Edward, My Son
The original announcement of this production in The Stage (12th December 1946, page 4) listed Pauline Letts as Robert Morley’s co-star. In the event, Letts only took on the role, opposite Morley, once Peggy Ashcroft had relinquished it.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Arnold Holt | Robert Morley |
|---|---|
| Betty Fowler | Patricia Hicks |
| Betty Fowler (replacement) | Gillian Howell |
| Burton | James Cairncross |
| Cunningham | Waldo Sturrey |
| Dr “Larry” Parker | John Robinson |
| Eileen Perry | Leueen MacGrath |
| Ellerby | Norman Pitt |
| Evelyn Holt | Peggy Ashcroft |
| Hanray | D A Clarke-Smith |
| Hanray (replacement) | Graham Stuart |
| Harry Soames | Richard Caldicot |
| Mr Prothero | John Allen |
| Mr Waxman | James Cairncross |
| Phyllis Maxwell | Elspet Gray |
| Phyllis Maxwell (replacement 1) | Elizabeth Melville |
| Summers | Waldo Sturrey |
| Evelyn Holt (replacement) | Pauline Letts
(started 1948) |
| Phyllis Maxwell (replacement 2) | Sally Cooper
(started 1st March 1948) |
| Phyllis Maxwell (replacement 3) | Ann Cunningham
(started June 1948) |
| Arnold Holt (replacement) | John Clements
(started 19th July 1948) |
| Eileen Perry (replacement) | Irene Worth
(started 19th July 1948) |
| Cunningham / Summers | Malcolm Graham
(started 13th September 1948) |
| Phyllis Maxwell (replacement 4) | Alvys Maben
(started 1949) |
| Arnold Holt (replacement) | Basil Sydney
(started 21st February 1949) |
Crew | |
| Bedspread in Act II Scene 3 painted by | Scott Slimon |
| Director | Peter Ashmore |
| General Manager | Stanley Brightman |
| Leader of the quintette | Dick Willows |
| Music specially arranged by | Vic Sullivan |
| Presented by | Gilbert Miller |
| Presented by | Henry Sherek |
| Press Representative | William Wordsworth |
| Scenery and Costumes designed by | Anthony Holland |
| Scenery built by | Brunskill & Loveday |
| Scenery painted by | The Harkers |
| Stage Director | Leonard Upton |
| Stage Manager | R F Woodward |
| Stage Manager | Elizabeth Railton |
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