Produced and directed by Herman Shumlin, the original Broadway production of The Little Foxes opened February 15, 1939, at the National Theatre. It closed February 3, 1940, running for 410 performances before its two-season tour of the United States.[6][7]
Cast
- Tallulah Bankhead as Regina Hubbard Giddens[8]
- Patricia Collinge as Birdie Hubbard[8]
- Frank Conroy as Horace Giddens
- Lee Baker as William Marshall[8]
- Charles Dingle as Benjamin Hubbard[8]
- Dan Duryea as Leo Hubbard[8]
- John Marriott as Cal[8]
- Abbie Mitchell as Addie[8]
- Carl Benton Reid as Oscar Hubbard[8]
- Florence Williams as Alexandra Giddens[8]
On October 30, 1939, Eugenia Rawls replaced Florence Williams in the role of Alexandra Giddens. Rawls had made her Broadway debut as one of the students in Lillian Hellman's 1934 play, The Children's Hour, which was also produced and directed by Herman Shumlin.[9] Rawls played Alexandra for the rest of the play's Broadway run and the national tour that followed.[8][10]
The 104-city tour of The Little Foxes began February 5, 1940, in Washington, D.C., and ended April 15, 1941, in Philadelphia.[5]
Accolades
Tallulah Bankhead won Variety magazine's citation as best actress of the 1938–39 Broadway season.[5]: 22
