The Lark
Lillian Hellman’s version of Jean Anouilh’s Joan of Arc play L’ALOUETTE, first presented at the Théâtre Montparnasse, Paris in October 1953.
This production won Julie Harris a Tony award as Best Actress, as well as gaining Tony nominations for Boris Karloff (Best Actor), Joseph Anthony (Best Director), Jo Mielziner (Best Scenic Design) and Alvin Colt (Best Costume Design).
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Agnes Sorel | Ann Hillary |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Rheims | Richard Nicholls |
| Brother Ladvenu | Michael Higgins |
| Cauchon | Boris Karloff |
| English soldier | Edward Knight |
| Joan | Julie Harris |
| Joan’s brother | John Reese |
| Joan’s father | Ward Costello |
| Joan’s mother | Lois Holmes |
| Lady of the Court | Elizabeth Lawrence |
| Lady of the Court | Ruth Maynard |
| monk / soldier | Vincent Beck |
| monk / soldier | Michael Conrad |
| monk / soldier | Edward Grower |
| monk / soldier | Milton Katselas |
| monk / soldier | William Lennard |
| monk / soldier | Michael Price |
| Monsieur de la Tremouille / Captain La Hire | Bruce Gordon |
| Queen Yolande | Rita Vale |
| Robert de Beaudricourt | Theodore Bikel |
| scribe / monk / soldier | Joe Bernard |
| The Dauphin | Paul Roebling |
| The Executioner | Ralph Roberts |
| The Inquisitor | Joseph Wiseman |
| The Little Queen | Joan Elan |
| The Promoter | Roger De Koven |
| Warwick | Christopher Plummer |
| Warwick T/O | Leo Ciceri |
Crew | |
| choral singer | Charles Bressler |
| choral singer | Arthur Burrows |
| choral singer | Jean Hakes |
| choral singer | Brayton Lewis |
| choral singer | Pauline Seim |
| choral singer | Betty Wilson |
| choral singer (countertenor) | Russell Oberlin |
| choral singers by arrangement with | New York Pro Musica Antiqua |
| Costume Design | Alvin Colt |
| Director | Joseph Anthony |
| Lighting and Scenic Design | Jo Mielziner |
| Music composed by | Leonard Bernstein |
| Presented by | Kermit Bloomgarden |
| Translated by | Lillian Hellman |
| Assistant Costume Design | Frank Spencer |
| Assistant Scenic Design | John Harvey |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Joe Bernard |
| Company Manager | Richard Skinner |
| General Manager | Max Allentuck |
| Production Stage Manager | Bill Ross |
| Stage Manager | Perry Bruskin |
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Play description
Jean Anouilh’s Joan of Arc play L’ALOUETTE, first presented at the Théâtre Montparnasse, Paris in October 1953.
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