Names of actors found in archival sources to have performed in this play, but whose roles were not listed.
Shows:
City Island Recreation Center
Jul 25, 26, 1947 at 8:15 PM
Description:
1. The Real Truth: A Broadway glamour girl and her sister find themselves in love with the same man.
Directed by: Freddie M. Smith, Margaret Ford, Hazel Costello.
2. If Men Played Cards as Women Do: Four men playing playing cards in a most unusual manner. The fun is derived from the fact that a group of men at the poker table speak, behave, and think in the manner in which women are supposed to conduct a bridge game. It seems like a typical scenario: a group of men getting together and playing cards, but it’s the conversation that’s NOT so typical. The four men, whose personalities are all over-the-top, try to “one up” each other during their usual card game. Hilarity ensues and trumps the evening!
Directed by: Margaret Harris.
3. The Monkey’s Paw: A fantasy-tragedy centered around the disaster resulting when a man is granted the power to make three wishes come true.
Directed by: Cherie Colet
Cast: Ann Dreher, Carl Davidson, David Aldrich, Harry Broome, Rodney Reid
Historical Information:
1. The Real Truth: Written by Ruth Raines as part of a playwriting contest sponsored by the Little Theater and held in May of 1947. As the winner, the author received a $50 prize.
2. If Men Played Cards as Women Do: Written by George S. Kaufman. First produced as part of Irving Berlin’s Music Box Revue circa 1921.
3. The Monkey’s Paw: Likely written by Louis N. Parker in 1907. Adapted from the short story by W. W. Jacobs published in 1902 in “Harper’s Weekly”.
