Wild Violets
Tom Arnold’s second tour of this show, beginning directly after its closure in the West End; the first tour ran from December 1932 to May 1933 (qv). Yet another tour – operating on a twice-nightly basis – began at the Finsbury Park Empire on 23rd April 1934.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Algernon Rutherford | Vincent Lawson |
|---|---|
| Augusta Katzen | Vera Pearce |
| Carl Hoffman | Dennis Brockbank |
| Dr Franck | Edward Estick |
| Erik Schmidt | Pierre De Wet |
| Greta | Ruth Morgan |
| Hans Katzen | Blake Adams |
| Lena | Biddy Foster |
| Liesel | Adele Dixon |
| Mary Rutherford | Rita Cooper |
| Mitzi | Myrette Morven |
| Mlle Yvonne Duprez | Eunice Landeau |
| Mme Hoffman | Phyllis Bourke |
| Otto Bergmann | Kenneth Birrell |
| Paul Hoffman | Bernard Clifton |
| Rudolph | Brian Herbert |
| Seven English Girls | Albertina Rasch Dancers |
| Liesel (replacement) | Eileen Fowler
(started 7th August 1933) |
| Paul Hoffman (replacement) | Walter Bird
(started 7th August 1933) |
| Mlle Yvonne Duprez (replacement) | Iris Darbyshire
(started October 1933) |
| (replacement) | Sheila Fuller
(started December 1933) |
| Liesel (replacement) | Regina West
(started December 1933) |
| Mary Rutherford (temporary replacement) | Edna Raine
(December 1933) |
| Otto Bergmann (replacement) | Rex Rodgers
(started December 1933) |
| Paul Hoffman (replacement) | Frank Drew
(started December 1933) |
| Mitzi (replacement) | Patricia Stainer
(started January 1934) |
| Mlle Yvonne Duprez (replacement) | Sonia Beverley
(started January 1934) |
| Augusta Katzen (temporary replacement) | Betty Lotinga
(February 1934) |
| Mlle Yvonne Duprez (replacement) | Gabrielle Brune
(started February 1934) |
| Paul Hoffman (replacement) | Donald Mather
(started March 1934) |
| (replacement) | Doreen Hayward
(started April 1934) |
Crew | |
| Book | Bruno Hardt Warden |
| Dances arranged by | Albertina Rasch |
| English Book by | Desmond Carter |
| English Book by | Reginald Purdell |
| English Book by | Hassard Short |
| Entire production, including Scenic and Lighting Effects, devised and staged by | Hassard Short |
| Lyrics | Desmond Carter |
| Music | Robert Stoltz |
| Orchestra under the direction of | William Brightwell |
| Presented by | Tom Arnold |
| Stage Director | Ernest Barry |
| Stage Manager | Edward Estick |
| General Manager (company) | Herbert J Batchelor |
| General Manager (for Tom Arnold) | Harry Silvester |
- Source: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
- Last modified by Michael Hope.
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Play description
A Swiss innkeeper and his wife tell their sceptical young daughter of the high old times they used to have 30 years ago (1902) when young ladies from the school frolicked with young gentlemen from the college.
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