The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
The Odeon Theatre, Taunton, 21 st – 23 rd February,
1938
Four
acts and 52 in the cast. Wow. And the costumes worn were the ones used
in the making of the original film, which starred Leslie Howard and
Merle Oberon.
| Cast |
| Citizen Captain; Sergeant |
Donald
Preece |
| Citizen |
Robert
Young |
| Sir Percy Blakeney |
Percy
Olds |
| Old Man; Chorus |
Walton
Holmes |
| Chepy; 1st Labourer |
Leslie
Brown |
| Harry Waite; 2nd Labourer |
Sam Dix |
| Jellyband |
James
Archard |
| Sally Jellyband |
Mary Davie |
| Chauvelin |
Wilfred
Westlake |
| Hebert |
John
Went |
| Mr Hempseed |
Eric King |
| Lord Antony Dewhurst |
Stanley
Oates |
| Comtesse de Tournai |
Kathleen
Marfell |
| Vicomte de Tournai |
Jack
S Chambers |
| Sir Andrew Ffoulkes |
John
Stapleton |
| Suzanne de Tournai |
Pauline
Clode |
| Marguerite Blakeney |
Margaret
Way |
| Armand St Just |
Mr P G
Bowman |
| Prince of Wales |
Charles
Burrough |
| Lord Grenville |
Frank
Barber |
| Lady Portarles |
Barbara
Spencer |
| Servant; Chorus |
Patrick
Bolshaw |
| Messenger; Chorus |
John
Glade Wright |
| Brogard |
Will
Harries |
| Mère Brogard |
Nell
Garraway |
| Comte de Tournai; Chorus |
Reginald
Viveash |
| Citizens, Soldiers,
Guests, Ruffians, Servants |
Philip
Bolshaw, Leslie Brown,
James Goldsworthy, William
Maynard, Wilfred
Morgan, Austin
Willoughby
Sheila Barker, Pearl
Clarredge, Molly
Cole, Lilian Coleman, Betty
Culliford, Mary Davies, Edith
Marks, Monica
Parsons, Eva Phillips, Eve Theakston, Dolly Webber, Doreen
Woodward |
| Backstage |
| Produced by |
John
Wilkins |
| Associate Producer |
Wilfred
Westlake |
| Stage Manager |
Charles
Allen |
| Stage Carpenter |
David
Smith |
| Scenery for Acts I
and IV designed and painted by |
Leonard
Meux |
| Scenery for Acts I
and IV constructed under the direction of |
David
Smith |
| Scenery for Acts II
and III provided by |
The Carlton Fredericks
Studios |
| Properties under the
direction of |
William
Maynard |
| Dances in Act II arranged
by |
Dolly
Webber |
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