The Skin of Our Teeth

Summary: Granada Television production for ITV of The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder. This was the first television performance by Vivien Leigh who had played the same role on the stage in 1945.
Theatre play: The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) [more information]
Play synopsis: 'The play is a three-part allegory about the life of mankind, centering around the Antrobus family of the fictional town of Excelsior, New Jersey.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skin_of_Our_Teeth.
Production history: 'It opened on October 15, 1942 at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, before moving to the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway on November 18, 1942.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skin_of_Our_Teeth.
Date of transmission: Tuesday 17 March 1959
Time: 8.30-10.00pm
Series: Play of the Week
Channel: ITV
Production company: Granada Television (1956-)

Director

Henry Kaplan

Playwright

Thornton Wilder (1897-1975)

Adapted for Television by

Ellen Violet

Designer

Darrell Lass

Cast

Sheldon Allan	an unnamed part
Lawrence Archer	an unnamed part
Geoffrey Bellman	Producer
Fraser Boa	Second Convenor
Paul Bogdan	an unnamed part
Carl Conway	First Convenor
Frederick Corke	an unnamed part
Lorna Cossette	an unnamed part
Susan Crawford	an unnamed part
John Crosse	an unnamed part
Gladys Dawson	an unnamed part
George Devine	Mr Antrobus
Violet Dix	an unnamed part
Shirley Dixon	an unnamed part
Martha Downs	Miss E. Muse
Fiona Duncan	Mammoth / Ivy
Ruth Dunning	Mrs Antrobus
Leon Garcia	an unnamed part
Philip Gilbert	Newscaster
Jerry Greben	Dinosaur / Technician
Julia Hand	an unnamed part
Vivien Leigh	Sabina
Mercia Mansfield	an unnamed part
Larry Martyn	an unnamed part
David McCallum	Henry Antrobus
Angus Neill	an unnamed part
Perlita Neilson	Gladys Antrobus
Daphne Newton	Miss T. Muse / Hester
Henry Oscar (1891-1969)	Homer / Mr Tremayne
William Peacock	Doctor / Master of Ceremonies / Fred Bailey
Lou Ravelle	an unnamed part
Margaret Rawlings (1906-1996)	Fortune Teller
Bernard Rebel	Judge Moses
Sonia Stevens	an unnamed part
Tom Symonds	an unnamed part
Jimmy Thompson	Floor Manager
Ian Whittaker	Telegraph Boy
Roger Williams	an unnamed part

Title: Plays for the Millions: The First 75. A Cross Index of Granada TV Play Productions (Book)
Reference: Published by Granada TV Network, 1960

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