Love's Old Sweet Song (1940)
Original Production - Plymouth Theater from May 2nd to June 8th, 1940. 44 performances.
Producer - The Theatre Guild in association with Eddie Dowling
Director - Eddie Dowling
Scenic Design - Watson Barratt
Music - Paul Bowles
Original Cast -
Walter Huston - Barnaby Gaul
John Regan - Daniel Hough
Michael Artist - Harry Yearling
Jackie Ayers - Jesse Yearling
Nick Dennis - Mr. Smith
Eleanor Drexler - Mae Yearling
John Economides - Pericles Americanos
Carol Esa - Maud Yearling
Peter Fernandez - Georgie Americanos
Eugene Fitts - Newton Yearling
Howard Freeman - Sheriff
Lloyd Gough - Richard Oliver
May Grimes - Ella Yearling
Barbara Hastings - Velma Yearling
Ardele Hastings - Selma Yearling
Alan Hewitt - David F. Windmore
Thomas Jordan - Al Yearling
Arthur Hunnicut - Cabot Yearling
Jessie Royce Landis - Ann Hamilton
Gerald Matthews - Wilbur Yearling
Doro Merande - Leona Yearling
Beatrice Newport - Elsa Wax
Patsy O'Shea - Lucy Yearling
Angi O. Poulos - Demetrios
Alan Reed - Stylianos Americanos
Eric Roberts - Henry Yearling
Patricia Roe - Susan Yearling
James S. Elliott - Tom Flora
George Travell - Mr. Harris
Bob White - Lemmie Yearling
Notes
Love's Old Sweet Song received initial try-outs in Philadelphia and Baltimore. The original Philadelphia version, where Saroyan had added a third act to fill out the time, had been poorly received by audiences. Saroyan deleted the act from the Baltimore version of the show, which was highly-praised. The New York version that opened featured three acts, and was poorly received.
Al Hirschfeld, a friend of Saroyan's, created a drawing of a rehearsal of Love's Old Sweet Song for The New York Times.