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Mister Roberts is a 1948 play based on the 1946 Thomas Heggen novel of the same name. The novel began as a collection of short stories about Heggen's experiences aboard USS Rotanin and USS Virgo in the South Pacific during World War II. Broadway producer Leland Hayward acquired the rights for the play and hired Heggen and Joshua Logan for the adaptation. A book dramatizing the play, co-authored by Heggen and Logan and also titled Mister Roberts, was published by Random House in 1948. New York Times critic Lewis Nichols praised the work as standing on its own.

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  • Mister Roberts est une pièce de théâtre de Joshua Logan créée en 1948 à l'Alvin Theatre de Broadway (New York). Il s'inspire du roman (en) de (en). En 1950, Claude Dauphin en rachète les droits pour monter cette pièce au théâtre des Variétés. La première aura lieu le 3 février 1951. (fr)
  • Mister Roberts is a 1948 play based on the 1946 Thomas Heggen novel of the same name. The novel began as a collection of short stories about Heggen's experiences aboard USS Rotanin and USS Virgo in the South Pacific during World War II. Broadway producer Leland Hayward acquired the rights for the play and hired Heggen and Joshua Logan for the adaptation. Mister Roberts opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on February 18, 1948, starring Henry Fonda, David Wayne, Robert Keith, and Jocelyn Brando, who replaced Eva Marie Saint before the show opened. Logan's brother-in-law, William Harrigan, played the Captain. The original production also featured Harvey Lembeck, Ralph Meeker, Steven Hill, Lee Van Cleef, and Murray Hamilton. Fonda got out of a Hollywood film contract to star in the Broadway theatre stage production. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. The production ran for 1,157 performances. Fonda later reprised his role of Lieutenant Roberts in the 1955 film of the same name. A book dramatizing the play, co-authored by Heggen and Logan and also titled Mister Roberts, was published by Random House in 1948. New York Times critic Lewis Nichols praised the work as standing on its own. Tyrone Power starred in the London company. John Forsythe appeared in a national touring production. Many actors began their careers in various productions and touring companies. Fess Parker began his show-business career in the play, in 1951. Joshua Logan's account of his collaboration with Thomas Heggen in the writing of the play is in Logan's autobiography, Josh: My Up and Down, In and Out Life. In 1963 the play was back on Broadway with Hugh O'Brian in the main role. Also in the 1963 Mister Roberts play was Chris Noel, Will Hutchins, Vincent Gardenia, Tony Mordente, Alan Yorke, Vince O'Brien, Bill Fletcher, John J. Martin, directed by Billy Matthews. (en)
  • Mister Roberts è un'opera teatrale di spettacolo teatrale di Thomas Heggen e Joshua Logan, tratta dall' di Heggen. Il dramma debuttò a Broadway nel 1948, rimase in scena per 1157 repliche e vinse il Tony Award alla migliore opera teatrale; nel 1955 il dramma e il romanzo furono riadattati nel film La nave matta di Mister Roberts, con Henry Fonda nel ruolo che aveva già interpretato a Broadway. (it)
  • Mister Roberts é uma peça de teatro estadunidense de 1948 escrita pelo dramaturgo Joshua Logan, baseado no romance homônimo de . Estreou no na Broadway em 18 de fevereiro de 1948 e apresenta Henry Fonda, , e Jocelyn Brando nos papéis principais. A peça teve 1 157 apresentações e foi adaptada para o cinema no filme de mesmo nome em 1955. Venceu o primeiro Tony Award de melhor peça de teatro. (pt)
  • «Ми́стер Ро́бертс» (англ. Mister Roberts) — американская комедийная пьеса 1948 года по одноимённому роману Томаса Хеггена 1946 года. Мировая премьера состоялась 18 февраля 1948 года на сцене бродвейского театра «Элвин». (ru)
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  • Wiley
  • Doc
  • Ensign Pulver
  • Gerhart
  • Lieutenant Ann Girard
  • Lieutenant Doug Roberts
  • Reber
  • Shore Patrol Officer
  • Stefanowski
  • The Captain
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  • World War II; aboard the USS Reluctant in the South Pacific
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  • Henry Fonda and Robert Burton, 1950 (en)
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  • Mister Roberts est une pièce de théâtre de Joshua Logan créée en 1948 à l'Alvin Theatre de Broadway (New York). Il s'inspire du roman (en) de (en). En 1950, Claude Dauphin en rachète les droits pour monter cette pièce au théâtre des Variétés. La première aura lieu le 3 février 1951. (fr)
  • Mister Roberts è un'opera teatrale di spettacolo teatrale di Thomas Heggen e Joshua Logan, tratta dall' di Heggen. Il dramma debuttò a Broadway nel 1948, rimase in scena per 1157 repliche e vinse il Tony Award alla migliore opera teatrale; nel 1955 il dramma e il romanzo furono riadattati nel film La nave matta di Mister Roberts, con Henry Fonda nel ruolo che aveva già interpretato a Broadway. (it)
  • Mister Roberts é uma peça de teatro estadunidense de 1948 escrita pelo dramaturgo Joshua Logan, baseado no romance homônimo de . Estreou no na Broadway em 18 de fevereiro de 1948 e apresenta Henry Fonda, , e Jocelyn Brando nos papéis principais. A peça teve 1 157 apresentações e foi adaptada para o cinema no filme de mesmo nome em 1955. Venceu o primeiro Tony Award de melhor peça de teatro. (pt)
  • «Ми́стер Ро́бертс» (англ. Mister Roberts) — американская комедийная пьеса 1948 года по одноимённому роману Томаса Хеггена 1946 года. Мировая премьера состоялась 18 февраля 1948 года на сцене бродвейского театра «Элвин». (ru)
  • Mister Roberts is a 1948 play based on the 1946 Thomas Heggen novel of the same name. The novel began as a collection of short stories about Heggen's experiences aboard USS Rotanin and USS Virgo in the South Pacific during World War II. Broadway producer Leland Hayward acquired the rights for the play and hired Heggen and Joshua Logan for the adaptation. A book dramatizing the play, co-authored by Heggen and Logan and also titled Mister Roberts, was published by Random House in 1948. New York Times critic Lewis Nichols praised the work as standing on its own. (en)
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  • Mister Roberts (pièce de théâtre) (fr)
  • Mister Roberts (opera teatrale) (it)
  • Mister Roberts (play) (en)
  • Mister Roberts (peça) (pt)
  • Мистер Робертс (пьеса) (ru)
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