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Historic Photo Gallery: 1955 to 1968

1965

The 1965-66 season featured the Irish comedy Philadelphia, Here I Come! The cast, which included, left to right, Donald Mayre, Donal Donnelly, and Eamon Kelly, was brought from Ireland and the show made its American premiere at the Walnut before it moved to Broadway. It had a successful run in New York and was nominated for six Tony Awards. The show was revived on Broadway in 1994, and at the Walnut in 1996. (Photograph courtesy of the Theatre Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia.)

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