playbill: TODAY IN THEATRE HISTORY: In 1956, Long Day’s Journey...

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TODAY IN THEATRE HISTORY: In 1956, Long Day’s Journey Into Night opens tonight (although against late playwright Eugene O’Neill’s wishes) at the Helen Hayes Theatre. The cast included Jason Robards, Jr., Fredric March, and Florence Eldridge, all directed by José Quintero. Variety reports that this play is “a monumental, overwhelming drama, terrible in its ruthlessness, searing in its self-revelation, exalting in its pity and shattering in its impact.” Brooks Atkinson declares that this production helps “acquire size and stature” for the American theatre. The show runs for 390 performances.

For more on the original Broadway production of Long Day’s Journey Into Night, including a look inside the show’s Playbill, visit PlaybillVault.com.

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