| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'South Pacific', adapted from the novel 'Tales of the South Pacific' by James Michener; with photographs and illustrations of members of the cast and cast lists; includes programme with cast list and script dates 1951; printed flyer [1953-1954]; also includes magazine extract photographs of cast members in scenes from the play
Performed at The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, 1 Nov 1951, closing performance (802nd) 26 Sep 1953; presented by Williamson Music Ltd; staged by Joshua Logan; reproduced by Jerome Whyte; settings by Jo Mielziner; costumes by Motley; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein; music by Richard Rogers
On tour: 1953-1954: The Golders Green Hippodrome; The Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool; The Kings Theatre, Southsea
America: The Majestic Theatre, New York, 8 Apr 1949; presented by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein in association with Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan; directed by Joshua Logan; scenery and lighting by Jo Mielziner
Casts: Mary Martin, William Tabbert, Betta St John, Myron McCormick, Juanita Hall, Ezio Pinza, Martin Wolfson, Harvey Stephens, Barbara Luna, Michael de Leon, Patricia Lowi, Valerie Braithwaite, John Levitt, Stanley Blackman, Michael Mellinger, Wilbur Evans, Muriel Smith, Evelyn Dove, Archie Savage, Bill Nagy, Ray Walston, Wally Peterson, Peter Grant, Hartley Power, John McLaren, Larry Hagman, Ivor Emanuel, Henry Goodier, A. J. Powell Bristow, Raymond Buckingham, David Williams, Paul Dobson, Glen Fontane, Andrew Cole, Desmond D'Arcy, Hayes Nicholas, Patricia Hartley, Deirdre de Peyer, Eileen Sands, June Whitfield, Joyce Balir, June Charlier, Dorothy Laroque, Patricia Hall, Rosalie Whitham, Neville Crabbe, Gerald Metcalfe, Stanley Howlett, Victor Harman, Nevil Whiting, Chin Yu, Helen Landis, Eddie Leslie |