The Cold Wind And The Warm

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The Cold Wind And The Warm
Written by S. N. Behrman
Date premieredDecember 8, 1958
Place premiered Morosco Theatre
Original language English
GenreDrama
Setting Worcester,
New York City
1908–1914

The Cold Wind And The Warm is a dramatic stage play written by American playwright S. N. Behrman. The play premiered on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre in 1958. The play is semi-autobiographical and based on Behrman's memoirs originally published in The New Yorker and his book The Worcester Account that was published in 1954. [1] [2] [3]

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Production history

The play had an out of town tryout at the Locust Theatre in Philadelphia. [4] The play then opened on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on December 8, 1958, and closed on March 21, 1959, running a total of 120 performances. The play was directed by Harold Clurman. For her performance, Maureen Stapleton was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. [5]

The New York Times said in their review "If there was a little more time at the moment, it would be possible to express gratitude to all the actors and everyone else concerned, they deserve it. The Cold Wind And The Warm is a cameo carefully designed and executed by expert craftsman." [6]

Original cast and characters

CharacterBroadway (1958)
Aunt Ida Maureen Stapleton
Willie Lavin Eli Wallach
Norbert Mandel Sanford Meisner
Mr. Sacher Morris Carnovsky
Rappaport Sig Arno
Tobey Timmy Everett
Myra Carol Grace
Leah Suzanne Pleshette
Dan Sidney Armus
Jim Nightingale Vincent Gardenia
AaronPeter Trytler
Ren Jada Rowland

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References

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  2. "S. N. Behrman". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
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