(November 28, 1959 - December 19, 1959) Stage play: A Loss of Roses, at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway, New York, NY, USA. (25 performances + 2 previews that began on 28 Nov 1959.) Written by
William Inge. Music Edited by
Robert Emmett Dolan. Directed by
Daniel Mann. Cast:
Betty Field (as "Mrs. Helen Baird"),
Carol Haney (as "Lila Green"),
Warren Beatty (as "Kenny, Mrs. Helen Baird's son"),
Robert Webber (as "Ricky Powers"), Margaret Braidwood Mme. Olga St. Valentine"), Joan Morgan (as "Mrs. Mulvany"),
James O'Rear (as "Ronny Cavendish"),
Michael J. Pollard (as "Geoffrey Beamis/Jelly"). Understudies: Dennis Cooney (as "Geoffrey Beamis/Kenny"), Anne Hegira (as "Mme. Olga St. Valentine/Mrs. Helen Baird"), Athan Karras (as "Ricky Powers/Ronny Cavendish"), Joan Morgan (as "Lila Green"). Produced by
Arnold Saint Subber and Lester Osterman. Note: Filmed as
The Stripper (1963).