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Romeo and Juliet
A tragedy by William Shakespeare, arranged in two parts and twenty-three scenes by Katharine Cornell. Opened at the Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, December 20, 1934, (following the seven-month U.S. tour) and ran for 77 performances. Produced by Katherine Cornell, staged by Guthrie McClintic, settings by Jo Mielziner, dance direction by Martha Graham, music by Paul Nordoff.
Cast of characters
| Escalus, Prince of Verona | Reynolds Evans |
| Paris | George Macready |
| Montague | John Miltern |
| Capulet | Moroni Olsen |
| An Old Man | Arthur Chatterton |
| Romeo | Basil Rathbone |
| Mercutio | Brian Aherne |
| Benvolio | John Emery |
| Tybalt | Orson Welles |
| Friar Laurence | Charles Waldron |
| Friar John | Paul Julian |
| Balthasar | Franklyn Gray |
| Sampson | Joseph Holland |
| Peter | David Vivian |
| Gregory | Robert Champlain |
| Abraham | Irving Morrow |
| An Apothecary | Arthur Chatterton |
| Officer | Irving Morrow |
| Lady Montague | Brenda Forbes |
| Lady Capulet | Irby Marshal |
| Juliet | Katherine Cornell |
| Nurse to Juliet | Edith Evans |
| A Street Singer | Edith Allaire |
| Guards | Angus Duncan, Ralph Nelson |
| Citizens of Verona, Kinsfolk of Both Houses, Maskers, Guards, Watchmen and Attendants | Margaret Craven, Jacqueline De Wit, Lois Jameson, Agnete Johannson, Ruth March, Pamela Simpson, Gilmore Bush, John Gordon Gage, William Hopper, Albert McCleery, Charles Thorne |
| Chorus | Orson Welles |
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Part I, Scenes 1 and 11 — Public Place
in Verona, Mantua
Scenes 2 and 4 — Capulet's House
Scenes 3 and 8 — Street in Verona
Scene 5 — By Wall of Capulet's House
Scenes 6 and 9 — Capulet's Orchard
Scenes 7 and 10 — Friar Laurence's Cell
Part II, Scenes 12, 15, 18 and 20 — Juliet's
Bedroom
Scenes 13 and 16 — Friar Laurence's Cell
Scenes 14, 17 and 19 — Capulet's House
Scene 21 — Street in Mantua
Scene 22 — Outside Friar Laurence's Cell
Scene 23 — Tomb of the Capulets
"The version of 'Romeo and Juliet' used by Miss Cornell divides the play into two acts, intermission following Romeo's flight to Mantua."
[from The Best Plays of 1934-35, ed. by Burns Mantle (Dodd, Mead and Co., 1935), page 424-425.]
