Grab Me a Gondola
“Venice in Film Festival time. Gay, colourful, satirical, tuneful and right up to the minute, by the part authors of THE WORLD’S THE LIMIT, with a glittering cast.” – ‘Curtain Up’ vol 15 no 8, 15th October 1956
“I shall be responsible for staging the production, but the all-important direction of movement, dances and musical numbers will be in the hands of a young choreographer, Eleanor Fazan, whose great talent, fertile imagination and considerable experience will give to a show, essentially up to the minute in conception, its clear-cut modern style.” – John Counsell, same source
“With book by Julian More and music by James Gilbert, GRAB ME A GONDOLA, which amusingly guys the Continental film festivals and the ‘promotion’ of young starlets, was first presented by the Windsor Repertory Company and brought new hope for British musicals.” – Theatre World Annual (London), number 8
The London run achieved 687 performances.
In the latter part of 1957, Joyce Blair took over the leading role from Joan Heal for a lengthy period, with Heal officially returning on 13th January 1958.
Cast & Crew
Cast
Alex Bryan | Donald Hewlett |
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Giuseppina | Ina De La Haye |
Giuseppina (replacement) | Hope Jackman |
Herring | Jay Denyer |
Lt Commander Fitzmorris RN | Johnny Ladd |
Marcia Grey | Joyce Blair |
Marcia Grey (replacement) | Mary Preston |
Margaret Kyle (replacement 2) | Alison Davies |
Margaret Kyle (replacement 3) | Elspeth Ross |
Pressman, Manager, Sailor | Peter Brett |
Pressman, Manager, Sailor | Peter Gilmore |
Pressman, Manager, Sailor | John Griffin |
Pressman, Manager, Sailor | Roy Jameson |
Pressman, Manager, Sailor | Tom Shaw |
Pressman, Manager, Sailor | Terence Theobald |
Pressman, Manager, Sailor (West End) | Ruth Clark |
Pressman, Manager, Sailor (West End) | Gordon Wales |
Pressman, Manager, Sailor (West End) | Lorna Wood |
Prince Luigi Bourbon Corielli | Guido Lorraine |
Starlet | Jane Dore |
Starlet | Frances Pidgeon |
Starlet | Mary Preston |
Starlet | Una Stubbs |
Tino | Giuseppe Maccabi |
Tom Wilson | Denis Quilley |
Virginia Jones | Joan Heal |
Virginia Jones (temporary replacement) | Joyce Blair
(ended 11th January 1958) |
Margaret Kyle | Jane Wenham
(October 1956 – March 1957) |
Tino (replacement) | Trefor Jones
(started 27th November 1956) |
Margaret Kyle (replacement 1) | Sally Bazely
(started March 1957) |
Lt Commander Fitzmorris RN (temporary replacement) | Colin Leslie
(started June 1958) |
Crew | |
Director | Eleanor Fazan |
Production staged by | John Counsell |
Settings designed by | Hal Henshaw |
Settings designed by | Stanley Moore |
Musical Director | Stanley Myers |
Musical Director (replacement) | Alan Abbott |
Presented by (London) | Donald Albery |
Presented by (London) | Neil Crawford |
Stage Manager | Colin Leslie |
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