THE MERCHANT PLAY CAST - SHOW BILL SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: JOHN CLEMENTS, RUSS BANHAM, MARIAN SELDES, EVERETT McGILL, ROBERTA MAXWELL, NICOLAS SUROVY, JULIE GARFIELD, WILLIAM ROERICK, JOSEPH LEON, GLORIA GIFFORD, LEIB LENSKY, RIGGS O'HARA - HFSID 309025
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THE MERCHANT PLAY CAST
Members of the cast sign this Playbill for a production of The Merchant
Show Bill signed: "John Clements", "Leib Lensky", "Roberta Maxwell", "Arnold Wesker",
"Marian Seldes", "Gloria Gifford", "Joseph Leon", "Julie Garfield", "Russ Banham", "Boris
Tumarin", "Everett McGill", "William Roderick", "Nicolas Surovy", "Riggs O'Hara", 88 pages,
5½x9. Playbillfor a production of The Merchant at the Plymouth Theatre in New York.
JOHN CLEMENTS (1910-1988) was an English actor and producer. He appeared in over
200 plays on London stages, and founded the Intimate Theatre in 1935. His starring movie
roles came in The Four Feathers (1939), and several World War II films. He starred
opposite Kay Hammond in a London revival of Coward's Private Lives (1945), and
married Hammond the following year. He was the artistic director of the Chichester Film
Festival (1966-1973). LEIB LENSKY (1903-1991) is a Holocaust survivor who was born in
Poland. He has acted in a couple of Broadway productions and over twenty movies. His
Broadway debut came in the musical Zorba (1968). His film appearances ranged from minor
roles in Kojak (1976) and Evergreen (1985), to portraying the character of Mr. Lang in The
Silence of the Lambs (1991). Canadian actress ROBERTA MAXWELL (b. 1942) was the
youngest apprentice actor ever at Ontario's Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Her Broadway roles
have included roles in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1968) and Equus (1974). She has
also played supporting roles in noteworthy American films, including Philadelphia (1993) and
Brokeback Mountain (2005). MARIAN SELDES (b. 1928) made her Broadway debut in
1948, and later earned 5 Tony nominations, winning as Best Featured Actress for A
Delicate Balance (1967). She appeared in about a dozen films, from The Light in the Forest
(1958) to Leatherheads (2008). Seldes was heard in 179 episodes of CBS Radio Mystery
Theater (1974-1982). Her TV guest starring roles have included a spot as Lucas McCain's
deceased wife in a 1960 episode of The Rifleman, appearing to her son Mark in fever
dream. Moreover, she played the eccentric aunt of Murphy Brown in a 1992 episode. Seldes
made a series of recordings of famous works of literature for Folkways Records, and taught at
the Juilliard School of Performing Arts, where her students included Robin Williams and
William Hurt. She was married to her second husband, screenwriter Garson Kanin, until his
death in 1999. GLORIA GIFFORD (b. 1946) is an American actress and producer. She
appeared in one Broadway play, The Merchant (1976), and over fifty film and screen titles,
though mostly in minor roles. Gifford has also taught acting in various schools, and is
currently the executive director of her namesake Gloria Gifford Conservatory. JOSEPH
LEON (1918-2001) was a Broadway actor and stage manager who worked on over twenty
Broadway productions. He played the title role in The Merchant (1976), filling in after Zero
Mostel's death. Leon was known for his character acting, and although his style was considered
campy by some, he was widely praised among his peers for his work. Leon would continue to
appear on Broadway until 1987. He also acted in films and on television, appearing in
movies such as Sophie's Choice (1982) as the character Dr. Blackstock. Before his death,
Leon began writing short stories, and even penned an autobiography. JULIE GARFIELD (b.
1946) is an American actress, and the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor John Garfield.
Inspired by her father's career, Julie pursued acting herself, landing both stage and film roles.
Her first Broadway production was The Good Doctor (1973), and she would continue on
Broadway until 1977's The Merchant. Garfield went on to act in numerous films and screen
titles, playing the role of Mickey Conway in Goodfellas (1990) and working in roles on
television series such as Forever (1996) and Michael Hayes (1997). She currently teaches at
the T. Schreiber Studio. RUSS BANHAM (b. 1955) is an American actor who appeared in
the play The Merchant (1977). He also appeared as Brad Hopkins in the
television series Joe's World (1979). EVERETT McGILL compiled eleven Broadway credits
in less than a decade, extending fromEnemies (1972) to Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1980).
WILLIAM ROERICK (1912-1995) is an American performer and stage manager who
worked on many Broadway productions, beginning with Romeo and Juliet (1935) and
ending with Happy New Year (1980). Though he had an extensive Broadway career, his most
popular role came on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light in 1980 as the character Henry
Chamberlain. NICHOLAS SUROVY (b. 1944), the son of actress Rïse Stevens, won a
Theatre World Award for Helen (1965), and appeared in several Broadway productions.
RIGGS O'HARA (b. 1943), a British performer and choreographer, has appeared in at least
four Broadway productions and nine film and screen titles. His Broadway performances
include King Henry V (1969) and The Merchant (1977). Fine condition.
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