Design by Peter Larkin
Costumes by Alvin Colt
Lighting by Charles Elson
Produced by George Gilbert and Edward Specter Productions, Inc.
In Association With The Jule Styne Organization

Cast:

Elizabeth Bennett Polly Bergen
Fitzwilliam Darcy Farley Granger
Mrs. Bennett Herminone Gingold
Captain Wickham James Mitchell
Jane Bennett Phyllis Newman
Collins Christopher Hewett
Mary Bennett Lois Bewley
Mr. Bennett Laurie Main
Lydia Bennett Lynn Ross
Kitty Bennett Laurie Peters
Charlotte Lucas Ellen Hanley
Caroline Bingley Marti Stevens
Charles Bingley Donald Madden
Lady Catherine de Bourgh Mary Finney
Lady Anne Martha Mathes
Lady Lucas Sibyl Bowan
Lieutenant Denny Bill Carter
Lieutenant Rockingham Stuart Hodes
Sir William Lucas Richard Bengal
Mr. Stubbs Casper Roos
Williams Jay Stern
Maid Beverley Jane Welch
Butler Norman Fredericks
Coachmen: Garrett Lewis
John Starkweather
Butler at Rosings John Starkweather
Dancers: Arlene Avril
Alvin Beam
Jim Corbett
Stuart Fleming
Richard Gain
Janise Gardner
Sally Gura
Stuart Hodes
Harriet Leigh
Garrett Lewis
Martha Mathes
Dorothy Jeanne Mattis
Wendy Nickerson
John Starkweather
Singers: Adrienne Angel
Suzie Baker
Stuart Damon
Norman Fredericks
Marian Haraldson
Warren Hays
Jeannine Masterson
Louise Pearl
Casper Roos
Tony Rossi
Jay Stern
Beverley Jane Welch