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Touring version of the just concluded West End success, with much the same cast and crew. A further West End run, at ‘popular prices’, followed after a gap of six months.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Belle Schlessinger | Helen Haye |
|---|---|
| Charles Randolph | Leon Quartermaine |
| Children of Charles & Dora – Cynthia Randolph | Valerie Taylor |
| Children of Charles & Dora – Hilda Randolph | Nan Munro |
| Children of Charles & Dora – Margery Harvey | Madge Compton |
| Children of Charles & Dora – Nicholas Randolph | Hugh Sinclair |
| Dora Randolph | Marie Tempest |
| Edna Randolph (Hugh’s Mother) | Una Venning |
| Gertrude (Parlourmaid) | Margaret Murray |
| Grace Fenning (Fenny) (Dora’s Companion) | Angela Baddeley |
| Grandchildren of Charles & Dora – Gwen (Flouncy) Harvey | Sylvia Hammond |
| Grandchildren of Charles & Dora – Hugh Randolph | Graeme Muir |
| Grandchildren of Charles & Dora – Kathleen (Scrap) Kenton | Muriel Pavlow |
| Grandchildren of Charles & Dora – William (Bill) Harvey | Robert Desmond |
| Kenneth Harvey (Margery’s Husband) | Felix Irwin |
| Laurel Randolph (Hugh’s Wife) | Mary Williams |
| Nanny Patching (Nurse) | Annie Esmond |
| Children of Charles & Dora – Hilda Randolph | Agnes Lauchlan
(started 27th July 1940) |
| Grace Fenning (Fenny) (Dora’s Companion) | Mary Williams
(started 27th July 1940) |
| Granchildren of Charles & Dora – William (Bill) Harvey | Leslie Phillips
(started 27th July 1940) |
| Grandchildren of Charles & Dora – Hugh Randolph | Hereward Russell
(started 27th July 1940) |
| Laurel Randolph, Hugh’s Wife | Louise Riviere
(started 27th July 1940) |
| Margery’s Husband – Kenneth Harvey | Roddy Hughes
(started 27th July 1940) |
Crew | |
| Co-director | Glen Byam Shaw |
| Co-director | Dodie Smith |
| Decor | Motley |
| Lighting of the play | George Devine |
| Stage Manager | Evelyn Moore |
| Stage Manager | Graeme Muir |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Pardoe Woodman |
| Business Manager | Lloyd Davidson |
| Presented by | H M Tennent Ltd |
| Press Representative | W MacQueen-Pope |
| Scenery built by | John Brunskill Ltd |
| Scenery painted by | Alick Johnstone |
- Observations (1)
- Source: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
- Last modified by Jared William.
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Observations
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Faded note on cover of Adelphi programme appears to read 27 July
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