The Chiltern Hundreds
“Windsor Theatre Royal seems the natural habitat for a play by William Douglas Home – the voices you hear in the audience are faithful echoes of those on the stage. With the current revival there of his 1940s success THE CHILTERN HUNDREDS one gets the feeling of having entered a cosy time-warp.” – Roy Martin, ‘Landslide Labour victory recalled’ (Reading Evening Post 4th June 1983, page 2)
“Then came what was about the biggest shock-surprise of my many years as director of this theatre. THE CHILTERN HUNDREDS by William Douglas Home played to abysmal business, achieving the heaviest loss of any play we have ever presented. The only performance which was fully attended resulted from word getting around that the Queen would be bringing her Ascot guests.” – John Counsell, ‘The Year’s Reckoning’ (Curtain Up 22nd November 1983, page 1)
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Beecham | Anthony Dawes |
|---|---|
| Bessie | Marguerite Hardiman |
| June Farrell | Susannah Fellows |
| Lady Caroline Smith | Jill Graham |
| Lord Pym | Osmund Bullock |
| Mr Cleghorn | Peter Cartwright |
| The Countess of Lister | Mary Kerridge |
| The Earl of Lister | Geoffrey Lumsden |
Crew | |
| Designer | John Page |
| Director | Hugh Goldie |
| Lighting | Neil Goodwill |
| Stage Director | Miklejon Reece |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Candy Harris |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Christopher Upton |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Sally Baker |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Jo Sarsby |
| Master Carpenter | Fred Johnson
(credited as F John Johnson) |
| Wardrobe Assistant | Gavin Ferris |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Hilary Bloomfield |
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Play description
In October 1949 this play was presented at the Booth Theatre, New York City under the title YES, M’LORD (qv).
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