Dracula
Harry L Warburton’s long-lived No 1 tour, starting while his West End production was still running and proudly advertised as ‘THE MOST CRITICISED PLAY OF THE CENTURY’ (The Stage, 25th August 1927).
Edmund Blake – director of this production and its initial Dracula – had originated the role when the play was first presented at Derby in May 1924.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Abraham Van Helsing | E Bellenden Clarke |
|---|---|
| Count Dracula | Edmund Blake |
| Dr Seward | William Clayton |
| Jonathan Harker | J Edward Fraser |
| Lord Godalming | C Louis Hayward |
| Mina Harker | Victoria Kingsley |
| Quincy P Morris | Maud Ainslie |
| R M Renfield | Wilfred Fletcher |
| The Housemaid | Nina Vaughton |
| The Parlourmaid | Angela Barrie |
| The Warder | Stanley Gordon |
| Dr Seward | Roy Fortescue
(started 1928) |
| Dr Seward | Alfred Paumier
(started 1928) |
| Mina Harker | Lilian Earle
(started 1928) |
| Mina Harker | Kathleen Pickard
(started 1928) |
| Quincy P Morris | Ethel Ward
(started 1928) |
| Count Dracula | Eric Page
(started March 1928) |
| Count Dracula | Garth Myers
(started July 1928) |
| Abraham Van Helsing | Norman Partriege
(started 1929) |
| Dr Seward | Stuart Lomath
(started 1929) |
| Jonathan Harker | Desmond Greene
(started 1929) |
| Lord Godalming | Ivan Butler
(started 1929) |
| Quincy P Morris | Maud Long
(started 1929) |
| R M Renfield | Paul Lorraine
(started 1929) |
| The Warder | Jack Howarth
(started 1929) |
Crew | |
| Director | Edmund Blake |
| Presented by | Harry L Warburton |
| Production Manager | Tom Fenton |
- Source: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
- Last modified by Chris D.
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Play description
Hamilton Deane’s famous stage adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel, first produced at the Grand Theatre, Derby from 15th to 20th May 1924. Deane’s adaptation was itself adapted by John L Balderston for presentation on Broadway in October 1927 [qv].
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