The Beetle
Adaptation by J B Fagan, Charles Freeman ‘and the late George S King’ of Richard Marsh’s 1897 horror novel, staged soon after the death of co-producer Dennis Eadie.
For the West End run, the characters of Augustus Champnell, Booking Clerk and Taxi Driver No. ML.6083 were dropped, with Inspectors Lang and Messiter added.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| An English Girl | Helena Pickard |
|---|---|
| Augustus Champnell | Hugh Selwyn |
| Booking Clerk | Beresford Gregory |
| Chief-Inspector Bellingham | Oswald Skilbeck |
| Edwards / Constable 49 | Ernest Hollway |
| Marjorie Lindon | Catherine Lacey |
| Mathews | Charles Hodges |
| Mr Stone | H J Walton |
| Old Arab Woman / Mrs Henderson | May Agate |
| Paul Lessingham MP | Douglas Burbidge |
| Percy Woodville MP | H B Green |
| Robert Holt | Alexander Scott
(credited as Alex Scott) |
| Sydney Atherton FRS | Frank Royde |
| Taxi Driver No. ML.6083 | Henderson Storie
(credited as A Henderson Storie) |
| Taxi Driver No. XL.5908 | Alfred Edgecombe |
| The Arab | Abraham Sofaer |
| The Singing Woman | Maud Risdon |
| Inspector Lang | Hugh Selwyn
(started October 1928) |
| Inspector Messiter | Ernest Hollway
(started October 1928) |
| Mr Stone (replacement) | George Blackwood
(started October 1928) |
| Percy Woodville MP (replacement) | Coningsby Brierley
(started October 1928) |
| Taxi Driver No. XL.5908 (replacement) | Claude Talbot
(started October 1928) |
| The Singing Woman (replacement) | Winifred Izard
(started October 1928) |
Crew | |
| Director | J B Fagan |
| Presented by | Dennis Eadie |
| Presented by | Arthur Gibbons |
| Scenery painted by | Simpson Robinson |
| Stage Director | Henderson Storie
(credited as A Henderson Storie) |
| Stage Manager | Oswald Skilbeck |
| Stage Manager | Claude Talbot |
| Author of source novel | Richard Marsh |
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