| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'Antigone', adapted from the story by Sophocles and translated by Lewis Galantiere; Also for accompanying production of 'The Proposal' by Anton Chekhov; translated by Constance Garnett; produced by Laurence Olivier; setting by Roger Furse; with photographs and illustrations of members of the casts; includes magazine extract with photographs of cast members in scenes from the play
Performed at The New Theatre, London, 10 Feb 1949 (as double bill with 'The Proposal'); presented by the Old Vic Theatre Company by arrangement with Bronson Albery, the Joint Council of the National Theatre and the Old Vic in association with the Arts Council; both plays produced by Laurence Olivier; settings by Roger Ramsdell; costumes by Sophie Harris
America: New York; presented by Katharine Cornell in association with Gilbert Miller; directed by Guthrie McClintic; setting by Raymond Sovey; costumes by Valentina
Casts: Viven Leigh, George Relph, Laurence Olivier, Terence Morgan, Eileen Beldon, Dan Cunningham, Thomas Heathcote, Cedric Hardwicke, Katharine Cornell, Peter Cushing, Derrick Penley, Peggy Simpson |