The Old Bensonian Matinee
The following scenes were performed:
Act 4 Scene 1 of The Merchant of Venice,
Acts 2 & 3 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Acts 2 & 3 of The Taming of the Shrew (1 performances)
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Antonio | Alfred Brydone |
|---|---|
| Baptista | Alfred Brydone |
| Bassanio | Otho Stuart |
| Bianca | Olive Noble |
| Biondello | E Lyall Swete |
| Bottom | Edward Warburton |
| Clerk of the Court | J Bernard Fagan |
| Clerk of the Court | Ella Tarrant |
| Demetrius | Charles Quartermaine |
| Duke of Venice | George Fitzgerald |
| Fairy | Elizabeth Nash |
| Flute | Halliwell Hobbes |
| Gratiano | Cyril Keightley |
| Gremio | H O Nicholson |
| Grumio | Nigel Playfair |
| Helena | Lilian Braithwaite |
| Hermia | Frances Dillon |
| Hortensio | Roper Spyers |
| Katherina | Constance Benson |
| Lucentio | Cyril Keightley |
| Lysander | H R Hignett |
| Major-domo | H Jalland |
| Nerissa | Elizabeth Kirby |
| Oberon | Henry Ainley |
| Petruchio | F R Benson |
| Portia | Constance Benson |
| Puck | Leah Hanman |
| Quince | William Haviland |
| Salanio | Stanley Howlett |
| Salerio | F Percy Soper |
| Shylock | F R Benson |
| Singing Fairy | Agnes Nicholls |
| Singing Fairy | Cissie Saumarez |
| Snout | Gordon Tomkins |
| Snug | Leonard Buttress |
| Starveling | H O Nicholson |
| Titania | Jessie Bateman |
| Tranio | Stanley Howlett |
| Tubal | J Plumpton Wilson |
Crew | |
| Director | F R Benson |
| Playwright | William Shakespeare |
- Source: RSC Performance Database
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