An Italian Straw Hat, by Eugene LaBiche and
Marc-Michel,
adapted by Thomas Walton
The Corfield Hall, Taunton,
7th - 10th January, 1959 |
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| Cast | |
| Virginia, Mme Beaujolais' maid | Margaret MacFarlane |
| Felix, Fadinard's valet | David Greet |
| Vezinet, Helen's deaf uncle | John Agrell |
| Fadinard, the Bridegroom | Joseph Boyce |
| Emile Tavernier, Captain of Zouaves | Arthur Moorhouse |
| Annette, Mme Beaujolais | Joan Markham |
| Nonancourt, the Bride's father, a nursery gardener | Norman Hyland |
| Helen, the Bride | Priscilla Lansdown |
| Boby, the Bride's cousin | Nigel Thorn |
| Clara, a milliner | Audrey Angell |
| Tardiveau, Clara's cashier | Sidney Headley |
| Midinettes | Elizabeth Wilkins and Pat Hayman |
| La Comtesse de Champigny, a society hostess | Beatrice Darby |
| Achille de Rosalba, the Countess's cousin | Gerald Holding |
| A footman | Alistair Finlinson |
| La Duchesse de Chateau Gaillard | Pat Rowan |
| Le Duc de Chateau Gaillard | William Sleep |
| Mlle Ondine de Chateau LaPompe | Esther Rogers |
| Clotilde, the Comtess's maid | Eileen Agrell |
| M Beaujolais, Annette's husband | Keith Jary |
| Corporal of the National Guard | Alistair Finlinson |
| Guard | William Sleep |
| Wedding Guests | Eileen Agrell, Stephanie Robinson, Pat Tytherleigh, Rannie Renacre, Gillian Foyle, Dorothy Morris |
| Backstage | |
| Producer | Leonard Green |
| Stage Manager | John Emmett |
| Scenic Designer | George Clark |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Phyllis Brown |
| Lighting | Ian Marfell and Roger Channing |
| Wardrobe Mistresses | Gwen Wilkins and Alma Thomas |
| Assisted by | Pat Attrill, Jacqueline Jary and Gladys Ridley |
| Properties | Rannie Renacre, Angela Fraser, Pat Rowan and Adelaide Skinner |
| Piano Accompaniment | Kathleen Marfell |
| Accordionist | Alex Livingston |
| Midinettes' Dance arranged by | Marjorie Newman |
| Call Girls | Pauline and Hilary Betty |
| Scenery Construction and Stage Staff | George Clark, Iris Coles, John Lock,
John Tytherleigh,
Michael Dehn, Annette Miller, Derek Wheal, Phyllis Peel Corbin, Jean Moorhouse and Ann Moorehouse |
| Front of House & Acknowledgements | |
| Stewards Directed by | James Weaver |
| Programme Sellers Directed by | Alma Thomas |