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Martin Wolfson

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Actor 1904–1973 On stage 19231968

Martin Wolfson (1904–1973) was an American character actor whose Broadway credits included the original South Pacific (1949) as Captain Brackett and Arvide in a City Center revival of Guys and Dolls.

On stage 33 productions, 45 years

1923 The Player Queen Neighborhood Playhouse · Original 49 perf.
1924 Grand Street Follies [1924] Neighborhood Playhouse · Original 172 perf.
1924 The Little Clay Cart Neighborhood Playhouse · Original · directed by Agnes Morgan 72 perf.
1925 The Critic Neighborhood Playhouse · Revival · directed by Agnes Morgan 17 perf.
1925 The Glass Slipper Guild Theatre · Original · directed by Philip Moeller 65 perf.
1925 The Legend of the Dance Neighborhood Playhouse · Original 37 perf.
1926 Bad Habits of 1926 Greenwich Village Theatre · Original 19 perf.
1926 The Goat Song Guild Theatre · Original · directed by Jacob Ben-Ami 58 perf.
1927 The Stairs Bijou Theatre · Original · directed by James Light 8 perf.
1930 Marco Millions Liberty Theatre · Revival · directed by Rouben Mamoulian 8 perf.
1930 Volpone Liberty Theatre · Revival · directed by Philip Moeller 8 perf.
1931 Counsellor-at-Law Plymouth Theatre · Original 292 perf.
1931 Did I Say No? 48th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Priestly Morrison 15 perf.
1932 Counsellor-at-Law Plymouth Theatre · Revival 120 perf.
1934 Sailors of Cattaro Civic Repertory Theatre · Original · directed by Irving Gordon 96 perf.
1935 Black Pit Civic Repertory Theatre · Original · directed by Irving Gordon 85 perf.
1935 Mother Civic Repertory Theatre · Revival · directed by Victor Wolfson 36 perf.
1939 Ladies and Gentlemen Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Lewis Allen 105 perf.
1941 Brooklyn, U.S.A. Forrest Theatre · Original · directed by Lem Ward 57 perf.
1941 Gabrielle Maxine Elliotts Theatre · Original · directed by Randolph Carter 2 perf.
1942 The Cat Screams Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Arthur Pierson 7 perf.
1943 Counterattack Windsor Theatre · Original · directed by Margaret Webster 85 perf.
1948 The Cup of Trembling Music Box Theatre · Original 31 perf.
1949 South Pacific Majestic Theatre · Revival · directed by Joshua Logan 1,925 perf.
1954 The Threepenny Opera Theatre de Lys · Original · directed by Carmen Capalbo 95 perf.
1955 A View From the Bridge / A Memory of Two Mondays Coronet Theatre · Original · directed by Martin Ritt 149 perf.
1955 Guys and Dolls City Center · Revival · directed by Philip Mathias 31 perf.
1956 A Month in the Country Phoenix Theatre · Revival · directed by Michael Redgrave 48 perf.
1958 Goldilocks Lunt-Fontanne Theatre · Original · directed by Walter Kerr 161 perf.
1962 I Can Get It For You Wholesale Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Arthur Laurents 300 perf.
1964 Cafe Crown Martin Beck Theatre · Revival · directed by Jerome Eskow 3 perf.
1965 Baker Street Broadway Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Prince 313 perf.
1968 The Great White Hope Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Edwin Sherin 546 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Philip Mann 5 productions
Paula Trueman 4 productions
Lily Lubell 4 productions
Vincent Sherman 3 productions
Tom Pedi 3 productions
Stanley G Wood 3 productions
Marc Loebell 3 productions
Junius Matthews 3 productions
Harold Minjer 3 productions
George Heller 3 productions
Frederick Roland 3 productions
Dorothy Sands 3 productions

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In the literature7 passages

  • First Cast : Oggie Small (Nicely-Nicely Johnson), Al Nesor (Benny Southstreet), Murray Vines (Rusty Charlie), Leila Martin (Sarah Brown), Martin Wolfson (Arvide Abernathy), Michelle Reiner (Mission Band Member), Paul Migan (Mission Band Member), Elaine Spaulding (Mission Band Member), Tom Pedi (Harry the Horse), Tom Ahearne (Lieutenant Br…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act One: “Opening” (aka “Runyonland”) (Ensemble); “Fugue for Tinhorns” (Oggie Small, Al Nesor, Murray Vines); “Follow the Fold” (Leila Martin, Martin Wolfson, Paul Migan, Michelle Reiner, Elaine Spaulding); “The Oldest Established” (Walter Matthau, Oggie Small, Al Nesor, Ensemble); “I’ll Know” (Leila Martin, Ray Shaw); “A Bushel and a Pec…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act Two: “Take Back Your Mink” (Helen Gallagher, Hot Box Girls); “Adelaide’s Lament” (reprise) (Helen Gallagher); “More I Cannot Wish You” (Martin Wolfson); “The Crap Game Dance” (Ensemble); “Luck, Be a Lady” (Ray Shaw, Crap Shooters); “Sue Me” (Walter Matthau, Helen Gallagher); “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat” (Oggie Small, Ensemble);…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast: Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza, Myron McCormick, Juanita Hall, William Tabbert, Betta St. John, Martin Wolfson, Harvey Stephens, Richard Eastham, Henry Slate, Fred Sadoff, Archie Savageebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • with Peter Sallis, Patrick Horgan, Teddy Green, Paddy Edwards, Martin Wolfson, Daniel Keyes, and JayNorman opened February 16, 1965theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt
  • MARTIN WOLFSON, 69, stage and screen character actor, died Sept 12, 1973 in NYC"GenHistheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt

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