Beatrice Kraft(1920-1979)

(September 20-27, 1965) She acted in the musical, "Kismet," in a Music Theater of Lincoln Center production at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Alfred Drake, Anne Jeffreys, Henry Calvin, Richard Banke, Patricia Welting, Don Beddoe, Truman Gaige, Alfred Toigo, Reiko Sato, Earle MacVeigh, Sally Neal, Rudy Vejar, Buddy Bryan, Eddie James, Robert Lamont, Nancy Roth, Diana Banks and Anita Alpert in the cast. Charles Lederer and Luther Davis wrote the book based on the play by Edward Knoblock. He and George Forrest wrote the music and lyrics based on the themes by Alexander Borodin. Lemuel Ayers was set designer. Frank Thompson was costume designer. Jack Cole was choreographer. Edward Greenberg was director. Richard Rodgers was producer.