The Corn is Green
Sybil Thorndike was hospitalised with appendicitis after the matinee performance on Friday 30th December 1938. She was replaced initially by her understudy, Gladys Tudor, then formally by Athene Seyler for eight weeks, and finally returned to her role on 6th March 1939. (‘Understudy to Dame Sybil Thorndike: Bolt from the Blue’, Nottingham Journal 6th January 1939, page 4 / ‘Instead of Dame Sybil’, Nottingham Journal 9th January 1939, page 6.)
The West End presentation was curtailed after a year by the outbreak of war, but the same production then toured for 11 weeks prior to returning to the West End for a further six months, closing in June 1940. The combined West End run totalled 600 performances (Duchess: 395, Piccadilly: 205).
Cast & Crew
Cast
| a groom | Albert Biddiscombe |
|---|---|
| Bessie Watty | Betty Jardine |
| Gwyn Thomas | Wynford Morse |
| Idwal Morris | William John Davies |
| John Owen | Glan Williams |
| Miss Moffat | Sybil Thorndike |
| Miss Ronberry | Christine Silver |
| Morgan Evans | Emlyn Williams |
| Mr John Goronwy Jones | John Glyn-Jones |
| Mrs Watty | Kathleen Harrison |
| Old Tom | Frank Dunlop |
| Robbart Robbatch | Kenneth Evans |
| Sarah Pugh | Dorothy Langley |
| The Squire | Frederick Lloyd |
| Will Hughes | Jack Glyn |
| Miss Moffat (temporary replacement) | Gladys Tudor
(30th December 1938 – 9th January 1939) |
| Miss Moffat (temporary replacement) | Athene Seyler
(10th January – 4th March 1939) |
| Mr John Goronwy Jones (replacement) | Frank Dunlop
(started December 1939) |
| Old Tom (replacement) | Peter Coleman
(started December 1939) |
Crew | |
| Director | Emlyn Williams |
| Lighting devised by | George Devine |
| Music arranged by | Sydney Northcote |
| Setting and costumes designed by | Michael Weight |
| Stage Director (Duchess) | Reginald Gosse |
| Stage Director (Piccadilly) | Osmund Willson |
| Stage Manager | Peggy Jeary |
| General Manager | Claude Luxemburg |
| Piano | Nancy Logan |
| Piano | Clive Richardson |
| Presented by | Stephen Mitchell |
| Presented by arrangement with | Michael Hillman Ltd |
| Press Representative (Duchess) | Ellison and Shaughnessy |
| Press Representative (Piccadilly) | Play Publicity Ltd |
| Scenery built by | Loveday & Higson |
| Scenery painted by | Alick Johnstone Ltd |
- Source: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
- Last modified by Michael Hope.
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