The Gay Dog
This ‘farcical comedy’ was a revised version of Joseph Colton’s play A DOG FOR DELMONT, presented at the Q Theatre in February 1951 [qv] – in which the central family was called Simpson rather than Gay.
The character played on the initial tour dates by Sybil Wise had been dropped by the time the play reached London. The West End run totalled 276 performances. A 45-minute excerpt – “televised from the stage of the Piccadilly Theatre, London at a special performance before an invited audience” – was screened by the BBC on 22nd August 1952.
A radio adaptation, with Wilfred Pickles and Megs Jenkins, was heard on the BBC Home Service on 2nd January 1954, and a film version, with Pickles, Jenkins and three other members of the original cast, was released in June the same year.
Cast & Crew
Cast
Bert Gay | Harold Goodwin |
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Bill Gay | Douglas Ives |
Jim Gay | Wilfred Pickles |
Leslie Gowland | Brian Nissen |
Maggie Gay | Megs Jenkins |
Minnie Gay | Nuna Davey |
Mrs James | Joan Hickson |
Mrs Jones | Sybil Wise |
Peggy Gowland | Yvette Wyatt |
Peter | Anthony Oliver |
Rev Mr Gowland | David King-Wood |
Sally | Gillian Lutyens |
Spud Ryan | Basil Lord |
Bert Gay | Alfred Hyslop
(started March 1953) |
Leslie Gowland | John Bennett
(started March 1953) |
Maggie Gay | Nuna Davey
(started March 1953) |
Minnie Gay | Peggy Fame
(started March 1953) |
Mrs James | Jennifer Gray
(started March 1953) |
Peggy Gowland | Elizabeth Howarth
(started March 1953) |
Peter | Kenneth Haigh
(started March 1953) |
Rev Mr Gowland | Gerald Welch
(started March 1953) |
Spud Ryan | Gilbert Harrison
(started March 1953) |
Leslie Gowland | David Morrell
(started June 1953) |
Peggy Gowland | Wendy Noel
(started June 1953) |
Crew | |
Decor | Michael Weight |
Director | Wallace Douglas |
Assistant Stage Manager | Alfred Hyslop |
Chief Engineer | Joe Davis |
Chief Wardrobe Supervisor | Lily Taylor |
General Manager | Bernard Gordon |
Manager and Stage Director | Robert Langford |
Press Representative | Vivienne Byerley |
Production Manager | Ian Dow |
Scenery built by | Brunskill & Loveday |
Scenery painted by | Alick Johnstone |
Stage Manager | Gwen Newman |
Wigs by | Wig Creations |
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