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 | Athene Seyler |
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| footman | Harrop Allin |
| footman | Antony Massie |
| Lady Agatha Carlisle | Patricia Dickson |
| Lady Jedburgh | Phyllis Relph |
| Lady Paisley / Rosalie | Hilda Bruce-Potter |
| Lady Plymdale | Gladys Wykeham-Edwards |
| Lady Stutfield | Diana Marshall |
| Lady Windermere | Dorothy Hyson |
| Lord Augustus Lorton | Michael Shepley |
| Lord Darlington | Griffith Jones |
| Lord Paisley | Thomas Hutcheson |
| Lord Windermere | Geoffrey Toone |
| Mr Cecil Graham | Denys Blakelock |
| Mr Charles Dumby | Deering Wells |
| Mr Hopper | Hugh Stewart |
| Mrs Cowper-Cowper | Phyllis Thomas |
| Mrs Erlynne | Isabel Jeans |
| Mrs Graham | Anne Bibby |
| Parker | Stuart Bull |
| Sir James Royston | Raymond Leigh |
Crew | |
| Designer | Cecil Beaton |
| Director | John Gielgud |
| Lighting | William Conway |
| Presented in association with | Frederick Harrison Ltd |
| Stage Manager | Harrop Allin |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Anne Bibby |
| General Manager | Elsie Beyer |
| Manager | Robert Young |
| Scenery built by | Brunskill & Loveday |
| Scenery painted by | Alick Johnstone |
- Observations (1)
- Source: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
- Last modified by Jared William.
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Observations
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The Production did open at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on the 21st August 1945
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