Taunton Thespians Archive - The First Gentleman 1949

The First Gentleman by Norman Ginsbury

Odeon Theatre, Taunton, 24th – 29th October, 1949.
Cast
Miss Cornelia Knight Kathleen Marfell
Princess Charlotte Barbara Ballenger
Edward, Duke of Kent Ulick Huntington
Mr Henry Brougham Geoffrey Smith
The Bishop of Salisbury Paul Young
Guests Patricia Armstrong, Betty Mole, Sheila Olds, Bill Sleep, Alec Goulding
Servants to Prince Regent Bill Ridley, Ronald Bellew
The Prince Regent of England Percy Olds
Lady Hertford Dione Willoughby
Charlotte, Queen of England Katherine Key
Princess Augusta Laura Steel
Princess Elizabeth Jean Weaver
Princess Mary Gillian Key
William, Prince of Orange Austin Willoughby
Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg Kenneth Galloway
Caroline, Princess of Wales Doris Barber
Companion to Caroline Jean MacGaffey
Servant to Caroline Ralph Martin
Servant to Leopold George French
Dr Stockmar Vernon Peters
Mrs Griffiths Mary Young
Sir Richard Croft Bobbie Dodd
Lady Conyngham Margaret Walker
Prince Regent’s Dresser Aubrey French
Backstage
Produced by John Wilkins
Associate Producer Percy Olds
Scenic Director Leonard Meux
Stage Manager Sydney Mearing
Lighting by Fred Wrigley
Wardrobe Mistress Kay Meux
Properties Esther Rogers
Sound Effects Doreen Northam
Stage Carpenter James Archard
Assistant Stage Managers Margaret Way and Bobbie Dodd
Call Girls Marguerite Jenkins and Barbara Olds