The 4th Annual Tony Awards were held on April 9, 1950, at the

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Grand Ballroom in

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, and broadcast on radio station WOR and the

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. The host was James Sauter.

Ceremony

Presenters were

Helen Hayes Helen Hayes MacArthur ( Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress whose career spanned 80 years. She eventually received the nickname "First Lady of American Theatre" and was the second person and first woman to have w ...

(president of the American Theatre Wing) and Mrs. Martin Beck (chairman of the board), with a special presentation by

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."8 Perry Awards Go To 'South Pacific': Hit Musical Sweeps the Field --T.S. Eliot's 'Cocktail Party' Captures 'Tony' Honored for Libretto Evans Gets Citation", ''The New York Times'', April 10, 1950, p.27 Performers were Yvonne Adair, Rod Alexander, John Conte,

Richard Eastham Richard Eastham (born Dickinson Swift Eastham; June 22, 1916 – July 10, 2005) was an American actor of stage, film, and television, a concert singer known for his deep baritone voice, and an inventor. Early years Eastham's birth name was ...

Adolph Green Adolph Green (December 2, 1914 – October 23, 2002) was an American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for some of the most beloved film musicals, particularly as part of Ar ...

Georges Guétary Georges Guétary (), born Lambros Vorloou ( el, Λάμπρος Βορλόου ; February 8, 1915 – September 13, 1997) was a French singer, dancer, cabaret performer and film actor, best known for his role in the 1951 musical ''An American ...

Bambi Linn Bambi Linn (born Bambina Linnemeier; April 26, 1926) is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress. Linn trained extensively with noted choreographer Agnes de Mille. At the age of 17, she made her Broadway debut in the original production o ...

Allyn McLerie Allyn Ann McLerie (December 1, 1926 – May 21, 2018) was a Canadian-born American actress, singer and dancer who worked with many of Golden Age musical theatre's major choreographers, including George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, and Jerome Robb ...

Lucy Monroe Lucy Monroe (October 23, 1906 – October 13, 1987) was an American operatic soprano and dancer. She was noted for her performances of "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States, which she performed for Presidents and at ...

, Danny Scholl,

Herb Shriner Herbert Arthur "Herb" Shriner (May 29, 1918 – April 23, 1970) was an American humorist, radio personality, actor, and television host. Shriner was known for his homespun monologues, usually about his home state of Indiana. He was frequently com ...

William Tabbert William Tabbert (October 5, 1919 – October 18, 1974) was an American actor and singer primarily remembered as Lieutenant Joseph Cable in the original Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical ''South Pacific'', where he introduc ...

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, Lou Wills Jr., Julie Wilson, and Martha Wright.

Award winners

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'' ''Note: nominees are not shown''

Production

Performance

Craft

Special awards

* Maurice Evans, for work he did in guiding the City Center Theatre Company through a highly successful season *

presented a special award to volunteer worker Philip Faversham of the American Theatre Wing's hospital program *

Brock Pemberton Brock Pemberton (December 14, 1885 – March 11, 1950) was an American theatrical producer, director and founder of the Tony Awards. He was the professional partner of Antoinette Perry, co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, and he was also a m ...

, founder of Tony Awards and its original chairman (posthumous) * Stage Technician, Joe Lynn, master propertyman ('' Miss Liberty'')

Multiple nominations and awards

The following productions received multiple awards. *''9 wins:'' ''

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'' *''2 wins:'' '' Come Back, Little Sheba'' and '' Regina''

References

External links

Official Site
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