I Remember Mama (1944). Comedy. Scenic Design by George Jenkins. Costume Design by
Lucinda Ballard. Lighting Design by George Jenkins. Assistant to George Jenkins: Chase Adams. Assistant to Lucinda Ballard: Anna Hill Johnstone. Written by
John Van Druten. Adapted from "Mama's Bank Account" by
Kathryn Forbes. Music Box Theatre: 19 Oct 1944- 29 Jun 1946 (713 performances). Cast:
Mady Christians (as "Mama"),
Oscar Homolka (as "Uncle Chris"),
Joan Tetzel (as "Katrin"), Robert Antoine (as "Arne"), Frank Babcock (as "Soda Clerk"), Richard Bishop (as "Papa"),
Marlon Brando (as "Nels") [Broadway debut], Josephine Brown (as "Florence Dana Moorhead"), Dorothy Elder (as "Another Nurse"), Marie Gale (as "A Nurse"), Ruth Gates (as "Aunt Jenny"), Adrienne Gessner (as "Aunt Trina"),
Frances Heflin (as "Christine"), Carolyn Hummel (as "Dagmar"), Herbert Kenwith (as "Bellboy"), Ottilie Kruger (as "Dorothy Schiller"), Louise Lorimer (as "A Woman"), Ellen Mahar (as "Aunt Sigrid"), Oswald Marshall (as "Mr. Hyde"), William Pringle (as "Dr. Johnson"), Cora Smith (as "Madeline"),
Bruno Wick (as "Mr. Thorkelson"). Produced by
Richard Rodgers and
Oscar Hammerstein II. Note: Theatre Owned and operated by
Irving Berlin who had no direct involvement in production. Note: Filmed as
Tendresse (1948).
