Venus Observed
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Bates | Thomas Heathcote |
|---|---|
| Captain Fox Reddleman | Fred Johnson |
| Dominic Reedbeck | Robert Beaumont |
| Edgar, the Duke’s son | Denholm Elliott |
| Herbert Reedbeck | George Relph |
| Hilda Taylor-Snell | Rachel Kempson |
| Hilda Taylor-Snell (Replacement) | Micheline Patton |
| Jessie Dill | Brenda de Banzie |
| Perpetua Reedbeck | Heather Stannard |
| Rosabel Fleming | Valerie Taylor |
| The Duke of Altair | Laurence Olivier |
| U/S Rosabel Fleming | Elizabeth Kentish |
Crew | |
| Cigarettes | Fribourg & Treyer |
| Decor | Roger Furse |
| Director | Laurence Olivier |
| Electrical equipment supplied by | Strand Electrical & Engineering Co
(credited as Strand Electric and Engineering Co., Ltd) |
| Fluorescent lighting by | Thorn Electric |
| Furniture | Old Times Ltd |
| Furs | Sidney Praeger |
| General Manager | Lovat Fraser |
| General Stage Director | David Kentish |
| Incidental Music composed and arranged by | Herbert Menges |
| Incidental Music played by | St James’s Ensemble |
| Jewellery | Felice Goulding |
| Jewellery | Cynthia Phillips |
| Ladies’ dresses supervisor | Margaret Furse |
| Lighters | Ronson |
| Men’s clothes by | Bermans |
| Miss Stannard’s 1st Act costume and Miss de Banzie’s dresses designed by | Margaret Furse |
| Miss Stannard’s 1st Act costume and Miss de Banzie’s dresses made by | Elizabeth Curzon |
| Miss Stannard’s evening dress and Miss Kempson’s suit by | Victor Stiebel |
| Nylon stockings by | Kayser Bondor
(credited as Kayser-Bondor) |
| Production Manager | Roger Ramsdell |
| Properties | Robinson Bros. |
| Properties | Tom Gardiner |
| Scenery built by | Victor Mara Ltd
(credited as Victor Mara) |
| Scenery painted by | Alick Johnstone |
| Sir Laurence Olivier’s and Mr George Relph’s costumes made by | Huntsman |
| Sir Laurence Olivier’s wig by | Wig Creations |
| Stage Director | Diana Boddington |
| Stage Manager | Reeve Tyler |
| Telephones lent by | Telephone Rentals Ltd |
| Telescope supplied by | Broadhurst Clarkson Ltd |
| Temple Steps surfaced by | Holoplast Ltd |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Ethel Lucas |
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