 Event |
Measure for Measure
|
| Venue |
His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA |
| Umbrella Event |
Three Plays by William Shakespeare, Old Vic 1955 Tour |
| First Date |
4 November 1955 |
| Opening Date |
4 November 1955 |
| Last Date |
5 November 1955 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Shakespeare. One of three plays performed by the Old Vic Company during their 1955 tour in Australia. (The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew, and Measure for Measure). |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Drama
Elizabethan
|
| Organisations |
|
| Contributors |
| Name |
Function |
Notes |
|
Gillian Anstey
|
Actor
|
Juliet, beloved by Claudio
|
|
Robin Bailey
|
Actor
|
Lucio, a fantastic
|
|
George Benson
|
Actor
|
Pompey, a bawd
|
|
Christopher Burgess
|
Actor
|
Barnadine, a dissolute prisoner
|
|
Barbara Clegg
|
Actor
|
Francisca, a nun
|
|
Tom Criddle
|
Actor
|
A Street-singer
|
|
David Dodimead
|
Actor
|
Peter, a friar
|
|
Shay Gorman
|
Actor
|
Abhorson, an executioner
|
|
Ernest Hare
|
Actor
|
Provost
|
|
Robert Helpmann
|
Actor
|
Angelo, a deputy to the Duke
|
|
Katharine Hepburn
|
Actor
|
Isabella, sister to Claudio
|
|
Ian Hewitson
|
Actor
|
Froth, a foolish gentleman
|
|
Bill Hobbs
|
Actor
|
Citizen / Servant / Officer / Prisoner
|
|
Basil Hoskins
|
Actor
|
Claudio, a young gentleman
|
|
Dinsdale Landen
|
Actor
|
Citizen / Servant / Officer / Prisoner
|
|
Andrew Leigh
|
Actor
|
Escalus
|
|
Emrys Leyshon
|
Actor
|
A gentleman
|
|
Joan MacArthur
|
Actor
|
Mistress Overdone
|
|
Donald Mackay
|
Actor
|
Citizen / Servant / Officer / Prisoner
|
|
George Mikell
|
Actor
|
Citizen / Servant / Officer / Prisoner
|
|
Daniel Moynihan
|
Actor
|
Citizen / Servant / Officer / Prisoner
|
|
James Ottaway
|
Actor
|
Elbow, a simple constable
|
|
Timothy Parkes
|
Actor
|
A singer
|
|
Don Pascoe
|
Actor
|
Servant to Angelo
|
|
John Roberts
|
Actor
|
Citizen / Servant / Officer / Prisoner
|
|
Leon Ryan
|
Actor
|
The Duke of Vienna
|
|
Elizabeth Sharland
|
Actor
|
Citizen / Servant / Officer / Prisoner
|
|
Rosemary Webster
|
Actor
|
Mariana, betrothed to Angelo
|
|
Brian Easdale
|
Composer
|
|
|
Leslie Hurry
|
Costume Designer
|
|
|
Brian Easdale
|
Lyricist
|
|
|
William Shakespeare
|
Playwright
|
|
|
Michael Benthall
|
Producer
|
|
|
Leslie Hurry
|
Set Designer
|
|
|
| Works |
|
| Text Nationality |
England
|
| Production Nationality |
England
|
| Event Status |
Completed
|
| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Cast List |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
| Programme |
|
|
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
19948 |
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