White Cargo
Advertised as “a vivid play of the primitive, unvarnished life in the tropics”.
In June 1924, Mary Clare was requested by the Lord Chamberlain to wear more clothing. (’Round About’, The Stage 19th June 1924, page 13.)
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Ashley | Templer Powell |
|---|---|
| Jim Fish | Chief Luale |
| Langford | Brian Aherne |
| The Doctor | Horace Hodges |
| The Engineer | George D Ayre |
| The Missionary | Frank Lacy |
| The Skipper | William Matthews |
| Tondeleyo | Mary Clare |
| Weston | Franklin Dyall |
| Worthing | Treven Grantham |
| Ashley (replacement) | Gordon Bailey
(started 28th July 1924) |
| Tondeleyo (replacement) | Dorie Sawyer
(started 11th August 1924) |
| The Missionary (replacement 1) | John McNally
(started October 1924) |
| The Doctor (replacement 1) | C V France
(started 12th January 1925) |
| Jim Fish (replacement) | Arthur York
(started 14th September 1925) |
| Langford (replacement) | Walter Sondes
(started 14th September 1925) |
| The Doctor (replacement 2) | Rothbury Evans
(started 14th September 1925) |
| The Missionary (replacement 2) | Ashton Pearse
(started 14th September 1925) |
| Weston (replacement 1) | Godfrey Tearle
(started 14th September 1925) |
| Tondeleyo (temporary replacement) | Iris Darbyshire
(December 1925) |
| The Doctor (resuming his original role) | Horace Hodges
(started January 1926) |
| Worthing (replacement) | Eric Portman
(started 11th January 1926) |
| Weston (replacement 2) | Murray Carrington
(18th – 30th January 1926) |
| Weston (replacement 3) | Lyn Harding
(started 1st February 1926) |
Crew | |
| Presented by | Ida Molesworth |
| Presented by | Templer Powell |
| Presented by arrangement with | Earl Carroll |
| Original novel | Vera Simonton |
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Play description
Billed as “A Vivid Play of the Primitive”, it was based on the 1912 novel HELL’S PLAYGROUND by Ida Vera Simonton.
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