The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
The Odeon Theatre, Taunton, 21st – 23rd 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 |