Lady Windermere’s Fan

In his autobiography John Gielgud refers to this as a 1946 production, but it actually opened in June 1945. (See ‘Oxford New’, The Stage 21st June 1945, page 5.)

The Haymarket run achieved 598 performances.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Duchess of Berwick
footman
footman
Lady Agatha Carlisle
Lady Jedburgh
Lady Paisley / Rosalie
Lady Plymdale
Lady Stutfield
Lady Windermere
Lord Augustus Lorton
Lord Darlington
Lord Paisley
Lord Windermere
Mr Cecil Graham
Mr Charles Dumby
Mr Hopper
Mrs Cowper-Cowper
Mrs Erlynne
Mrs Graham
Parker
Sir James Royston

Crew

Designer
Director
Lighting
Presented in association with
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
General Manager
Manager
Scenery built by
Scenery painted by

Photographs

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Photo credits

Observations

  1. On 7th July 2011 at 4:56 p.m., Philip noted:

    The Production did open at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on the 21st August 1945

  2. On 19th March 2024 at 8:36 p.m., tianimu noted:

    The first London production seen by Robin Dalton (1920–2022) (Australian literary agent, film producer, and memoirist) – as recorded in her memoir “An Incidental Memoir” (1998)

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