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Legendary Broadway Performances

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Introduction:
"Here's a look at some of the great (non-musical) peformances in Broadway's history."


1. This actor turned in an incredible performance as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death of A Salesman".
    E. G. Marshall
    Charles Bickford
    Lee J. Cobb
    Dean Jagger


2. This actor continued his starring role in the movie in Hart and Kaufman's Broadway hit, "The Man Who Came to Dinner".
    John Barrymore
    Hal Holbrook
    Jimmy Durante
    Monty Woolley


3. Shirley Booth was a huge success on Broadway (and in the subsequent movie) in this play by William Inge.
    Dark at the Top of the Stairs
    Bus Stop
    Come Back, Little Sheba
    Picnic


4. This actor starred as "Big Daddy" in the Tennessee Williams play (and subsequent movie) "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof".
    Burl Ives
    Yul Brynner
    Jackie Gleason
    Walter Huston


5. The renowned Paul Robeson gave a powerful starring performance in this Eugene O'Neill play.
    Anna Christie
    Long Day's Journey Into Night
    Strange Interlude
    The Emperor Jones


6. This actor provided a superb performance as Abe Lincoln in the play (and movie) by Robert E. Sherwood, "Abe Lincoln in Illinois".
    Raymond Massey
    Paul Muni
    Victor Mature
    Howard Keel


7. Marlon Brando electrified audiences on Broadway (and in the movie) with his performance as Stanley in this Tennessee Williams play.
    Glass Menagerie
    Streetcar Named Desire
    Night of the Iguana
    Camino Real


8. Jose Ferrer won acclaim for his performance in this classic play.
    Six Characters in Search of an Author
    Cyrano de Bergerac
    No Exit
    A Doll's House


9. Richard Burton, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson are some of the fine actors who have starred in this masterpiece by Shakespeare.
    Macbeth
    King Lear
    Othello
    Hamlet


10. "Our American Cousin" is famous not for its literary merit, but for its performance during the assassination of Abe Lincoln. Who starred in the play that night?
    Jenny Lind
    Laura Keene
    Asia Booth
    Elizabeth Poe


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