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Eric Brotherson

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Actor 1911–1989 On stage 19371976

Eric Brotherson (1911–1989) was an American actor who appeared in the original Broadway cast of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949) opposite Carol Channing.

On stage 10 productions, 39 years

1937 Between the Devil Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short 93 perf.
1941 Lady in the Dark Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short, Moss Hart 467 perf.
1943 Lady in the Dark Broadway Theatre · Revival · directed by Albertina Rasch 83 perf.
1943 My Dear Public 46th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Felicia Sorel 45 perf.
1948 Make Mine Manhattan Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short, Max Liebman 429 perf.
1949 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Ziegfeld Theatre · Revival · directed by John C. Wilson 740 perf.
1953 Room Service Playhouse Theatre · Revival · directed by Mortimer Offner 16 perf.
1956 The Hot Corner John Golden Theatre · Original · directed by Sam Levene 5 perf.
1975 A Musical Jubilee St James Theatre · Original · directed by Morton Da Costa 92 perf.
1976 My Fair Lady St James Theatre · Revival · directed by Jerry Adler 377 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

William Welch 2 productions
Willard Parker 2 productions
Sally Ferguson 2 productions
Rita Charise 2 productions
Margaret Dale 2 productions
June Maclaren 2 productions
Jeanne Shelby 2 productions
Jean Cumming 2 productions
Horace Cooper 2 productions
Gordon Gifford 2 productions
Gertrude Lawrence 2 productions
Gedda Petry 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 9 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature2 passages

  • Cast: Carol Channing, Yvonne Adair, Jack McCauley, Eric Brotherson, Alice Pearce, Rex Evans, Anita Alvarez, George S. Irving, Mort Marshall, Howard Morris, Charles “Honi” Coles, Cholly Atkinsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • PC: Helene Vernet : Sari Barabas; Johann Strauss Snr : Walter Cassel; Resi : Diane Todd; Johann Strauss Jnr (Schani) : David Watson; Hartkopf : Eric Brotherson; Dommayer : Robert Dorning; Ebeseder : Gabor Baraker; Hirsch : David Tateebooks/Wright, Adrian/West End Broadway_ The Golden Age of the American Musical in London - Adrian Wright.txt

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